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Working weight 140 kg. 20 kg bar. Plates: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25 kg.

Warm up for 140 kg with 4 sets: 20 kg × 8, 55 kg × 5, 85 kg × 3, 112.5 kg × 2.

Set Load Reps Each side Done Notes
1 20 kg 8 bar only
2 55 kg 5 15 + 2.5
3 85 kg 3 25 + 5 + 2.5
4 112.5 kg 2 25 + 20 + 1.25
Work 140 kg 25 + 25 + 10

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
142.5 kg 20 57.5 85 115
145 kg 20 57.5 87.5 115
147.5 kg 20 60 87.5 117.5
150 kg 20 60 90 120
152.5 kg 20 60 92.5 122.5
155 kg 20 62.5 92.5 125
157.5 kg 20 62.5 95 125
160 kg 20 65 95 127.5

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.