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Old 09-03-2012, 10:33 PM   #20620
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Originally Posted by red_sir View Post
I'm doing the 5-3-1 "boring but big" program. You do the main lifts the same way you do normal 5-3-1 but for your assistance exercise you do another main lift for 5 sets 10 reps. So my leg days look like this:

Day 1
Main lift: Squats 5-3-1 style
assistance: 5x10 deadlifts

Day 2
Main lift: Deadlifts 5-3-1 style
assistance: 5x10 squats

I usually only do the minimum reps on the main lift (as opposed to normal 5-3-1 where you do as many reps as you can on the last set). That way I can really push the assistance work after. The 5x10 squats/deadlifts get damn hard when you're using 60-70% of your 1rm.

oh but i thought the last set is supposed to be only 1 rep, and thus 5-3-"1" unless i'm mistaken

but ya looks good, i guess only just 2 exercises then eh? no leg press or that other machine stuff?
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