First Set Last Widowmaker is the 4-day-per-week, 3-week Leader entry, with 12 scheduled sessions. Its opening session uses Lift name unavailable: 5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85%. Supplemental work: Lift name unavailable: 20 @ 65%.
First Set Last Widowmaker is listed for beginner, intermediate, advanced lifters. Confirm that its volume, frequency, and progression match your current training experience.
The Widowmaker versions use a high-rep supplemental prescription. Compare the three-day and four-day calendars and check how the main lifts rotate through the cycle.
The comparisons describe the schedules included in KeyLifts. Percentages refer to your training max; × means repeated sets and + marks a rep-record set. Warm-up sets are omitted here. “Lift name unavailable” means the record supplies a prescription without a resolvable exercise label; no lift pairing is inferred from it. Use the original program source for progression, conditioning, and execution guidance.
Main: Lift name unavailable: 5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85%
Supplemental: Lift name unavailable: 20 @ 65%
Assistance: Choose a Push exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Pull exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Legs exercise: 50-100 reps
Main: Lift name unavailable: 5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85%
Supplemental: Lift name unavailable: 20 @ 65%
Assistance: Choose a Push exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Pull exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Legs exercise: 50-100 reps
Main: Lift name unavailable: 5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85%
Supplemental: Lift name unavailable: 20 @ 65%
Assistance: Choose a Push exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Pull exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Legs exercise: 50-100 reps
Main: Lift name unavailable: 5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85%
Supplemental: Lift name unavailable: 20 @ 65%
Assistance: Choose a Push exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Pull exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Legs exercise: 50-100 reps
Main: Lift name unavailable: 5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85%
Supplemental: Lift name unavailable: 20 @ 65%
Assistance: Choose a Push exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Pull exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Legs exercise: 50-100 reps
Main: Lift name unavailable: 3 @ 70%; 3 @ 80%; 3+ @ 90%
Supplemental: Lift name unavailable: 20 @ 70%
Assistance: Choose a Push exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Pull exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Legs exercise: 50-100 reps
Main: Lift name unavailable: 5 @ 75%; 3 @ 85%; 1+ @ 95%
Supplemental: Lift name unavailable: 20 @ 75%
Assistance: Choose a Push exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Pull exercise: 50-100 reps / Choose a Legs exercise: 50-100 reps
These are the first sessions of each week. A rotating split can put a different lift first in the next week; see the full workout schedule below for every session.
Start with the calendar and opening prescription, then open a variant to compare its full week and changes through the cycle.
| Variant | Calendar / phase | Opening main / supplemental work |
|---|---|---|
| First Set Last Widowmaker (this page) | 4 days/week · 3 weeks · 12 sessions Leader | Lift name unavailable: 5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85% Lift name unavailable: 20 @ 65% |
| First Set Last Widowmaker 3 Day | 3 days/week · 4 weeks · 12 sessions Leader | Lift name unavailable: 5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85% Lift name unavailable: 20 @ 65% |
Comparison reviewed October 17, 2026. Similar opening sets can still lead into different later sessions. Where prescriptions match, we do not infer a training difference from the name alone.
Use the prebuilt schedule with percentage calculations and training-max progression prepared for each session.
Sets per Week (Main vs Accessory)
3
Weeks
16
Avg Sets/Week
124
Avg Reps/Week
4
Days/Week
Average Intensity by Week
5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85%
20 @ 65%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85%
20 @ 65%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85%
20 @ 65%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
5 @ 65%; 5 @ 75%; 5+ @ 85%
20 @ 65%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
3 @ 70%; 3 @ 80%; 3+ @ 90%
20 @ 70%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
3 @ 70%; 3 @ 80%; 3+ @ 90%
20 @ 70%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
3 @ 70%; 3 @ 80%; 3+ @ 90%
20 @ 70%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
3 @ 70%; 3 @ 80%; 3+ @ 90%
20 @ 70%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
5 @ 75%; 3 @ 85%; 1+ @ 95%
20 @ 75%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
5 @ 75%; 3 @ 85%; 1+ @ 95%
20 @ 75%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
5 @ 75%; 3 @ 85%; 1+ @ 95%
20 @ 75%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
5 @ 75%; 3 @ 85%; 1+ @ 95%
20 @ 75%
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
50-100 reps
Weekly frequency
3 days per week
Strength
Weekly frequency
3 days per week
Strength
Weekly frequency
4 days per week
Strength
Weekly frequency
3 days per week
Strength
First Set Last Widowmaker is represented here as a 3-week template with 4 training days per week.
First Set Last Widowmaker is categorized for Strength. Its actual results still depend on appropriate loading, recovery, nutrition, and consistent execution.
First Set Last Widowmaker is listed for beginner, intermediate, advanced lifters. Confirm that its volume, frequency, and progression match your current training experience.
The KeyLifts version includes the schedule shown below and prepares percentage-based training weights from your training max.