Joker Sets: Yes or No?

[maxxforce]

Does ANYBODY still use joker sets?
If so when and how?
With or without PR sets?
With FSL afterwards?

Anyone???

[Gattopardo]

I sometimes use joker sets during my anchors. When I do, I set the cycle up as 3/5/1 with PR sets and jokers on the 3 and 1 weeks, and 5x5 FSL on the middle 5 week.

[blbsss1963]

@Gattopardo

I set the cycle up as 3/5/1 with PR sets and jokers on the 3 and 1 weeks, and 5x5 FSL on the middle 5 week.

I do the same thing on some of my anchors

[T3hPwnisher]

I’ll use them on an anchor/anchor-esque program.

With PR sets.

After the PR set.

With FSL or something similar afterwards.

[RampantBadger]

Nay -Jim doesn’t recommend them anymore. From last month:

“my biggest regrets was ever publishing them. They are fairly worthless for 99% of lifters.”

No Assistance Exercises After FSL?

I am 68 I did some powerlifting back in the 90s and have been lifting on and off ever since I’ve been thinking about doing a meet again and that’s why I started the 5/3/1 this time around I want to do it with a suit or bench shirt I tore both growing muscles when I was completing I’ve gotten a lot smarter over the years and now it’s about form not weight being older it’s taking me longer to recover I’m using the template you posted here on your 5/3/1.