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Working weight 180 kg. 20 kg bar. Plates: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25 kg.

Warm up for 180 kg with 4 sets: 20 kg × 8, 72.5 kg × 5, 107.5 kg × 3, 145 kg × 2.

Set Load Reps Each side Done Notes
1 20 kg 8 bar only
2 72.5 kg 5 25 + 1.25
3 107.5 kg 3 25 + 15 + 2.5 + 1.25
4 145 kg 2 25 + 25 + 10 + 2.5
Work 180 kg 25 + 25 + 25 + 5

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
182.5 kg 20 72.5 110 145
185 kg 20 75 110 147.5
187.5 kg 20 75 112.5 150
190 kg 20 75 115 152.5
192.5 kg 20 77.5 115 155
195 kg 20 77.5 117.5 155
197.5 kg 20 80 117.5 157.5
200 kg 20 80 120 160

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.