At this moment I train 4 days a week but I’ll have to cut it down to 3 days (last year of school, I need to focus on it a bit more). Could you give me an idea how can I fit 5/3/1 into my upcoming routine?
I was thinking about something like: 2 days main lifts and 3rd day assistance stuff.
Have you looked at the full body template or monolith, or beyond or volume tap or any of the other 3 day templates? Otherwise, throw the day 3 movements on the other 2 days, do them as optional supersets and use the 33rd day to read a book/some other activity
In the 531 2nd ed book I have, I see Jim seemingly pairing up bench with squat and DL with OHP, I think I remember him saying it was to prevent lower back stress… but don’t quote me.
I like the OHP on squat days too, bc I go when it’s empty and I can stay at the same bar
etc. That’s what Jim laid out as an option in the original 5/3/1 book.
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This is very good advice. For many people it is useful to think training week as an individual thing, and not force it to 7 days.
I like training like this, it gives options to train 2-4 times/week by how you have time/can recover. It would feel quite dull to go to the gym just to hit assistance. I don’t say it is useless, but I would prefer do something more focused when I get the possibility to train.
I have had success when using either Squat, DL - Bench, Press OR Squat, Bench - DL, Press split, but anything works.
i think your set up is fine but another option would be day 1 squat day 2 bench and day 3 deadlift &military. ive also used a 2 per week schuedual day 1 squat/deadlift day 2 bench/military. i know the second lift tends to suffer but i made great progress with that templet.
[quote]bignmean500 wrote:
i think your set up is fine but another option would be day 1 squat day 2 bench and day 3 deadlift &military. ive also used a 2 per week schuedual day 1 squat/deadlift day 2 bench/military. i know the second lift tends to suffer but i made great progress with that templet.[/quote]
Yeah, but if I had to combine two lifts together then I would do squat/bench + deadlift/press. I can’t imagine full template while doing squat, bench, deadlift/press.
A lot of good suggestions in here, I’m currently doing the Monolith (as tsantos suggested above) and I’m really enjoying the program so far. 3 days/week and that is plenty.
