Is Ripptoe Just 3x5 for Everything?

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Is the Ripptoe program just 3x5 everything?

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Deadlifts is 1 set of 5 reps.

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But everything else is 3x5?

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Power clean is 5x3, and if you add in supplemental stuff later on it is usually 2x8

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Read the program. It really is very simple and that’s partly why it works so well.

Stu

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dips and chins are 2x12, but yeah, reread the link that stu gave.

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If your question is, “Is it really that simple?” Then yes it is.