Just looking for some advice on this program. I play defensive line and offensive tackle and been seriously working out for over a year now. I’ve based this program off the principles of 5/3/1 and have it’s 3 days in the gym, 1 day field. Day 1: Lower Body Strength & Power (5/3/1 Squat) Warm-up: …

How big and strong are you currently? That looks like a whole lot of “stuff” in some weird orders. Everytime i’ve tried workout structures like that, i end up phoning in half the session and doing too much easy stuff and not enough hard stuff. If i were to do this program, i’d probably think about…

Damn, you’re a big unit. Here’s the original blog post: [image] Krypteia Redux: Training for Size, Strength and Athletic Dominance In the world of athletes, results and efficiency are king. This variation of the Krypteia program, when done correctly, checks both of those boxes. …

I like that first link, i’ll prolly use it. The fact that it’s only for 5 sets as well means I can my plyos in pretty easily. What should/can I do instead of Kirk rows and db incline row?

Pick a row that you can do. Chest supported would be nice, but not a deal breaker.

Alright then. Can I also do Front Squats instead of DB squats or is that too far?

I don’t know, honestly. I can’t see why not. [image] NO37: The fact that it’s only for 5 sets as well means I can my plyos in pretty easily This has just popped back into my head as it occured to me that you didn’t specify how you intended to use plyos. Remember that if you’re training maxim…

I’ll do my plyos at the start after the warm-up. It’ll look something like this: 5 x 5 Kneeling into Jumps 3 x 8 Squats into jumps 4 x 8 Lunges into jumps 4 x 10 Box Jumps

All this on top of football practice ?

Yeah pretty much. We’ve had a few camps so few and our first match is Nov 1st, but regular practice doesnt start until mid November as our season starts a little later. I do have a rest day, which is my cardio day, which is basically me playing basketbalm with my friends for 2hrs

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Right now I’m 6 foot 3 and weigh in at about 250lbs/113kg. My max weights are as follows:
Bench: 110kg
Squat: 235kg
Deadlift: 262.5
OH Press: 80kg

Yeah I been trying to find stuff on Krypteia I couldn’t find reviews or anything for it.

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