High intensity style sets for assistance

Training 5/3/1
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Tried searching what people think online but couldn’t see anything.

I’ve ran 531 previously and have recently started and it’s going okay. Before starting 531 again I had been doing a more bodybuilding focused routine, doing a heavy set between 6-9, 8-12 etc followed by a lighter set 12-15, 15-20 etc. Once I hit the top end of the rep range for the exercise I’d increase the weight. I

I much prefer this to straight sets of 3x10 etc and find it easier to fit in when limited on time. Is there any drawbacks of doing this instead of the straight sets?

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For the assistance work, you can do it any way you like: just get it done.

But make sure that’s the assistance work, not the supplemental work. Main and supplemental work have a prescribed approach.

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Please give them a detailed list of all the assistance movements you will do with this rep scheme.

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So for instance on Military press Day

Military press 531 sets
Single dumbell shoulder press-heavy set between 6-9, backoff set 12-15
Dips 2 max sets
Facepull 8-12, 15-20

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No supplemental work?

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I might be using the wrong terminology but had always just called everything outside the main lift assistance, what’s the difference? Open to better examples

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Which 5/3/1 template do you run?

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I’m doing the strength 531 for powerlifting (slightly changed, moved bicep and switched to single arm dumbell) that’s on black iron beast, did have one of the books a few years before but lost it at some point.

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My last one was meant to be a reply to this mate

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He answered you.

For the assistance work, you can do it any way you like: just get it done.

If I were you I would buy the book and start fresh.

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Pretty much what @throwawayfitness said - buy the first book and start from scratch. Everything on supplemental and assistance is neatly laid out and explained simply.

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Fair enough