531, but I only care about 2 lifts

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Hi everyone,

I am a 29 year old guy, who has been lifting for 10 years, mostly on and off, but consistently for the last 3

Recently, I got interested in strength training again, with the 2 year goals of

  1. A 275 lbs incline, currently I am at 235 lbs
  2. A 440 lbs high bar atg squat, currently I am at 370 lbs
  3. A lot of pullups. I can currently do 10 super wide, with good form

Although 2 years seem a bit overkill tbh, especially for the bench

Have been training conjugate for a while (2 max effort and 2 volume days per week, upper lower setup), but I will move to a town with limited gyms, and all with limited equipment, so I really feel like switching, so I wanna switch to 531

As someone that does not care about ohp (although it could help the incline, but recovery should be taken into consideration) and really does not give af about deadlifts (I cannot even do them in the gyms I will be attending, since non of them has proper plates and they jiggle around in the bar a bit), what setup would you recommend?

I do enjoy higher volume, and would like to try higher reps when possible (this may change though, which is not a problem I guess, since you can change accessories from cycle to cycle at 531?)

Thanks in advance

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If it was me I would do Squat, Bench, incline bench and RDL’s.

The bench will help with the incline goal and the RDL’s will help with the squat goal.

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Those make a lot of sense. A few questions

  1. Would good mornings instead of rdls be a good replacement as a main movement?

  2. Is doing bench with a close grip a better idea maybe?

  3. Any split to look for in the book in particular? Gonna order it today

  4. Could I just do squats twice per week, like once high bar and once front?

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If i had those goals, i would probably use a template like Morningstar from Forever. Only 3 lifts (power clean, squat, press) but increased frequency. If you swapped the press out for incline, i think this could be a good match.

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  1. YES Good mornings would be fine
  2. grip width is very personal, if you are a very triceps heavy bencher than a close grip will help, if you use more pec or shoulder for your incline press then I would use a wider grip for my flat. Both will be fine though.
  3. I will leave this to others to answer, I have not used any of the programs on the latest book.
  4. Yes squats twice per week instead of deadlift will be ok.
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