bastard 531 (AMRAP first)

anyone ran 531 in this fashion ?

you essentially work with a top set and back offs rather than a pyramid up to the top set whilst arguably accruing fatigue as the program goes on, you get stronger and your sets prior to the AMRAP inevitably end up going up


so instead you work up to the AMRAP in a 1rm fashion of warm ups just hitting triples, doubles and then singles up to the AMRAP, hit as many reps as you can then back down to the second working set and then back down to the third (what would normally be the first) working set

seems a far more conducive approach for getting absolutely stronger rather than just building fatigue particularly when peaking for a meet