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Are you talking about progressing your squat?

Yes I'm talking about my squat.

I went from 225 x 11 on week one to 240lb x 5 on week 2 (twice) ... which is a 25lb decrease according to the theoretical max calculator.

IW

WTF is a theoretical max calculator?

You shouldnt need a calculator to train dude.

Lets see a squat vid, then we can work on what to do to progress it.IME squats need a good variety of special exercises to keep progress going.

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That's kind of the basis of the 5/3/1 program. Since you're always lifting different weight you need a way to compare each max effort set. I don't use the theoretical max as anything other than numbers for comparison sake and something to shoot for the next week.

Theoretical max = weight + weight * reps * .033

I should definitely put up a squat vid. I'll try to get one this week.

IW

Monday November 29th, 2010

BW: 191.4lb

Bench
bar x 10
95lb x 5
115lb x 5
135lb x 3

165lb x 5
190lb x 3
210lb x 1 (+5)

135lb, 145lb, 155lb, 155lb, 135lb - 5x10

Well right back to a sh!tty bench day again. Was shooting for 8 reps. I'm not sure whats up but it's really fucking with my head.

Chin ups
bw x 6,5,4,4,2


Thoughts

Well this is week 3 of my slump I guess. I don't wtf is going on but it's really pissing me off.

IW

Do you max reps on your last set every workout Dub?

Yep. That's how 5/3/1 is laid out. 3 work sets with the last one being for as many reps as possible. Then I do a 5x10 since i'm doing the BBB style 5/3/1.

IW

Dub you are taking that last set to failure on every workset 3-4 days a week, no wonder you are struggling mate.Combine that with the fact that lifts and load are not rotated and your gonna get stuck.

What are your goals, I am gonna have a guess at strength first then size as a nice by product of the strength gained?

Let me know if you want to get a hand setting something up, you should be squatting alot more by now mate, get a vid up and lets fix that!!

Well as per the 5/3/1 ... you're supposed to "leave one in the tank" on the all out set... and usually that works out fine. Up until now I've been getting the reps I need without going to failure. The last couple of weeks has been a different story though.

Right now I am trying to gain some size but still strength is still probably priority over that. I have been putting on some weight the program is working in that sense and I'm eating enough.

I know I should be squatting more by now. Part of the problem is I squat A2G ... seriously I've seen maybe a handful of ppl that squat as low as I do. However, I still believe that my squat could be better. I should be squatting at least 3 plates by now.

I think I have to give the 5/3/1 a little more time. I think one of my problems is that i made some large increases between 5/3/1 cycles because I was gaining strength so fast after the injury but my body wasn't ready to do it yet.

Anyway, I'll still try to remember to get vids of my squat so you can see that it is LOW as F.

IW

Good to hear mate!