NEW STRENGTH CYCLE – WENDLER 5/3/1
With the close of the CrossFit Open, we are back to our dedicated strength cycles. The past 3 weeks gave us a chance to take slight de-load (while maintaining our strength with some high-rep strength days) and we are now ready for our next challenge.
Building strength is not only about lifting weights but also lifting in a fashion that allows us not to stagnate of plateau. If you do the same program over and over, you will not continue to make gains at consistent levels, which is which we follow the philosophical beliefs of using an intelligent variety to help us build fitness (in CrossFit terms – work capacity).
Over the next series of weeks, we are going to be doing a strength routine based on the very popular powerlifting program named Wendler 5-3-1 (named after Jim Wendler who created it). It is one of my favorite programs as it not only build strength but does efficiently as far as time and reps. To help explain this program, check out the video below.