Plateau...that is what I have hit....We tried resetting and getting going again but it just isn't working. It was starting to get tough mentally to have to squat or lift heavy every single time I faced the bar. So W and I sat down and talked about options, and we settled on the programming of Jim Wendler and his 5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System to Increase Raw Strength method. In 5/3/1, you're expected to train three or four days a week. Each workout is centered around one core lift — the squat, bench press, deadlift, and standing shoulder press. Each training cycle lasts four weeks, with these set-rep goals for each major lift: Week 1: 3sets x 5 reps, Week 2: 3 x 3, Week 3: 3 x 5, 3, 1, Week 4: deloading. Then you start the next cycle, using heavier weights on the core lifts.
Oh but don't be fooled it isn't that simple. Based on my one rep max I will now be lifting a specific percentage of that one-rep max each set. That's OK if you don't know what the hell I am talking about...I don't really know what the hell I even mean. No one told me that lifting weights was going to as stressful as my Calculus course from first year and that I would have to buy one of those fancy graphing calculators from Staples just to figure out what weight I had to lift. The part of the program that draws me in is that we can just slow down a bit but still get strong. Its all about the journey and I don't have to be in such a mad rush all the time.
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