Why did you write doing squats last on Mon and Fri? That's your most important lift. Not only because it's the king of the full body exercises, but also because it'll really warm you up for the rest of your workout. I've always found that my bench press was easier to warmup for after busting out my squats. It's also a lesser mental strain getting the squatting over with.

Without going in great detail, your accessory exercises need to be revised. Accessory does not mean compound exercises. Flat bench more than slams your anterior delts, so there's no need to do them on Monday. Remember your front delts are getting loaded all three days. On Wednesday, rock bottom squatting and deadlifting more than work your hamstrings, making curls redundant.

One thing I always liked about the advanced version of the 5x5 is the way the accessory work is factored in. Monday has a triceps exercise, Wednesday is biceps, Friday is triceps. Other than that, heavy abs work is IMO paramount.

The key to accessory work is no compounds, and nothing to failure. An example is skullcrushers or pressdowns for 3 x 10. The only thing I like is the underhanded chins on Wednesday, which is part of the program IMO, not an "accessory".

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