Hey guys,
I have decided to try out 5/3/1 as a novice rather than run linear progression.
I am hopefully going to join my countires armed forces in the not so distant future and 5/3/1 seems like it could be a good way to get ready for that. Rather than talk about if it works for a novice I have decided to try it.
I will be starting a log for anyone interested.
@Hellocopter I wouldn’t mind you popping into the log sometime 
[quote]Jim Wendler wrote:
[quote]ScholesGoals wrote:
Why did you choose to do 5/3/1 as a novice? I would imagine something that has you only squatting once a week is designed for people squatting large numbers?[/quote]
That’s how I trained. Seemed to work out pretty well. Seems to work for the beginners I train too.
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When I was coming off my back injury I only squatted once a week. I originally tried a starting strength linear periodization with squatting 3 times per week and it trashed my body and put my healing back about 3 or 4 months. I personally believe that the 5/3/1 start too light and work your way up works perfect with a novice.
Here is a link to an article Jim wrote on T Nation detailing how to set up 5/3/1 as a full body template but with some modifications specifically for a beginner. This should work great for you…