HustlingHat93's Road to 123lb and Weak to Strong

5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 1 Day 3 (Deadlift)

Deadlift: 102.5kg/226lbs x5, 117.5kg/259lbs x5 and 132.5kg/292lbs x12

Bench: 5x5 with 50kg/110lbs

RDL: 110kg/242lbs x10,5 and 100kg/220lbs x10
Linear hack squat machine: 2x15
Weighted Ab crunches: 20,15

Barbell shrugs: 2x15 with 100kg/220lbs
Low cable row: 3x10
Lat pulldown: 2x10
Pendlay rows: 5x4 with 70kg/154lbs

Incline Bench Press: 40kg/88lbs x12, 42.5kg/94lbs x10, 47.5kg/105lbs x6 , 52.5kg/116lbs x3 and 57.5kg/127lbs x2
Flat DB press: 2x10 and 1x6 with 25kg/55lbs
Cable flyes: 10,9,6 with various weight

NOTES
So today’s 5+ set went better than bench day’s. 12 reps put my predicted max in line with my TM which is good.

Also increased the amount of exercises to allow more reps (Still in line with recommendations for the Anchor) for ‘body building’ exercises.

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 1 Day 3 (Conditioning)

  • 10 minute jog as warm up
  • 5x Jogging the distance of one lamp post (approx 20m/22 yards) for a head start and sprinting the distance of 3 posts ( approx 60m/66 yards) Done in 7 mins 40 including rest times
  • 10 minute jog back home.

I hate running. That is all

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 1 Day 3 (Press)

Squat: 5x5 with 92.5kg/204lbs

Press: 25kg/55lbs x5, 30kg/66lbs x5 and 35kg/77lbs x7

Walking lunges: 40kg/88lbs x20 and 2x20 with 45kg/99lns
Hip thrust machine: 2x10 with 140kg/309lbs
Hanging knee raises: 2x10
Weighted Ab crunch: 2x10

Neutral grip pulldown: 2x15
Lat pulldown: 2x10
Low cable rows: 2x10
Bicep curls: 2x15

Incline DB press: 20kg/44lbs x10,8,8 and 2x12 with 15kg/33lbs
Iso lateral horizontal bench press machine: 2x10
Tricep Extensions: 2x15

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 1 Day 3 (Conditioning)

Squat tower circuit

  • 50kg/110lbs x5 Front Squat
  • 60kg/132lbs x5 Front Squat
  • 70kg/154lbs x2 Front Squat
  • 80kg/176lbs x1 Front Squat
  • 90kg/198lbs x1 Front Squat
  • 90kg/198lbs x1 Zercher Squat
  • 80kg/176lbs x1 Zercher Squat
  • 70kg/154lbs x2 Zercher Squat
  • 60kg/132lbs x5 Zercher Squat
  • 50kg/110lbs x5 Zercher squat

Done in 11 minutes

Cleans into front squats circuit
1-1
2-2
3-3
Done three times over.

NOTES

I am wrecked after these two sessions (done yesterday).
Will try to get easy conditioning in ( except for a vest walk I don’t know what to do) and some Sauna/ Cold plunge at work

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 1 Day 4 (Conditioning)

Bench press: 1x20 with 40kg/88lbs

Deadlift: 1x20 with 60kg/132lbs
Squat: 1x20 with 60kg/132lbs

Tabata battleropes: 8 rounds of 20/10

4890m in 10 minutes on the Watt Bike

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 1 Day 5 (Conditioning)

5-10-5 reps Barbell Complex for time

  • Bent over rows with 30kg/66lbs
  • Hang cleans with 30kg/66lbs
  • Thrusters with 30kg/66lbs
  • Good mornings with 30kg/66lbs
  • Lunges on both legs with 30kg/66lbs

Done in 5mins 50s

Tabata Rope pull machine: 8 rounds of 20/10
Tabata battle ropes: 8 rounds of 20/10
Tabata ball slams with 7kg: 8 rounds of 20/10
Tabata pushes on sled mode with the free runner: 8 rounds of 20/10

20 minutes sauna
5 minutes cold plunge

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How is everything feeling with training after 5 days?

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So far so good.
Waiting for the added food to pay dividends so to speak and help set PRs in the next few weeks

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 1 Day 6 (Squats)

Squats: 92.5kg/204lbs x5, 107.5kg/237lbs x5 and 122.5kg/270lbs x10

Overhead press: 5x5 with 25kg/55lbs

Incline Bench Press: 40kg/88lbs x10, 2x8 with 42.5kg/94lbs, 47.5kg/105lbs x4 , 52.5kg/116lbs x3 and 57.5kg/127lbs x1
Iso lateral horizontal bench press machine: 2x10 and 1x8
Tricep Extensions: 3x10

Lat pulldown: 2x15
Low cable row: 2x10
Leaning cable lat pulldown: 2x10 each side

Hip thrust machine: 120kg/265lbs x15, 140kg/308lbs x15, 180kg/397lbs x10, 200kg/440lbs x4. 220kg/485lbs x2
Single leg leg press: 2x8 each side
Weighted crunches: 2x15 and 1x10

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 2 Day 1 (Bench)

Deadlift: 5x5 with 110kg/242lbs

Bench: 55kg/121lbs x3, 62.5kg/138lbs x3, 70kg/154lbs x5 (missed the 6th rep -_-)

Bent over row: 3x10 with 65kg/143lbs
Low cable row: 3x10
Bicep curls: 3x10

Seated DB press: 12.5kg/27lbs x15, 15kg/33lbs x10, 17.5kg/39lbs x5 and 20kg/44lbs x3
Flat DB press: 2x8 with 25kg/55lbs
Tricep extensions: 3x10

Goodmornings: 45kg/99lbs x20, 50kg/110lbs x15 and 55kg/121lbs x15
Single leg hamstring curls: 2x6 and 1x8 on each side
Weighted Ab crunches: 3x10

NOTES

So today’s benching was a disaster. Only managed 5 reps and missed the 6th rep. I do have a slight niggle in my left shoulder but considering last week’s benching went badly as well I am guessing I just got weaker during my 6 week cut and that my TM is now no longer accurate.

I won’t be surprised if my TMs for the next 5/3/1 template will be higher on lower body lifts but lower than present on the upper ones.

With that said I am increasing my calories with the plan being to eat enough that next weeks 1+ sets, which will be used to calculate a 1rm and base TMs of, do not embarrass me

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IIRC, the bench press is the first lift to suffer when the weight comes off … Great squatting the other day though with 270 lbs x 10!

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 2 Day 2 (Hard conditioning)

5 Minute skipping

5-10-5 reps Barbell Complex for time

  • Bent over rows with 30kg/66lbs
  • Hang cleans with 30kg/66lbs
  • Thrusters with 30kg/66lbs
  • Good mornings with 30kg/66lbs
  • Lunges on both legs with 30kg/66lbs

Done in 5 mins 09s

Tabata ball slams with 7kg: 8 rounds of 20/10
Tabata battle ropes: 8 rounds of 20/10
Tabata Rope pull machine: 8 rounds of 20/10
Watt bike Tabata: 8 rounds of 20/10

5 Minute Cold plunge
25 minutes Sauna
5 minutes Cold plunge

NOTES

The Watt Bike is a killer and the leg pump on it is INSANE.

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 2 Day 3 (Deadlift)

Deadlift: 110kg/242lbss x5, 125kg/276lbs x5 and 142.5kg/314lbs x10

Bench: 5x5 with 55kg/121lbs

RDL: 2x10 with 110kg/242lbs and 120kg/264lbs x5
Single leg leg press: 2x10 each side
Normal leg press: 1x10
Weighted Ab crunches: 4x10

Barbell shrugs: 2x15 with 110kg/242lbs
Low cable row: 3x10
Lat pulldown: 2x10
Pendlay rows: 5x4 with 70kg/154lbs

Incline Bench Press: 40kg/88lbs x12, 42.5kg/94lbs x10, 47.5kg/105lbs x5 , 52.5kg/116lbs x3, 57.5kg/127lbs x2 and 62.5kg/138lbs x1
Flat DB press: 2x10 and 1x6 with 25kg/55lbs
Cable flyes: 10,9,6 with various weight

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 2 Day 4 (Press)

Squat: 5x5 with 100kg/220lbs

Press: 27.5kg/61lbs x3, 32.5kg/72lbs x3 and 35kg/77lbs x8

Walking lunges: 40kg/88lbs x20 , 45kg/99lbs x20 and 50kg/110lbs x20
Hip thrust machine: 2x10 with 150kg/331lbs
Weighted crunches: 4x10

Neutral grip pulldown: 2x15
Lat pulldown: 2x10
Low cable rows: 2x10
Bicep curls: 2x15

Incline DB press: 20kg/44lbs x10,10,8 and 2x12 with 15kg/33lbs
Iso lateral horizontal bench press machine: 2x10
Tricep Extensions: 2x15

Conditioning done immediately

Squat tower circuit

  • 50kg/110lbs x5 Front Squat
  • 60kg/132lbs x5 Front Squat
  • 70kg/154lbs x2 Front Squat
  • 80kg/176lbs x1 Front Squat
  • 90kg/198lbs x1 Front Squat
  • 100kg/220lbs x1 Front Squat
  • 100kg/220lbs x1 Zercher Squat
  • 90kg/198lbs x1 Zercher Squat
  • 80kg/176lbs x1 Zercher Squat
  • 70kg/154lbs x2 Zercher Squat
  • 60kg/132lbs x5 Zercher Squat
  • 50kg/110lbs x5 Zercher squat

Done in little over 11 minutes

Cleans into front squats circuit
1-1
2-2
3-3
Done three times over.

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 2 Day 5 (Conditioning)

Pause Bench press: 40kg/88lbs x3, 50kg/110lbs x3, 60kg/132lbs x3, 70kg/154lbs x2 and 75kg/165lbs x1

Bench press: 1x20 with 40kg/88lbs
Hex bar jumps: 3x3 with 45kg/99lbs
Hex bar deadlifts: 2x20 with 85kg/187lbs

Tabata battleropes: 8 rounds of 20/10

5083m in 10 minutes on the Watt Bike

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That’s disgusting! Nice work.

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5/3/1 Full body, Four days Template Anchor Week 2 Day 6 (Conditioning)

Hex bar deadlift rep+ jump: 3x3 with 125kg/276lbs superset with 3x5 band assisted jumps

Cleans (superset with 3 hex bar deadlifts with 125kg/276lbs): 40kg/88lbs x3, 45kg/99lbs x3 and 50kg/110lbs x3

Additional cleans: 3x1 with 55kg/121lbs and 2x1 with 57.5kg/127lbs

Tabata Rope pull machine: 8 rounds of 20/10
Tabata battle ropes: 8 rounds of 20/10
Tabata ball slams with 7kg: 8 rounds of 20/10
Tabata Watt bike : 8 rounds of 20/10

5 minutes cold plunge
30 minutes sauna
5 minutes cold plunge

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Thanks.

I think I may have got the idea for this type of work from you and one of your fun conditioning set ups

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OK I need to be better with being consistent again with logging my workouts.

Apologies. Work has just been hectic but I did manage to stay consistent until Tuesday where I decided to do the main work of OHP, Squats and Deads (Bench was done Sunday) to allow me to get TMs estimated and use the rest of this week as a deload so I can get started with the new program next week.

Highlights of the 1+ sets are:

Bench: 72.5kg/160lbs x5 (3 less reps then PB set before diet)

Deadlift: 150kg/331lbs x8

OHP: 37.5kg/83lbs x6

Squat: 135kg/298lbs x10

This means my TM for the next program will be lower on bench + OHP but will increase accordingly for deadlifts.
For squats, despite getting 10 reps, I have decided to only increase by 5lbs instead of 10 because I know my predicted max based on 10 reps is inaccurate so want to slow down the rate of increase so to allow strength to be built.

I may (I shall see how I feel) do a modified deload workout tomorrow of

70% x5
85% x3
TM x 1

On all 4 lifts before program commences Sunday

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God is a beast Week 1 Day 1 (bench)

Bench press: 10x5 with 47.5kg/105lbs

Low cable row: 2x15
Tricep extensions: 2x15
Hamstring curls: 2x15

NOTES

So I have been vomiting since Saturday night/ Sunday AM (ate out with the GF at a food market) and puked this morning on the way to work.

Not managing to keep food or liquids down so I decided to really take accessory work easy and did the bare minimum.

10x5 with 65% was also nice and easy so a good workout for my compromised state

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