Quick (hacky) script to print tabulated workout weights for Wendler's 531 workout program.

workout.py

try:
    from tabulate import tabulate as tb
    tabulated_style = True
except Exception as ex:
    tabulated_style = False


# Replace these maxes with *your* maxes
actual_max = {
    "benchpress":305,
    "squat":405,
    "pushpress":190,
    "deadlift":440 
}

# TM should be 90% of actual max (Following Wendler's Beyond 5/3/1 1.1 workout)
training_max = {k:v*0.90 for k,v in actual_max.items()}

# After each 4-5 week cycle of 531, add 5 lbs to bench and push presses and add 10 lbs to squat and deadlift
# **Reset these values to 0 if starting 531 for the first time.
training_max_adjustments = {
    "benchpress":0,
    "squat":0,
    "pushpress":0,
    "deadlift":0   
}
training_max = {k:v+training_max_adjustments[k] for k,v in training_max.items()}

def print_new_style():
    """ Use the `tabulate` module to prettily print weight tables

        Notes:
            To download tabulate:  pip install tabulate
    """
    max_table= [["lift","training_max", "actual_max"]] + [[key,value,actual_max[key]] for key,value in training_max.items()]

    # Print training maxes
    print(tb(max_table,headers="firstrow"))
    print("\n")

    # Print weight table by tenths of a percent
    tens =  [i/100. for i in range(0,110,10)]
    weights = [[key]+[i*wt for i in tens] for key,wt in training_max.items()]
    print(tb(weights,headers=['lift (10%)'] + tens))

    print("\n")


    # Print weight table by fifths of a percent
    fives = [i/100. for i in range(5,115,10)]
    weights = [[key]+[i*wt for i in fives] for key,wt in training_max.items()]
    print(tb(weights,headers=['lift (5%)'] + fives))

def print_old_style():
    """ Print weight tables using comma delimited format

        Intended to be read by something like Excel.
        For instance: python workout.py > weights.csv
    """
    fives = [i/100. for i in range(5,115,10)]
    tens =  [i/100. for i in range(0,110,10)]
    
    print("actual maxes: ",actual_max)

    print("By 10%:")
    print("lift," + ",".join([str(i) for i in tens]))
    for key,weight in training_max.items():
        print(key+"(%f)"%(weight)+",",",".join([str(weight * i) for i in tens]))

    print("\nBy 10%(offset by 5):")
    print("lift," + ",".join([str(i) for i in fives]))
    for key,weight in training_max.items():
        print(key+"(%f)"%(weight)+",",",".join([str(weight * i) for i in fives]))


if __name__=='__main__':
    print_new_style() if tabulated_style else print_old_style()