/r/531Discussion
A place to discuss all 5/3/1 variants, related training, techniques, and fitness considerations.
5/3/1 FAQs <<<<< start here!
5/3/1: Common Errors and Ideas on how to Customize it to your Needs
Routine Picker - template decision tree
5/3/1 Primer - 531 principles & concepts
/r/531Discussion
Was wondering if anyone has experience with splitting up the 531 work, and supplemental on Leviathan, so you'd do each lift 2 days a week, and have more days to focus on technique.
For example
Monday - 531 Deadlift SSL OHP
Wednesday - 531 Bench SSL Squats
Friday - 531 Squats SSL bench
Sunday 531 OHP SSL Deadlifts
Or something similar
I feel like this would be beneficial (for me personally) since you're spending more time on seperate occasions under the bar, and thus can have more time developing your technique (one of my weak points).
Would love to hear yalls thoughts/inputs.
I played rugby and soccer. I remember as a kid I would run up and down stairs. Not one by one but explosively jumping 4-6 stairs each step. Trying to see how many I could get. I would go up and down many times.
Because of that and some natural talent, I was the fastest guy on my team. The weird thing is that this really didn’t translate at all to weight room strength. My squat has always been abysmal. Part of that is that I’m not built for it structurally. But I continue to make it my #1 priority since it’s my weakest lift.
I've been consistently training for 2 years using 531 programs in Forever (Beginner Prep School (BPS) and BBB). Besides the noob gains I made in the first 6 months, I feel I've made no significant progress after that. I've been following my workout, diet (bulking), and sleep to a tee so its frustrating to see that I'm still where I am where I started. I'm writing this post so that perhaps someone can point out what I'm doing wrong and where I can improve.
Workout:
I've been following BBB from Forever for the past year (and BPS the year before). Here are my stats at the start (July 2022), after noob gains (Jan 2023), and now (May 2024):
July 2022->Jan 2023->May 2024
Bodyweight: 145->155->155 lbs
Squat TM: 130->165->180 lbs
Bench TM: 110->135->150 lbs
Deadlift TM: 175->215->225 lbs
Press TM: 85->95->100 lbs
Height: 5'6
I workout 4 days a week, usually in the morning.
I follow BBB main sets and supplemental sets exactly as they are given in forever.
I follow the 2 leader (BBB) and 1 anchor (FSL) programming with de-load weeks and training max tests that's outlined in forever.
For assistance, I do the following combinations:
Squat day: 50 reps of shoulder DB press, DB curls, Leg raises
Bench day: 50 reps of Incline DB press, Seated rows, Bulgarian split squats
Deadlift day: 50 reps of flat DB press, BB curls, ab work
Press day: 50 reps of chest flys, BB rows, leg curls
For conditioning, I run a 1 mile after every workout.
I warm up for 10 minutes using agile 8.
Total workout time including warmup, workout, and running is about 1.5 - 2 hours
Diet:
My TDEE is 2400 kcal for a moderately active lifestyle and I eat 2700 kcal to be on a slow permanent bulk.
My daily macros are:
Calories: 2700 kcal
Carbs: 300 g
Protein: 170 g
Fat: 80 g
Sleep:
I get around 7 to 8 hours of sleep at night.
Other information:
I've never been an athletic kid growing up or even in college. I've only started hitting the gym 2 years ago in my mid 20s.
I've gone through periods where I would increase my TMs but would have to ultimately lower them because the reps get grindy and difficult.
Feel free to ask for any further information. I don't know why, but I feel I'm doing something wrong and I hope someone can point me in the right direction.
I just want to ask a hypothetical because im just not understanding the Boring But big beef cake plan.
So say my 1rm is 83.5Kg for bench press
What would my top set bench press weights be and what would my FSL bench press weights be? Its to my understanding I must do 5 sets of 10 for both so 100 all together. Can someone please break it down to me please and show me what weights i would be doing? I just dont get it
Started God is a Beast yesterday and I'm very excited to see where the numbers end up in like 15 weeks
Middle set of 3x3 at 305lbs. BW is 165lbs.
Received some great advice from the community on my squat form, now looking for tips on the deadlift. I feel this is one of my stronger lifts, but I’m not sure if the top of the lift is correct. Should I be bringing my hips farther forward? Also, I feel awkward on the way down, anything I should focus on? Thanks!
So this might be a stupid question, but is there anything to be done to somewhat mitigate a lack of sleep? I have two children and we just found out a third is on the way. I promise I'm not looking for pity or time management tips but between work/my college/the kids/the wife I'm very lucky to average about 6 hours a night, and that's if everything goes like it's supposed to. It's been like this for a few years, and not to toot my own horn but I'm well into advanced lifting so it's not like I've gotten nowhere. But I'm finding progress from this point very difficult, and I have to imagine the sleep isn't helping. Is there anything to be done except do my best until things are a bit more calm? Jim says "life has a way of making training inconvenient" and I feel that in my soul.
Asking for any spreadsheet experts out there. I’m looking to switch from FSL to the Wendler classic leader/anchor from the 5/3/1 Forever book. Has anyone made an excel spreadsheet from it before or can point me in the direction of one?
BW: 165lbs. This is the middle set of a 3x3 at 235lbs.
Please help me improve or with any tips. Thanks!
So the barbell in my gym which i thought was 20 kilograms turned out to be 15 instead. Explains why i can rep out 15 reps on my + set. Is this slight mistake detrimental to any gains in the future? Should i just up the weight next session?