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Originally Posted by instantneedles
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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You're not really mistaken, but the thing you missed is in normal 5-3-1 you do the last set for as many reps as you can.
Eg. for week 1, your 5's week, you do:
First set: 5 x 65% of 1rm.
Second set: 5 x 75%
Third set: 5+ x 85%
That last set you're shooting for a
minimum of 5 reps, but the goal is to do as many reps as you can and to set a new pr. The first two sets aren't gonna be that hard, the last set is the one that makes good stuff happen (or as Jim Wendler puts it, grows hair on your balls). Hope that makes sense.