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Ok, so more vertical shins, and focus on opening my hips and getting my ass closer to the bar, as opposed to just sitting back and "squatting down"?

I'm already trying to brace my core and keep my back straight, but I can probably try harder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXuVIPbumNM&list=UUxnT2s1lsC86GSCls9O8-hw

Been working on keeping the shins more vertical (and therefore hips slightly higher, but a more stable/stronger position)...

Both of you have given me really solid pointers.

Pretty much all I'm going to try to remember is vertical shin position and locked upper back. As both of these will then compound and result in...

Morning weight 81.2kg.



Thanks man, trying to replicate what you did with this routine and make some mad gains. Come back in 3 months and I'll be banging out 4 plates on squats for sets of 8...

Cycle 1, 3+ Week
Bench Day: (Chest+Arms+traps)

5/3/1 Bench Sets (paused):
82.5kg: 8 @9.5 [PR]
-1 rep, but +5kg from last week, so good news.

30^ Inc. Bb Bench:
Goal: 3x6-8
67.5kg: 8,8

OHP still weak as shyt, but it's getting better. Deadlifts feeling safer, stronger and more efficient than ever.

Day 3:
OHP Day: (Delts+tris+Paused bench assistance)

5/3/1 OHP Paused:...

You guys probably see me as some sort of periodized curler, it's funny because I forgot to do a curl for 4 weeks, and if I do a curl it's usually 1 set of 20 before I walk out the gym.

I'm like...

Good session, PR on "top set" but due to ****ty stamina, my "Joker Sets" weren't really there...

Day 2:
5/3/1 Squat Day: (Legs)

5/3/1 Squats (3-5m)
Warm-Ups (forgot ramping sets lol)...

First sesson of my modified 5/3/1 (Push, Legs, Push, Pull, Off). My upper body is weak, but it felt good, like the start of a journey. I know I'll get stronger as I really have faith in this routine....

No, there's literally less than 1% chance it will hinder your progress. I just don't understand why you don't curl in the 6-15 rep range, say 3 sets of 15? As that's proven to build muscle when...

Uwotm9? What's your logic behind these crazy, crazy high reps.

England (although I plan on moving to Canada/Murica/Aus as soon as I'm 21), so I compete in the GBPF. It's pretty well organised and directly ties in to the IPF, so I'd like to compete in worlds as a...

I've just started this routine and am making a log of my progress, I've also made some interesting modifications to it and would be happy to expand.

I'm hoping to get madly strong, here is my log:...

Starting age: 15 (just) ---> Age 17

Starting Weight: 127lbs @5ft 9.5 ---> 180lbs @5ft 11.5

Quick Bio:
>Started lifting Upper Body about 26 months ago.
>Started squatting 18 months ago...

I said in my second post that I'm not looking to follow "5/3/1", I was looking for opinions on this modifications to it with the intention of gaining greater overall tonnage.

Also, even if you...

Why are AMRAP sets the most important thing though; purely because Wendler states so? The most important factor in getting stronger is progressive overload of volume/tonnage whilst in an appropriate...

I'm not trying to claim this is 5/3/1 by the way, before somebody comes along and says "don't **** with the programme dip****"

This doesn't apply to bench+OHP for me as I don't find the AMRAP set as strenuous, and on deadlifts I prefer to get more volume in through paused deadlifts/block pulls, so this principle wont apply....

Any logical opinion on this routine vs. a Legs,Push,Pull, Rest with deadlifts on "Pull" day?

I am struggling deciding between:
>Push (5/3/1 bench)
> Legs (5/3/1 squats)
> Push (5/3/1 OHP+bench...