nothing will destroy a lifter faster, or for longer, than ego. Progress Slowly This ties in with starting light, and it keeps lifters who want to get big and strong yesterday from sabotaging their own progress. People want a program that will add 40 pounds to their bench in eight weeks. When I ask how much their Max Body Dev bench went up in the last year, they hang their heads in shame. Break Personal Records 5/3/1 is set up to allow you to break a variety of repetition records throughout the year. Notice that it's "rep records" and not "one