164 reviews for 5/3/1 for Beginners
5/3/1 for Beginners is a popular variation of the 5/3/1 training methodology for beginners and novice lifters to dramatically increase their strength on the squat, bench, deadlift, and overhead press.
Be sure to check out 5/3/1 Forever book, which collects Jim's thinking on 5/3/1 with his latest training methods and over 50 training templates. Go to www.jimwendler.com to learn more.
5/3/1 for Beginners is free on Boostcamp App. You can also find other 5/3/1 templates like 5/3/1 Boring But Big and 5/3/1 Building the Monolith in app format for free on Boostcamp.
Read the 5/3/1 program guide below.
Art H.
Man, 392 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
GREAT. GRAND.
Brian M.
Man, 412 weeks complete
1 year of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Worked great for me
Lawrence
Man, 452 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Great program, used this to get back into lifting adter 5 years cyclung
Anonymous
Man2 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
The only additions to this program that I added were a set of triceps on bench day and a set of biceps on deadlift day. Great results. Really enjoy the simplicity of this program and the short amount of time in the gym.
Pierre F.
Man, 452 weeks complete
5 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Like the progression seems to be adding good strength 💪
Mitchell R.
Man, 222 weeks complete
1 year of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Had sweet gains while being inconsistent af, great program
TJ D.
Man, 262 weeks complete
2 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Structure and clear set target/goal for the day. Helps with long term consistency for many good reasons.
Chris A.
Man, 342 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
The only changes that I made was instead of doing the 5 x 5 I did five sets of 10 at the end of my 321 
Michael A.
Man, 202 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
after running the first time through i feel a little beat up. make sure your recovery is on point and you take the plus sets seriously.
Moore M.
Woman, 152 weeks complete
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Didn’t like how there isn’t much variety of options/workouts