Our Building the Monolith page contains a six-week, three-day main-lift example, labeled Advanced. It differs materially from Jim Wendler's original and is excluded from automatic recommendations until those programming differences are resolved.
What the original source establishes
Wendler's published Building the Monolith includes a specific six-week lifting schedule, substantial assistance and conditioning. The supplied template omits major parts of that structure, including the 20-rep squat prescription. Do not assume that following the example below amounts to following the original program.
What Strength Programs supplies
| Day | First two weeks of working sets |
|---|---|
| 1 | Overhead press 10×5 at 65%, squat 5×5 at 70% |
| 2 | Bench press 5×5 at 70%, deadlift 1×5 at 70% |
| 3 | Overhead press 5×5 at 65%, squat 5×5 at 70% |
The same set/rep structure repeats. The percentages rise by five points in weeks three/four and another five in weeks five/six. Volume does not escalate simply because the percentages increase. The example contains only these four lifts, so a barbell, plates, rack with safeties and bench cover its supplied equipment needs.
Loads and progression
Guided setup establishes working weights without a required max test; known-weight setup is optional. These references drive the displayed example percentages. Do not assume that a training-max convention described in Wendler's source is automatically implemented by this approximation.
Loads follow the fixed two-week blocks. There is no additional generic increase after each session and no automatic continuation after week six. Guided weights remain under your control. A missed target does not automatically select a reset; record it and review whether the reference and workload remain appropriate.
Making the decision
Use Wendler's source if your goal is to follow Building the Monolith as written. This page cannot supply its missing assistance, conditioning or coaching decisions, and it makes no promise about size gained in six weeks. No extreme eating prescription is required by this app.
For a clearly described basic wave, compare 5/3/1 Basic, which also discloses its limited main-lift scope. Inspect the Monolith-named example with the differences above in mind.