Wendlers 5/3/1

Haha.  I guess its quite different to MAdcow and SS.... I meant similar as in 3 x a week focusing on main lifts (OP instead of bent row in this case) squating multiple times a week iwth varying intensity. Similar in it being simple and effective.

Dude when I started going to the gym my only income was from an allowance, and my allowance was less than the combined cost of my gym membership and cost of milk, so I was steadily losing money. One month the gym membership couldn't be paid because there wasn't enough money in my account! My point is that if you want something enough you find a way to do it, which may mean getting a job. Are you actually lactose intolerant or is that just a hypothetical excuse?

An ACTUAL powerlifter you say? My apologies

You can go ahead with 5/3/1 if you want but at 3000 calories a day I wouldn't be surprised if even that failed you

Yes i am actually lactose intolerant, there are no jobs in my town which is why im on whats called "The benefit". I get $250 a fortnight to pay rent and buy food as well as paying of my student loan from when I was studying last year, and i may end up studying again this year so i can get a higher qualification in Electrical Engineering so that i have a better chance of finding a job/apprenticeship. Sometimes if im lucky i get a weeks worth of work from an Electrical firm that even then doesnt pay much because im not paying tax on it. Im trying my best to make do with what i can, my diet is not the best but i buy what will give me what i need, potatoes, rice, eggs and cheap week old veges and fruit because thats all i can afford, and if i spread it out enough i can make a 3000cal diet for 2 weeks and still add weight on to my lifts. This is all because i decided to drop out of a school a year earlier, the reason being is because i was not going to go to school anymore just to fail 2-3 classes every year.

Im not asking for your sympathy, i was merely asking for advice to clarify what i already thought would be ok. Instead of having to nag on my Mate.

I haven't read the thread, but this calculator may prove handy.

http://blackironbeast.com/5/3/1/calculator

5000 Cals
OMG I don't know how someone can eat that much.
I'll be dying in matter of days from 1Gallon of milk.
Is there any program that let me eat less?

what i dont get about that 5/3/1 is the reps.. 6-12reps are for producing muscle mass (his program is in that range or if reading the description, he says it doesnt matter how many reps as long as u get tired after the set).

but its supposed to be a strength program & muscle strength is 1-3reps per set.
i havent tried that workout yet (i rise more in strength at the moment. +20kg bench these past 2months for example but thought about being skinny & trying the 5/3/1 during the summer cos i want strong muscle).

i know this is kind of a matter of what I should do, but with the rep thing, im sure this will benefit the topic one way or another

I think, you should just deload, have a good rest pig out. Continue on 5x5 till, you reach point where you can no longer make progress. Sometimes it's your mind saying: This is impossible, while body could do it with proper mind connection. Once you really reach to the point, where you have no regrets you should go for 5/3/1 program.

On the other point of view: From what I can see people claim that 5/3/1 is not for beginners, it's true that it's not for true beginners. But you can make progress with that aswell, a bit slower but progress non the less.

Eitherway whichever you do, it's all good as you know your body the best.