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Working weight 60 kg. 20 kg bar. Plates: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25 kg.

Warm up for 60 kg with 4 sets: 20 kg × 8, 25 kg × 5, 35 kg × 3, 47.5 kg × 2.

Set Load Reps Each side Done Notes
1 20 kg 8 bar only
2 25 kg 5 2.5
3 35 kg 3 5 + 2.5
4 47.5 kg 2 10 + 2.5 + 1.25
Work 60 kg 20

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
62.5 kg 20 25 37.5 50
65 kg 20 25 40 52.5
67.5 kg 20 27.5 40 55
70 kg 20 27.5 42.5 55
72.5 kg 20 30 42.5 57.5
75 kg 20 30 45 60
77.5 kg 20 30 47.5 62.5
80 kg 20 32.5 47.5 65

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.