Tom<p>Did day 1 today. </p><p>The additional volume is manageable - 5/3/1 reps + 5 additional 5-rep sets at the first set's load - and makes for a total of 40+ reps per compound lift in each cycle's week 1 (2 per program day). That's more than double the volume of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gzclp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gzclp</span></a> 's T1s, and about 20% more than its T2s.</p><p>The weight will go up, and the volume will go down slightly in week 2 and 3 of the program's repeating cycle, but should overall still be significantly higher that what I did for the last 10 months - good!</p><p>The 3 assistance exercises I picked from the pull/push/core categories are still focusing on arms. I feel noticeably stronger after the past month of arm specialization, but the size isn't even close to where I'd like it to be. It's hard for tall people with super long arms, I guess, but I'm sure they'll get there at some point.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/strenghttraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strenghttraining</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/powerlifting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>powerlifting</span></a></p>