5/3/1 go!

[Kentisc]

Strong benching yo, strong benching

[Anthony21]

Good work with 175 @ 11 reps

[shoefanatic23]

Great work man..Just started Candito's program as well and damn the 6 reps on squats are brutal lol

[Filmbuff81]

Strong benching yo, strong benching

yo yo yo thanks

Good work with 175 @ 11 reps

now to just rep 2 and then 3 plates for that many haha.

Great work man..Just started Candito's program as well and damn the 6 reps on squats are brutal lol

6 reps is not fun, but the max rep sets followed by copious amounts of volume squats with minimal rest sucks MAJOR balls.

[NorthStrong]

I forgot to do that rep set aka i stuck to my program. LOL. Hope your old man body is staying together.

[Filmbuff81]

I forgot to do that rep set aka i stuck to my program. LOL. Hope your old man body is staying together.

Attaboy.

And so far so good.

I was supposed to squat and deadlift today, but I am pushing days around when needed. So I will go tomorrow.

We'll see how the next few weeks of things getting heavy goes.

[shoefanatic23]

Attaboy.

And so far so good.

I was supposed to squat and deadlift today, but I am pushing days around when needed. So I will go tomorrow.

We'll see how the next few weeks of things getting heavy goes.

I might be doing the same darn thing, taking extra days off when needed.

[Filmbuff81]

I might be doing the same darn thing, taking extra days off when needed.

Yep I'm not going to be overly concerned with having a standard week with this program.

I am certainly not 21 anymore and it's not too much of a dealbreaker.

[hiimnotcool]

yep, 175 x 11 is nice! i looked up canditos program but was too confusing because i didn't see percentages or anything how to calculate the weights to use.

[Filmbuff81]

yep, 175 x 11 is nice! i looked up canditos program but was too confusing because i didn't see percentages or anything how to calculate the weights to use.

there is a spreadsheet for it, otherwise goodluck figuring it out lol.

spreadsheet link below


http://www.canditotraininghq.com/app...k+Program.xlsx

[Anthony21]

yep, 175 x 11 is nice! i looked up canditos program but was too confusing because i didn't see percentages or anything how to calculate the weights to use.

Here is how the 6 week program breaks down in terms of percentages.

[Filmbuff81]

Squat
285 3x6

Deadlift
275 2x6

Twas not enjoyable, my feet aee horribly tight and sore tonight.

[Justin.Martin]

Squat
285 3x6

Deadlift
275 2x6

Twas not enjoyable, my feet aee horribly tight and sore tonight.

I have your answer to the feet issues:

[Filmbuff81]

I do that and more, but my feet are still in pretty bad shape.

It comes and goes.

[Anthony21]

Hope all is going well for you bro.

[Kentisc]

Hope all is going well for you bro.

^
this

[Filmbuff81]

Hey guys thanks.

I have been lurking with the occasional post. Just too lazy to update my log.

Nearly done this round of Candito. It's gone well, but the amount of time spent in the gym is causing me to just stick with 531 for now. If I had a home gym setup I could see myself dedicating the 4-5 days needed to make the program work, but right now I prefer to stick to 3 x week and then spend some time outside the gym being active in other capacities.

[Anthony21]

Hey guys thanks.

I have been lurking with the occasional post. Just too lazy to update my log.

Nearly done this round of Candito. It's gone well, but the amount of time spent in the gym is causing me to just stick with 531 for now. If I had a home gym setup I could see myself dedicating the 4-5 days needed to make the program work, but right now I prefer to stick to 3 x week and then spend some time outside the gym being active in other capacities.

That's it i'm unsubbing. JK but bummed :/

What other activities are you referring to that you want to partake in vs training?

Are you still doing a meet? Switching back and forth from program to program isn't going to benefit you when it comes to prepping for a meet.

[Filmbuff81]

I'm not concerned about prepping for the first meet. I just wanted to try the program out.

Good program, but considering I am rebuilding my total at this point in time and trying to lose weight, a simple program like 531 is more in line with my goals.

I am doing the meet simply to do it. I have no illusions with what I will lift come November so I'm in it more to learn what to expect next time I venture into something a little more seriously.

As for activities.

Running
Soccer
Golf
Basketball
more time with my wife and dog
etc.

I want to do meets, but I'm not going to try and wrap my training around that one goal.

It's one of those things where I prefer to just get stronger and I will compete in meets when they come up and I might focus a little more closely closer to the date ensuring I don't **** the bed.


edit:

tldr

My Squat and Bench Numbers are close to where they were a while back before a rash of injuries, I just know I can get there and beyond with a simpler program and less time in the gym.

Deadlift still in the ****ter, but slowly getting better.

double edit:

I am also trying to increase some of my freelance work on video projects as well and plan on making another film this winter. So I just need more flexibility and time spent elsewhere while still getting the results I want.

[HARRYBEAST]

I say f*ck all the over thinking and do a damn meet. Then decide if you love it enough to stick to a program and when you do find someone that is better than you and learn from them. Simple and effective plan.

I will also support and follow along with whatever you do.

[Filmbuff81]

I say f*ck all the over thinking and do a damn meet. Then decide if you love it enough to stick to a program and when you do find someone that is better than you and learn from them. Simple and effective plan.

I will also support and follow along with whatever you do.

oh I am doing in a meet in November. I was just horsing with Candito's program the past month to see how I liked it. It's good but too time consuming, so just continuing on my merry way of doing 531 and just letting my numbers settle wherever they do.

[HARRYBEAST]

Good deal. People often talk about program hopping when they can't even get through a week of a program with out making adjustments and all that. I swear if I would have even been smart enough to stick with a program when I started serious lifting in my mid 20s I would be totaling elite by now

[Filmbuff81]

Good deal. People often talk about program hopping when they can't even get through a week of a program with out making adjustments and all that. I swear if I would have even been smart enough to stick with a program when I started serious lifting in my mid 20s I would be totaling elite by now

hahah yeah for sure.

Aside from the occasional foray into an experiment with programming I've stuck with 531 (in some capacity) over the last few years probably 80-90% of the time. I really should have just stuck to it 100% of the time, but I can't worry about that now.

This year has been full of stops n starts but I've managed to rebuild my lifts even with all the dumbness so I'm happy in that regard.

But I know if I had just stuck to **** I would be much further along.

[hiimnotcool]

i know them feels. as you know from my log my training is pretty sporadic too...with multiple 3+ months layoffs and stupid injuries. i think 5/3/1 is a great program, especially if you want to be in the gym only 2-3 times a week.

[Filmbuff81]

i know them feels. as you know from my log my training is pretty sporadic too...with multiple 3+ months layoffs and stupid injuries. i think 5/3/1 is a great program, especially if you want to be in the gym only 2-3 times a week.

Yep it's easy enough for my to tweak frequency depending on how much time I've got.

I'm setting it up as a full body routine for now, so I'll still be squatting and benching 2-3 x week. I just don't have to kill myself with upwards of 5 days to get similar results.

[shoefanatic23]

hahah yeah for sure.

Aside from the occasional foray into an experiment with programming I've stuck with 531 (in some capacity) over the last few years probably 80-90% of the time. I really should have just stuck to it 100% of the time, but I can't worry about that now.

This year has been full of stops n starts but I've managed to rebuild my lifts even with all the dumbness so I'm happy in that regard.

But I know if I had just stuck to **** I would be much further along.

I was just thinking the same thing the other day. Live and learn. Can't dwell on the past, just have to focus from this day forward. Stick to the plan and dominate it.

[Filmbuff81]

I was just thinking the same thing the other day. Live and learn. Can't dwell on the past, just have to focus from this day forward. Stick to the plan and dominate it.

[Kentisc]

531
home gym setup

Hope it works out man

[Filmbuff81]

Hope it works out man

haha thanks man

But I was saying IF I had a home gym setup I would be in there almost every day, but since I don't 3-4 days a week is about as much time as I want to spend in a commercial gym.

[Justin.Martin]

Hope it works out man

LOLOLOLOL dat **** is funny


oh and good luck at the meet coming up. Just get back to the basics and focus on what you need to do.