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d218
09-23-09, 9:16 pm
Hey guys ... calling on those that have experience with this program..i was just wondering what the different templates were for the assistance exercises..i am currently doing the bodybuilding template but i feel like it is too much for me ... i am on my 2nd phase and on the 3rd week of it ... i am going to be running this for my 3rd phase... my patter is mon/wed/fri/sun/repeat

bench 5/3/1
incline db press
db rows
arm exercises (optional)

squats 5/3/1
lunges or 5x10 squats @ 50% of 1rm
abs

military press 5/3/1
weighted or bw chins and dips
side raises

deadlifts
leg press or 5x10 deadlifts @50% of 1rm
abs

t_mh
09-23-09, 9:19 pm
I think that just picking 2 or 3 assistance exercises is fine if the 4 from the bb template is too much. The 5/3/1 book outlines a few that wendler recommends specifically though:

http://www.flexcart.com/members/elitefts/default.asp?m=PD&cid=370&pid=2976

d218
09-23-09, 9:29 pm
ya im thinking once the weights get really heavy i wont have any energy left to do 4 exercises

t_mh
09-23-09, 11:30 pm
I think that could be true. The assistance exercises are just a complement to the main exercise so all your energy should be going into the main one. I find that with 5 sets of each assistance, 3 exercises is plenty. Generally, I think most people feel the same and often do less assistance. Wendler for example says he likes the "Jack Shit" template in which your assistance exercises consist of jack shit.

d218
09-24-09, 2:06 am
thx bro... im gonna probably cut the assistance to 2-3 instead of 4..

mark
09-24-09, 4:35 am
looks like a good set up. You'll still see nice gains with only 3 movements...