damn i had a really long post and hit back and lost it ahhhh
5/3/1 can still work for competitive lifters, just need to make sure you start the program far enough out. Westside can work for anyone providing you actually know what your weaknesses are. People that say that it doesn't work, or that its mainly for geared lifters really have no clue as each persons program is completely different then the next (ie a raw lifter wouldn't do much board work, %'s on the squat would be higher with less tension too).
I think whatever you pick, just stick to it and you will be fine. No reason why you can't bring your bench up to 300+ while your back recovers.
For me ive always found a little different approach works best depending on the lift. For squat I like accomodating resistance and full range stuff. For bench I like heavy accomodating resistance and partials and for deads I like straight weight from the floor. In 6 months this could all change though haha.
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