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Assistance Work #1: Boring But Big
This is probably the most popular assistance work to accompany this program, and it’s really
very simple. After you perform the sets and reps of the program, you simply follow it up with the
same exercise for 5 sets of 10 reps. For example:
Sunday
Military Press – 3 sets of 5 reps (or whatever week you’re on)
Military Press – 5 sets of 10 reps
Chin-ups – 5 sets of 10 reps
Monday
Deadlift – 3 sets of 5 reps (or whatever week you’re on)
Deadlift – 5 sets of 10 reps
Hanging Leg Raise – 5 sets of 15 reps
Wednesday
Bench Press - 3 sets of 5 reps (or whatever week you’re on)
Bench Press – 5 sets of 10 reps
Dumbbell Row – 5 sets of 10 reps
Friday
Squat - 3 sets of 5 reps (or whatever week you’re on)
Squat – 5 sets of 10 reps
Leg Curl – 5 sets of 10 reps
Don’t let the simplicity of this fool you. You’ll get sore, and you’ll be tired. The big question here
is how much weight to use for the “down” sets of 10 reps. The first time you try this, go light.
Very light. Go with something you know will be easy – maybe around 30-40% of your max.
From there, you can work with 50-60%, or whatever you want. You don’t have to progress on
these down sets, although you don’t have to use the same weight, either. Although you can. It
simply doesn’t matter! Just do 5 sets of 10 reps and build some muscle. Since you’re already
warmed up, you can pyramid down here. For example:
Squat – 315x10, 315x10, 275x10, 245x10, 245x10
You can stay with the same weight for all the sets, but that’s boring as hell. Boring, but big
Assistance Work #2: The Triumvirate
This is the smart man’s way to train, because it’ll force you to think about which exercises are
the most effective. It’ll make you experiment and reevaluate. All we’re going for here is to limit
each workout to 3 exercises, including the big one. Here’s an example:
Sunday
Military Press – 5/3/1
Dips – 5 sets of 15 reps
Chin-ups – 5 sets of 10 reps
Monday
Deadlift – 5/3/1
Good Morning – 5 sets of 12 reps
Hanging Leg Raise – 5 sets of 15 reps
Wednesday
Bench Press - 5/3/1
Dumbbell Bench Press – 5 sets of 15 reps
Dumbbell Row – 5 sets of 10 reps
Friday
Squat - 5/3/1
Leg Press – 5 sets of 15 reps
Leg Curl – 5 sets of 10 reps
This is very similar to Boring But Big, but you don’t have to do the same exercise over and over
again, and you don’t have to do 5 sets. Just do the 3 exercises you’ve found to be the most
effective for your training.