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Working weight 80 kg. 20 kg bar. Plates: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25 kg.

Warm up for 80 kg with 4 sets: 20 kg × 8, 32.5 kg × 5, 47.5 kg × 3, 65 kg × 2.

Set Load Reps Each side Done Notes
1 20 kg 8 bar only
2 32.5 kg 5 5 + 1.25
3 47.5 kg 3 10 + 2.5 + 1.25
4 65 kg 2 20 + 2.5
Work 80 kg 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
82.5 kg 20 32.5 50 65
85 kg 20 35 50 67.5
87.5 kg 20 35 52.5 70
90 kg 20 35 55 72.5
92.5 kg 20 37.5 55 75
95 kg 20 37.5 57.5 75
97.5 kg 20 40 57.5 77.5
100 kg 20 40 60 80

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.