After BBB Challenge?

Bigger Stronger Leaner Jim Wendler 5/3/1 Coaching
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Well, I just finished the 3 month challenge. I will have to say the 70% of your TM is really a challenge. I was thinking about what program to do next. I have purchased the 5/3/1 book and have read it. I still like the idea of the BBB just for the sake of easiest. So my plan is to do a follow up to the BBB 3 month Challenge. But, this time change the main assistance work around a little and see if anybody has tried this.

Day 1:
Bench 5/3/1
DB overhead press 5 x 10

Day 2:
Deadlift 5/3/1
front squats 5 x 10

Day 3:
Overhead press 5/3/1
Decline Bench Press 5 x 10

Day 4:
Squat 5/3/1
Trap Bar Deadlift 5 x 10

Follow this for 3 months, then switch to other assistance exercise for the 5 x 10. Any thoughts or comments would be great. Thanks

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I was in the same boat as you. Jim recommended me to change the rep ranges on the BBB sets, so I did 3 cycles at 80%TM (5 reps), and then moved up to 90%TM (3 reps).

I must say that I’m finding the 90%TM for 3 reps to be too much (so much that I couldn’t squeeze out all 3 reps this morning on the final set of BBB bench press), so I think that I’ll go back down to perhaps 60%TM for 10 reps on upcoming cycles. But at least I did the experiment.