Linear PPL: Legs A (Squat & Pull Clock)

Squat before deadlift, never the reverse — the squat AMRAP is the more informative signal and must run fresh. Take a full three minutes before the deadlift top set — one set, so the rest is prescription. Stop it the moment the lower back rounds; log reps. No secondary here — the deadlift top set fills that slot, so week-level secondary directives don't apply. Substitutions with load cues: standing calf raises swap to standing dumbbell calf raises for the same reps; leg extensions swap to split squats at matched RPE. Equipment swaps. No machines: Leg Extensions -> a Bulgarian split squat or a slow bodyweight sissy squat; Lying Leg Curls -> a Nordic curl or a dumbbell Romanian deadlift; Standing Calf Raises -> a bodyweight or dumbbell calf raise off a stair edge. In every case match the prescribed effort, not the implement: choose a load, band tension, tempo or pace that puts each set on the target RPE or duration.