Advanced
Building the Monolith (Minimalist + Progression)
Jim Wendler's Building the Monolith: a 6-week high-volume 5/3/1 variant. Three brutal training days per week emphasizing heavy compound lifts with escalating volume. Eat big, train hard, recover harder.
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Duration
6 weeks
Frequency
3 days / wk
Exercises
4 unique
Difficulty
Advanced
Program Structure
Week-by-week breakdown of your training
D1
Day 1
2 exercises
1
Overhead Press Main
10×5 @ 65%
2
Squat Main
5×5 @ 70%
D2
Day 2
2 exercises
1
Bench Press Main
5×5 @ 70%
2
Deadlift Main
1×5 @ 70%
D3
Day 3
2 exercises
1
Overhead Press Main
5×5 @ 65%
2
Squat Main
5×5 @ 70%