152 reviews for 5/3/1 for Beginners

2 weeks complete

2 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

531 plays exactly as it says: slow, but consistent results. It is made so that you dont worry too much about your day to day reps besides the AMRAP, so that only a year later you'll look back into the progress you've made. Perfect for "busy" people One thing to not overlook is CONDITIONING. I learnt why Wendler put so much emphasis on that in the book. Most of my sets ended because I was out of breath instead of muscular failure

2 weeks complete

8 years of prior experience

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As expected muscle gains

Only week 2, but like what I have see

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1 year of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Solid introduction to training loads and easy to follow instructions/program.

2 weeks complete

1 year of prior experience

More than expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Great starter, able to modify to suit.

2 weeks complete

8 years of prior experience

More than expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

I like the bare-bones nature of this programme. I swapped the accessory movements for ones that worked for me and retained the core lifts but replaced the second bench session with bent over row

2 weeks complete

1 year of prior experience

More than expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

It was great to get some strength gains while I was planing on how to continue my training. will do this 3 week programs in the middle of other programs.

2 weeks complete

1 year of prior experience

More than expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

I’m enjoying this program so much, even though I’m sometime skipping some accessory work, I’m still seeing good results.

3 weeks complete

8 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

This is so easy to follow yet challenging to do. I was recovering from a bicep tear, and when I finally got back into the gym, I was very weak. I ran this program back to back for months, and I gained back a bunch of ground. People who want to powerlift but don't know where to start this is it!

2 weeks complete

5 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

More than expected muscle gains

Thank you!

2 weeks complete

1 year of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Good for the morning exercise.