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Working weight 120 kg. 20 kg bar. Plates: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25 kg.

Warm up for 120 kg with 4 sets: 20 kg × 8, 47.5 kg × 5, 72.5 kg × 3, 95 kg × 2.

Set Load Reps Each side Done Notes
1 20 kg 8 bar only
2 47.5 kg 5 10 + 2.5 + 1.25
3 72.5 kg 3 25 + 1.25
4 95 kg 2 25 + 10 + 2.5
Work 120 kg 25 + 25

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
122.5 kg 20 50 72.5 97.5
125 kg 20 50 75 100
127.5 kg 20 50 77.5 102.5
130 kg 20 52.5 77.5 105
132.5 kg 20 52.5 80 105
135 kg 20 55 80 107.5
137.5 kg 20 55 82.5 110
140 kg 20 55 85 112.5

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.