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In reply to Tex117 • 10:54a, 2/24/26

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How do you do this?

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In reply to Tex117 • 11:02a, 2/24/26

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Tex117 said:
Just FYI, my bros. Don't know if yall have tried this yet, but have you worked with ChatGPT or Claude with workout programming?

I have...and its pretty amazing. It can help program top sets, back off, hypertrophy work, percentages, exercise selection....where you are imbalanced. the whole bit.

I have Gemini through work and have used it a bunch for building in different exercises. It's definitely a good tool for users that know what they want. I'd be hesitant to tell a beginner to use it, personally. I'd probably still be stuck doing 25lb dumbbell incline if I hadn't sought out advice from this thread.

But if you want it to build out a program based on your lifts, what you like to do, etc. then it's great for that.

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In reply to CC09LawAg • 11:08a, 2/24/26

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CC09LawAg said:
What % are you going to go with on your BBB sets?

OHP and BP - 50%
DL and Squat - 40%

I'll evaluate it after that. What do you think? I have a feeling this program is going to kick my ass, in a good way.

Trying to build in some chin-ups as well. Supposed to do up to a 100/week, apparently. Also sick of Pendlay rows so I'll probably switch it up to Kroc Rows.

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In reply to texag06ish • 11:12a, 2/24/26

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texag06ish said:
How do you do this?

Just open up ChatGPT and tell it where you are.

Age, height, weight. Where your lifts are. Its better when you have SOME understanding of programming and can guide it. Like fav said. Probably not perfect for a beginner. But, then again, it has said that beginners do well with "template" programming.

Like, I asked it about 5/3/1 BBB and it can give pros and cons about it. Why it works as an early intermediate, maybe not when older and lifting heavier.

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In reply to fav13andac1)c • 11:53a, 2/24/26

Great plan - 40 to 50% is exactly what I would have suggested.

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In reply to fav13andac1)c • 9:46a, 2/25/26

fav13andac1)c said:
Trying to build in some chin-ups as well. Supposed to do up to a 100/week, apparently. Also sick of Pendlay rows so I'll probably switch it up to Kroc Rows.

Depending on your starting point, what I did was aim for 20 to 25 total reps when I added in chin ups/pull ups. Then every workout that I could complete my rep total I added 5 more and worked my way up to 50, then 100 per workout.

And every set you make sure you aren't pushing too hard - I would do them one at a time if I had to and do them between sets of my main exercise and accessories until I hit my rep total.

Once I hit 100 per workout, I went back down to 50 and then would add weight on a belt and work back up to 100.

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