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5/3/1 Forum member Josh shares a detailed two-part review of Jim Wendler’s Krypteia program, covering setup, training time, conditioning, fat loss, strength, recovery, and who it suits.

You can be as creative or as boring as you want/need to be. The key is awesome bar speed on the main lift and total control/build muscle on the assistance lift.

I never felt run down or beat up throughout any portion of this program...

Understand that your situation is not unique and neither is the answer.  We all must adapt to keep moving forward.  The alternative is denial and failure.

The difference in Jim's new book is the inclusion of the wavy Leader and Anchor cycles, and the black-and-white concepts of how to move from template to template intelligently with the 7th Week protocols; add in to that fully programmed and integrated supplemental, assistance, and conditioning suggestions for each template, and you're all of the sudden provided with one-on-one coaching levels of programming...

The Krypteia program took about two years to fully realize; the initial program looks nothing like how it now appears. Along the way there were misfires, screw-ups and a lot of frustration. Once the meat of the program had been sorted out, I took out the proverbial knife and eliminated anything that wasn't essential. What was left was 7 movements done in a precise fashion that has yielded the best program for young athletes to help build incredible size, strength, stamina and power.

The following is a portion of the new book, 5/3/1 Forever.  The book is extensive and covers how to PROGRAM your training for long term results.  Besides the actual weight training, conditioning, jumps/throws, mobility, conditioning and recovery are discussed.  This has been years in the making with a lot of successes and a lot of failures.  The goal of the book is to give you the tools to help plan and periodize your training, whatever your goals may be.