Hey guys i’m toying around with program ideas while on a deload after 6 weeks of 5/3/1 with jokers and FSL. I have my USAW (if that matters) so i’ve decided to add oly lifts to a 3 day PPL routine with 5/3/1 percents for the main lifts.
Like this:
Day 1
Snatch
Squats 5/3/1
Press 5/3/1
Day 2
Jerk
Deads 5/3/1
Front Squat
Day 3
Cleans
Bench 5/3/1
Squats
Any critiques? I also posted this in the BSL forum, but i want all the ideas i can get.
what about adding in one or two joker sets and a first set last on the 5/3/1 movement or even a pyramid down like in beyond 5/3/1. The olympic sets/reps would be 5-10x2-3 depending on the week and the final movement for the day would be 3-4x8-12 depending on how i felt after the first two movements.
IMO, stick with a program that is proven to work. Mixing and matching programs isn’t optimal. Wendler goes into detail on how to add Oly Lifts to the 5/3/1 Program in his book(s), so check those out.
What are you hoping to add with the Oly lifts? Get better at them or for power?
Both actually. I plan on being a strength coach and will be forced to teach these movements so I want an in the trenches feel for them, not just regurgitate what I was told from getting my cert. And power aspect to help with my hip extension in the squat and deadlift.
for any aspiring olympic lifter or coach of the classic lifts, read The Weightlifting Encyclopedia by Arthur Drechsler. Amazing resource.