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Working weight 100 kg. 20 kg bar. Plates: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25 kg.

Warm up for 100 kg with 4 sets: 20 kg × 8, 40 kg × 5, 60 kg × 3, 80 kg × 2.

Set Load Reps Each side Done Notes
1 20 kg 8 bar only
2 40 kg 5 10
3 60 kg 3 20
4 80 kg 2 25 + 5
Work 100 kg 25 + 15

As the weight goes up

The same ramp for your next working weights, one smallest jump at a time (2.5 kg). A dash is a set that drops out.

Working Bar × 8 40% × 5 60% × 3 80% × 2
102.5 kg 20 40 62.5 82.5
105 kg 20 42.5 62.5 85
107.5 kg 20 42.5 65 85
110 kg 20 45 65 87.5
112.5 kg 20 45 67.5 90
115 kg 20 45 70 92.5
117.5 kg 20 47.5 70 95
120 kg 20 47.5 72.5 95

The ramp the Masheen app uses: the empty bar for 8 reps, then 40 percent for 5, 60 percent for 3 and 80 percent for 2.