Edit: Ignore this, I missed that it was in kilos.
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I meant kg, 120kg is about 264 lbs. Everything is written in kg so, in future I will write lbs also
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My bad, never mind then. Looks like a good day of work in that case : )
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I was thinking it was kgs… lol
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Hi, its my second week of 5/3/1 and I’ve followed program to this day like its written, including warm ups. To be honest I dont like it. This is the first time of doing sets of 3 and previously sets of 5 and afterwards waiting a little bit more for next set, feels like real powerlifting. I dont get pumps like I’ve used to, but dont wanna by any means disrespect the program or concept. I just wanna switch to something what includes more reps for the bodypart trained that day. Maybe this concept of 5/3/1 oriented on push pull legs or some kind of chest/bi, back, shoulders/tri and legs split…This was honest opinion and probably I’m wrong, cheers
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This actually looks like it’s pretty much exactly what you’re looking for. Granted, you should probably ask yourself if enjoying your training takes precedence over making it as effective as you can.
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the things I enjoy the least, I need to be doing the most.
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This split mentioned right above feels better than current that I’m running. But if that means ‘enjoying’ I assume it shouldn’t be done?
I’m just curios why you have to do for example current 5/3/1 and not this above BB 5/3/1 split? Can you give me more arguments, because really I feel like quitting when I need to do 3x3 deadlifts, 2 accessory exercises (50 reps) and go home, prior that doing jumps on boxes. I’m not used to this, sorry
If you’re not happy with the results you’ve gotten from training like this in the past, why would you seek out a version of 5/3/1 that lets you keep training in a very similar way? It would make more sense to focus on things that you’ve been neglecting: getting your squat and deadlift way up, and hammering conditioning.
Also, the program you’re running right now has eight sets of five (one of which is effectively an AMRAP) on the second week of deadlifts - not 3x3. That’s assuming you’re still doing 5/3/1 for hardgainers. It also has you doing 50-100 reps of three different categories of assistance work - not 50 reps of one category. You’re doing 1/6 of the maximum suggested assistance.
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How many reps are you getting for your max rep squat on the squat day?
When I go for max rep squats, it looks like this
Does it look like that when you do?
If not: why not?
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You won’t get through a year of programming without getting through the first two weeks
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That’s disgusting. Well played
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Much appreciated dude. I always like to point out that this is also NOT a set “to failure”, so all those dudes talking about how they take all their sets to failure probably need to re-evaluate.
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@T3hPwnisher wow, nice lifts feels motivating. I’ve watched +10 of your videos, and probably will do more, and what I noticed is that you’ve mentioned for example for arms, that it took you solid number of years. I can really see now what strength development means.
I have 2 questions:
what do you think about running this or similar modificated 5/3/1
Second q:
I feel much comfortable when benching with suicide(death) grip and when lowering bar I’m used o not going down to chest, but stopping about inch before chest. Width of grip is ring fingers placed on lines. Do you think I should change technique, because with this one I feel most comfortable
My dude, I will gladly answer any questions you ask of me once you answer the ones I asked of you 
And thank you for the kind words.
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Excuse me, for the max rep squat (widowmaker set) I’ve gone with 20 as the program said and It wasn’t the same intensity as yours but I gave my all. Every time I’m trying to hit harder, hoping for better success. Hope that answers q
@youngLifter1 - My dude, “a year of programming” is right. Here’s me at the end of June 2021, after just a few weeks of committing to 6 weeks of 5/3/1:
And here’s me just less than a year later, after 13 uninterrupted cycles of 5/3/1:
I’m just about to begin my 16th (still uninterrupted) cycle of 5/3/1—and only now do I think I’ve got some kind of base to really begin my journey.
And dude, I’m 44 years old!
@TrainForPain says, “a year of programming,” but he’s being polite: we all know he means YEARS of programming.
And to be honest, I HATE training. All of it. From start to finish. Two times a day, sometimes three. I HATE it. But I do it anyway. And it works.
So just buckle down and do the work. You’ll get there!
Edit: Dang it… Hit the wrong button—how do I undelete?
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The set BEFORE that one is a max rep squat. THAT is the one I am talking about. How many reps are you getting
Have you fallen to the floor after any of those sets?
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