165 reviews for 5/3/1 for Beginners
5/3/1 for Beginners is a popular variation of the 5/3/1 training methodology for beginners and novice lifters to dramatically increase their strength on the squat, bench, deadlift, and overhead press.
Be sure to check out 5/3/1 Forever book, which collects Jim's thinking on 5/3/1 with his latest training methods and over 50 training templates. Go to www.jimwendler.com to learn more.
5/3/1 for Beginners is free on Boostcamp App. You can also find other 5/3/1 templates like 5/3/1 Boring But Big and 5/3/1 Building the Monolith in app format for free on Boostcamp.
Read the 5/3/1 program guide below.
Erik A.
Man, 452 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
free
Art H.
Man, 392 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
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As expected muscle gains
GREAT. GRAND.
Brian M.
Man, 412 weeks complete
1 year of prior experience
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As expected muscle gains
Worked great for me
Lawrence
Man, 452 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Great program, used this to get back into lifting adter 5 years cyclung
Anonymous
Man2 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
The only additions to this program that I added were a set of triceps on bench day and a set of biceps on deadlift day. Great results. Really enjoy the simplicity of this program and the short amount of time in the gym.
Pierre F.
Man, 452 weeks complete
5 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Like the progression seems to be adding good strength 💪
Mitchell R.
Man, 222 weeks complete
1 year of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Had sweet gains while being inconsistent af, great program
TJ D.
Man, 262 weeks complete
2 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Structure and clear set target/goal for the day. Helps with long term consistency for many good reasons.
Chris A.
Man, 342 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
The only changes that I made was instead of doing the 5 x 5 I did five sets of 10 at the end of my 321 
Michael A.
Man, 202 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
after running the first time through i feel a little beat up. make sure your recovery is on point and you take the plus sets seriously.