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Hey Guys,
Thought I'd ask for some feedback on my 5/3/1 variation, which is itself based off Wendler's two-day MMA split/Beginner's three day split.
Monday: Squat 5/3/1, Bench 5/3/1
BBB assistance work (3 sets), front squats, pulls and pushups
Wednesday: Deadlift 5/3/1, Press 5/3/1
BBB assistance work (3 sets), pulls, curls, leg work as needed
Friday: Repeat Monday's workout, (maybe without BBB? Maybe go go lighter on one of the lifts?)
Thoughts? Too much work? I'm still a novice lifter, at a way-bulked (I compete at 170) bodyweight of 190 my maxes are:
3x250 Squat
1x215 Bench
1x380 Deadlift
3x140 Press
My reason for varying the workout up as I did is that a) I'm not training BJJ/Wrestling more than 2x/week, at most, these days, so I have more recovery time and b) I still feel I can recover fast enough with good sleep and a gigantic diet to milk out some more noob gains, and finally c) my bench simply will not go up, I've been stuck at like 225 max for 3 months now, and I was thinking this might help me breakthrough.
My only thoughts for adjustment are to drop BBB on Friday (too much volume), or to just do Bench, or Squat, on Friday.
Thanks everyone for any feedback, apologize for the length.
Thought I'd ask for some feedback on my 5/3/1 variation, which is itself based off Wendler's two-day MMA split/Beginner's three day split.
Monday: Squat 5/3/1, Bench 5/3/1
BBB assistance work (3 sets), front squats, pulls and pushups
Wednesday: Deadlift 5/3/1, Press 5/3/1
BBB assistance work (3 sets), pulls, curls, leg work as needed
Friday: Repeat Monday's workout, (maybe without BBB? Maybe go go lighter on one of the lifts?)
Thoughts? Too much work? I'm still a novice lifter, at a way-bulked (I compete at 170) bodyweight of 190 my maxes are:
3x250 Squat
1x215 Bench
1x380 Deadlift
3x140 Press
My reason for varying the workout up as I did is that a) I'm not training BJJ/Wrestling more than 2x/week, at most, these days, so I have more recovery time and b) I still feel I can recover fast enough with good sleep and a gigantic diet to milk out some more noob gains, and finally c) my bench simply will not go up, I've been stuck at like 225 max for 3 months now, and I was thinking this might help me breakthrough.
My only thoughts for adjustment are to drop BBB on Friday (too much volume), or to just do Bench, or Squat, on Friday.
Thanks everyone for any feedback, apologize for the length.