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Instructions:
1. Get the book . This calculator does not explain the
program or why you might make certain choices. The
book explains how to do the exercises properly, how
to choose your assistance work, how to progress
each month, and what to do if your progress stalls
and Wendler needs your cash for another tattoo.
2. Enter your current maximum lift numbers in the form
below.
3. Click the Calculate Program button.
4. Print this page.
5. Crank some Black Sabbath. Do not underestimate the
importance of this step.
6. Lift weights.
7. Get stronger.

Template

Boring But Big (most popular)

Pick your poison!

Boring But Big 3 Month Challenge (from T Nation)


Triumvirate (smart mans program)
Im Not Doing Jack Shit (not recommended)
Periodization Bible
Bodyweight (less body stress, more athletic)
Young Jim Wendler (from T Nation)
Simplest Strength
Full Body, Full Boring
Full Body Training
Two Days Per Week Option 1
Two Days Per Week Option 2
More Squatting
For Beginners
Offseason For Mass (from 5/3/1 for Powerlifting )
Offseason For Strength (from 5/3/1 for Powerlifting )
Offseason For Conditioning (from 5/3/1 for Powerlifting )
Bodybuilder (from Mens Fitness)
Bodybuilder (from Blood and Chalk 8 and Wendlers Blog)
Beach Body Challenge (from T-Nation)

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Other
Karls Method (from Karl Schudt)
Units

pounds
kilograms

Real Rep Maxes

Press

1 rep

65 kilograms

Bench Press

1 rep

20 kilograms

Squat

1 rep

75 kilograms

Deadlift

1 rep

185 kilograms

Wendler Training Maxes


1+ Set Weights

Barbell Weight

0 kilograms

Plates

0 100 kilograms

Enter how many pairs of each weight you have.

0 55 kilograms

Unrealistically large counts here might cause your

0 45 kilograms

browser to slow down or crash. So just enter what you

1 35 kilograms
4 25 kilograms

actually have, not what you wish you had, dreamer.

4 20 kilograms
4 15 kilograms
4 10 kilograms
0 7.5 kilograms
4 5 kilograms
4 2.5 kilograms
0 2 kilograms
0 1.5 kilograms
4 1.25 kilograms
0 1 kilograms
0 0.75 kilograms
0 0.5 kilograms
0 0.25 kilograms
General Warm-up

foam roll, stretch, jump rope (recommended in 5/3/1 )


DeFranco Agile 8 (recommended in Beyond 5/3/1 )
None (You still have to warm-up.)

Main Lifts Programming

Option 1: fresher (recommended)

See the book.

Option 2: heavier

Other
Kaczmarskis 8/6/3 (see T Nation article.)
Weeks Order

5/3/1 (standard)
3/5/1 (from 5/3/1 for Powerlifting )

Work Sets Order

Normal
Bastard (see Wendlers Blog.)

Joker Sets

+5% more than the AMRAP work set

See Beyond 5/3/1 page 31

+10%
+15%
+20%
+25%
+30%

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Down Sets

None

See Beyond 5/3/1 pages 12-13

5/3/1 Pyramid
First Set Last
First Set Last: Multiple Sets

Boring But Big Options

510@30% (start here and increase 5% or 10% each cycle)


510@35%
510@40%
510@45%
510@50%
510@55%
510@60%
510@65%
510@70%
510@75% (you are brave)
510@80% (attempting this is probably verging on insane and injury)
55@80%
53@90%
51@100%
pyramid down

Boring But Big Swap

really boring (standard)

See Beyond 5/3/1 page 18

less boring (squat work sets with deadlift BBB sets, etc)

Days Per Week Options

3
4 (standard)

Main Lifts Deload

Deload 1 (standard)

See Beyond 5/3/1 page 52

Deload 2
Deload 3
Deload 4
Deload 5

Boring But Big Deload


See Beyond 5/3/1 page 19

no boring sets
510@50%
310@50%
55@50%

Reset Form

Your Program

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1 Rep Max Summary


Just some info that might be interesting.
Real 1RM

Wendler's Training Max

172.222

165

Bench Press 122.222

120

Squat

183.333

175

Deadlift

1205.556 1185

Press

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Week 1
press

deadlift

bench press

squat

510

[5]

530

510

[5]

537.5

527.5

[10,2.5,1.25]

575

532.5

[15,1.25]

592.5

340

[20]

542.5
550

[20,1.25]

[35,2.5]

3112.5

[35,20,1.25]

312.5

5122.5

[35,25,1.25]

515
515

5140

[25]

[35,10,1.25]

[35,25,10]

[15]
[15,2.5,1.25]

345

[20,2.5]

[5,2.5]

550

[25]

[5,2.5]

557.5

[5,1.25]

5+57.5

[25,2.5,1.25]

5+157.5

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

[35,25,15,2.5,1.25]

5+17.5

[5,2.5,1.25]

5+65

[25,2.5,1.25]
[25,5,2.5]

chin-ups

hanging leg raise

dumbbell row

leg curl

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

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Week 2
press

deadlift

bench press

squat

510

[5]

530

510

[5]

537.5

527.5

[10,2.5,1.25]

575

532.5

[15,1.25]

592.5

340

[35,2.5]
[35,10,1.25]

3112.5

[20]

[35,20,1.25]

312.5

347.5

[20,2.5,1.25]

3130

[35,25,5]

315

352.5

[25,1.25]

3150

[35,25,15]

317.5

3+60

[25,5]

3+167.5

[35,25,20,2.5,1.25]

[5,1.25]

[5,2.5]
[5,2.5,1.25]

345

[15]

[20,2.5]

352.5
360

[15,2.5,1.25]

[25,1.25]

[25,5]

3+20

[10]

3+67.5

[25,5,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

chin-ups

hanging leg raise

dumbbell row

leg curl

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

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Week 3
press

deadlift

bench press

squat

510

[5]

530

510

[5]

537.5

527.5

[10,2.5,1.25]

575

532.5

[15,1.25]

592.5

[35,2.5]
[35,10,1.25]

340

[20]

3112.5

550

[25]

5140

357.5

[25,2.5,1.25]

[35,20,1.25]

[35,25,10]

3157.5

[35,25,15,2.5,1.25]

1+62.5

[25,5,1.25]

1+177.5

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1032.5

312.5
515

[5,1.25]

[5,2.5]

317.5

[5,2.5,1.25]

345

[15]

[20,2.5]

557.5
365

[15,2.5,1.25]

[25,2.5,1.25]

[25,5,2.5]

1+20

[10]

1+72.5

[35,1.25]

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

1032.5

[15,1.25]

1092.5

[35,10,1.25]

1010

[5]

1037.5

[15,2.5,1.25]

[35,25,25,2.5,1.25]

chin-ups

hanging leg raise

dumbbell row

leg curl

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

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Week 4
press

deadlift

bench press

squat

510

[5]

530

510

[5]

537.5

527.5

[10,2.5,1.25]

575

532.5

[15,1.25]

592.5

540

[20]

[35,2.5]
[35,10,1.25]

5112.5

[35,20,1.25]

512.5

[5,1.25]

545

[15]
[15,2.5,1.25]

[20,2.5]

chin-ups

hanging leg raise

dumbbell row

leg curl

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

10

10

15

10

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