I'm doing almost similar routine, focusing on the 4 major lifts so 4 workouts per week/upper lower body split..5/3/1 Wendler, boring but big sets variant

I'm on the 3rd Cycle now, each cycle got 3 training weeks + 1 week deload.

I'm trying to understand deeper how it works and in the midst of reading Jim Wendler's first book and later plan to read Beyond 531 Wendler..

I SWEAR by it..my numbers are improving across the major lifts..

3 sets of warm-up, 3 sets of work sets and and finished by boring but bit sets 5 sets of 10 reps at 50% of your 1RM..so total includingwarmups are like 11 sets..and complement with other accessories BB lifts.

your work sets are like 80-90% of your 1RM...and the last work set/3rd set you give all out..see how far you can go...

On the other thread, I bitched about how I could BP only 80kgx2, now I can do 80kgx9, 85kgx6...strict military press from 40kg..now I can do reps at 4RM = 65kg with ease..squat 6RM 100kg

tested real 1RM before 531 Wendler, BP95kg, MP70KG, DL140kg, SQ110kg and now my calculated/theoretically 1RM is BP104kg, MP74KG, DL158kg, SQ120kg

target 12cycles/1year is BP157kg, MP128KG, DL198kg, SQ169kg but no way I could achieve the targeted BP and MP numbers lol - can always take a step back and regenerate routine if stalling

I think the BBBS really stimulated by muscle growth..using Five3One Pro Sarasoft app..

Nice to see the numbers growing.

How's your physique coming along with BBB?

I did PHAT for about a year and now switched to PPL. I started with ASBR. The progress was fking slow. The fixed progression sucks.

It's just a template. You can always mix it up.What I did was replaced it with barbell bench press for power days. Then on hypertrophy days, I would switch around barbell/dumbbells.

Personally, if I were to do 3 sets instead of 4, I would lift heavier or more reps

I always do 5x5 for my compound movements (power days).

I'm doing almost similar routine, focusing on the 4 major lifts so 4 workouts per week/upper lower body split..5/3/1 Wendler, boring but big sets variant

I'm on the 3rd Cycle now, each cycle got 3 training weeks + 1 week deload.

I'm trying to understand deeper how it works and in the midst of reading Jim Wendler's first book and later plan to read Beyond 531 Wendler..

I SWEAR by it..my numbers are improving across the major lifts..

3 sets of warm-up, 3 sets of work sets and and finished by boring but bit sets 5 sets of 10 reps at 50% of your 1RM..so total includingwarmups are like 11 sets..and complement with other accessories BB lifts.

your work sets are like 80-90% of your 1RM...and the last work set/3rd set you give all out..see how far you can go...

On the other thread, I bitched about how I could BP only 80kgx2, now I can do 80kgx9, 85kgx6...strict military press from 40kg..now I can do reps at 4RM = 65kg with ease..squat 6RM 100kg

tested real 1RM before 531 Wendler, BP95kg, MP70KG, DL140kg, SQ110kg and now my calculated/theoretically 1RM is BP104kg, MP74KG, DL158kg, SQ120kg

target 12cycles/1year is BP157kg, MP128KG, DL198kg, SQ169kg but no way I could achieve the targeted BP and MP numbers lol - can always take a step back and regenerate routine if stalling

I think the BBBS really stimulated by muscle growth..using Five3One Pro Sarasoft app..

You're doing 5/3/1? What do you think of the monthly progression?

You mean the overall program or my progress?

I mean the overall program. 5/3/1/ is monthly progression, where you add 5lbs/10lbs to your upper/lower body lifts respectively only once a month. Whereas programs like Starting Strength/Stronglifts adds 5lbs every workout session. Though Starting Strength/Stronglifts are aimed towards novices, while 5/3/1 are more towards advanced lifters I think.