556 reviews for 5/3/1 Boring But Big

3 weeks complete

3 years of prior experience

Meet expectation strength gains

Above expectation muscle gains

I haven't trained seriously in years. Well programmed and its easy to see that every rep scheme has its own place. Blew up my deadlift from 140kg to 180 in the first 3 weeks but my deadlift goes up by itself without considerable training. Nonetheless a structure was very much helpful.

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5 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Super simple, which is nice. Compound lifts only. You can add your own accessories. It lacks single-sided lifts, and lacks volume for back exercises, so I occasionally added those. This was my second cycle through the program.

3 weeks complete

3 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

I’m doing two blocks of this then some prs but I do feel really strong I was used to doing higher volume so plenty of energy

3 weeks complete

8 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

Less than expected muscle gains

Love it! I was off the grind for almost 6 months due to injuries. I needed something to get me going, and this is a great start for strength training.

3 weeks complete

3 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Pretty easy to stick with plus plenty of room to add accessory as needed.

3 weeks complete

1 year of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

This is simple and effective! I use this as a supplement to my kickboxing and jiujitsu workouts, so I often did not do the accessory work. I still made gains and see progress.

3 weeks complete

6 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Its simple and easy to use.

3 weeks complete

8 years of prior experience

More than expected strength gains

More than expected muscle gains

Bouncing back from not working out due to injury. This got my muscle mass and strength up more than I expected. Really pleased with the results. I may do another cycle. I didn't add anything. I was sure to get rest and a surplus of calories.

3 weeks complete

8 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Easy for beginners, great for intermediate or advanced lifters getting back into routine.

3 weeks complete

3 years of prior experience

Less than expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Decent program