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Thanks. I agree that the basic Wendler program lacks volume. That's why I moved to the hybrid system that alternates power and volume. One exercise using his guidelines and then one secondary exercise that emphasizes volume.That’s a good bench for your body weight. You should enter a meet. As long as you can squat at least 500 with no wraps and pull over 600 you should do well. I had one training partner that did good on the basic 531 but myself and others went backwards for bench. I always needed more volume to keep my bench over 400. My best comp bench was 425 in the 220s so you got me and maybe I gave up on it too soon. I always thought JM Blakelys plan worked the best for me.
531 did work great for deadlifts because the weakest guy out of the 6 of us still had a 660 pull and the rest were 675 or better.
The thing I like about it that the first exercise stays the same throughout the progressive cycle...and the second exercise can be changed from week to week. One you are looking for weight progression, the other is strictly volume progression.
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