Step 1: Creating Assistance Programs
Adding your own Wendler 5/3/1 assistance programs into Wendler Log can be done in three steps. First, navigate to the Assistance Programs screen from the main menu. Once you’re on the Assistance Program management screen you can either edit the stock assistance programs or create your own custom programs. These assistance programs can be done on any of your lift days.
If you have a large number of assistance programs use the search feature to quickly jump to the program you want to edit. Programs can also be reordered by pressing the ‘Reorder’ button at the top, or deleted by navigating into them.
Step 2: Editing Programs
When editing an assistance program you can customize the name and description of your program. Put guidelines, stipulations, and hints about your program in the description field.
If you want to do your exercises in a different order press the options button at the top then hit the Reorder Exercies button. Exercises can be added to the program by pressing the ‘Add Exercise to Program’ button. There is no limit to how many exercises you put into a program.
Step 3: Editing Exercises
Exercises in your assistance program can be configured with the following options:
Exercise Type:
- Custom weightlifting – An exercise with weight, reps, and sets
- Custom bodyweight – An exercise with reps and sets
- Same as main lift – An exercise that will be the same as the main lift for that workout
- Misc – An exercise that does not have reps or sets (e.g. swimming)
Weight Type:
- Set weight – The exercise will be set at an exact weight (e.g. 100 lbs)
- % of working weight – The exercise will be a certain percentage of the training weight for that day’s lift (e.g. 50% of your 100 lb military press – 50 lbs)
- Weight Percentage – The percentage of the main lift’s training weight
Rest Timer:
- Rest timer between sets – toggles display of the rest timer between sets
- Rest timer length – how long you will rest between sets
Big and Dumb
Here is an example of what the Big and Dumb assistance program would look like. Navigate between your exercises using the previous and next buttons at the bottom of the screen. If you want to log your scores for the assistance exercise press the blue ‘Complete Exercise’ button at the bottom of each exercise and enter your score.
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