5x5 workout t nation That’s genius. I'm about 6 foot 202. Main questions is there any difference in results fro...

5x5 workout t nation That’s genius. I'm about 6 foot 202. Main questions is there any difference in results from using the same core movement of the day for your BBB sets vs the I read the forums often , but this is my first post. com for ~ 3 monthsjust wanted to know if my progress is decent. But I need to workout 3 days a week. Mon: 5x5 Squat 5x5 Deads 3x5 leg ext 3x5 leg curl Wed: 5x5 DB bench 5x5 my question is could i perform a 5x5 workout on a muscle group per day instead of upper/lower split and expect to see good gains in both strength and size? Hey fellow T-Men! I’ve had really good success with the 5x5 plan that Patricia and Ko tried a little while ago. A huge thanks to all who helped advise me as to what program I should start on, now that I’ve finished 2 months of EDT. Well I’ve just started my fourth week of a 5x5 program 3 days a week. Here’s what we can still learn from him today. Monday: Squat 5x5 Bench 5x5 Deadlift 5x5 Wide Grip Pull ups 3Failure with iso-hold on final rep Weighted Sit-ups 310 I’m not so sure what you mean by “vanilla 5x5” - so I can’t really comment. DOES IT MAKE ME FASTER? IS THIS TRAINING Hey gang. I want to try a 5x5 type workout. Thoughts appreciated. So a typical 5x5 will have you hitting your 5 rep max 3x per week, which is Your ‘New 5 x 5’ article analyzing 5 x 5 is awesome. But now I’m thinking of trying 5s Pro because: Bad left shoulder. When i did it i used 2 exercises per body part for a total of 20 sets I have been ramping up to a final set of 5 that’s near failure. However, Starr’s 5x5 basically follows the above format of alternating heavy/medium/light days and weekly The scenario is that I’m doing Bill Starr 5X5 type full body training 3X a week right now. The other workouts use the I’ve been following a 3 sets of 10 type routine for ages and want to start cutting. Although it’s technically 5x5, I’ve taken a little I’ve been doing rep ranges of 8-15 for a long time now. Overhead press 50% x 10 x 5 can be too much for my shoulder Reg Park, the guy who inspired Arnold, knew how to build strength and symmetry. It allows you to work up to your working weight without accumulating too much fatigue, and your Any help/info/crit welcome! I have very limited time to workout, so my plan is to simply keep lifting a weight until I can do a 5 X 5. You do 3-5 sets of 3-5 reps using 3-5 exercises Could I please have some sugestions for a 5x5 routine. What results did you expect? What I haven’t really put everything down on paper, but it would be helpful to see what someone else did. Bill Starr also created a popular 5x5 plan that I’ve been researching a lot about the 5x5 method myself and am looking forward to trying it when my diet phase is over. Before starting this program, I would perform a 1 Usually 5X5 workouts cover 2 body parts a day (agonists/antagonists like back chest) but there are many ways to do it. If I passed them up, call me SUP EVERYBODY IS 5X5 BILL STAR’S TRAINING GOOD FOR ME WHEN IM BOXING AND TRAINING MMA. Dont really get tired at all and I do push my self. Few Hello, In the middle of TBT and not feeling anything, no strength gains or weight gains, doesnt feel like there is enough volume for me. There is something unique about training with them that you don’t get from traditional weightlifting - that being said they aren’t the end all be all. The Dogg lays out some nice points there and Hey Folks, since i felt pretty stuck on the “usual” 10s BBB i switched over to the 5x5 Variation, using Template two. Numbers: Height: 6`1 Weight: 170lb/77kg (1RM) Bench: ~170lb ☹ Deadlift: Friday Bench - 5’s PRO, FSL 5X5 (main work SS with chins) Assistance - Rows - 50 reps, Dips, 50 reps, Curls - 50 reps I will be doing 3X5 of jumps before my workouts along with 10 mins of alright guys a little overview, im 5’10 197lbs, 21 years old, currently bulking and have been lifting for close to 2 years im quite muscular but pretty weak for my physical appearance and i wanted Well, I am 35 340 pounds finally decided to make a change after being told I need insulin injections, So I decided to focus on lifting because my last attempts at weight loss the youtube i would like to know how to use the 5x5 stuff in a 4 days a week routineif you have any suggestions please let me know thanks in advance ake by Christian Thibaudeau One Day On, One Day Off for Hardcore Lifters If you love to lift hard, then train every other day to make the most gains. Hi folks, I’m planning to start a 5x5 soon. I’m currently pounding out the details of my split and exercise choices. Here’s what I did Wednesday rack pull, 5x5-8 - 120 seconds rest 2a. I’m looking forward to see your numbers go up as well! I think the 5x5 training is a good way to combine strength and hypertrophy goals. I’m curious what it means, would appreciate it if someone could explain it to me. Workout A: Squats, Pullups or chinups, and bench press or dips , Workout B Front squats, Five sets of five is a classic scheme, but here's how to make it even better. 2 times just isn’t enough, even if only psychologically. Since this is my first 4 day 5x5 attempt I thought I ask for a So for the past 4 months I have been using various self made bro splits which aren’t the best thing for me especially as a beginner. Rather, I only do 5x5 once a week, and usually on my Sunday workout when I’m really fresh. I don’t think a quick workout for calves and Gents, Can I get your opinions on/experiences with the Stronglifts 5x5 program: Workout 1 - 5x5 Squat, 5x5 Bench, 5x5 BOR Workot 2 - 5x5 Squat, 5x5 Overhead Press, 1x5 Deadlift What are your favourite 5x5 based routines? I’ve used 5x5 in the past on push press and barbell bench pressing for a few weeks and experienced very satisfactory strength gains. I’ve gotten amazing progress so far and I plan to keep it going until it stops. Any of the 3 day per week 5x5 variations, as I know you are aware of them, lots by Bill Starr, 5x5 is a total of 25 reps @ about 80% 1RM, keep the same rep volume but change the structure and accomodate the intensity for example, do 3 weeks of 6x4, 4x6, 8x3, 3x8. Injuries appeared out of nowhere (lower back, shoulder, “golfer’s elbow”) even though my I’m doing Stronglifts 5x5 in the “extended” version focused on arms. chinup, 5x5-8 - 90 seconds rest Friday: like Monday Curious if anyone here has experience doing a 5x5** power-lifting split supplemented with conditioning work (sprint work, swimming, and +3 mile running). With the 3 day split, it takes around an hour to complete the 20 setsand after a while, I If you're familiar with 5x5 training, you know it does an amazing job of getting the body strong and building muscle with compound lifts. overhead press, 5x5-8 - 90 seconds rest 2b. I intend to do 5x5 training for the next 5 weeks and a hyper caloric diet. And you can take Just started T- Nations ' The Simple Deadlift Program', which runs for 17 weeks, deadlifting once per week. I’m on a pretty severe cutting phase, and have been able to lose an average of Has anyone tried 5x5x5 training (five exercises, each done for one set of five, five times per week)? And if so, how did it work out for you? I remember seeing it mentioned on this site, and it Hi everyone. The 5 by 5 by 5 in 25 workout consists of performing 5 exercises for 5 I ran 5x5 on the big three for years, and then did pullups, rows, cleans and other accessories as well on other rep schemes. Current 5RMs(calculated 1RMs) - Squat - 270(304) Bench - 185(208) Row - 185(208) Press - 120(135) by Brandon Rynka Guaranteed Booty Building Build your butt in no time with this strategy that lights up your glutes and forces you to use high doses of I posted last week about getting reacquainted with the iron after about 5 years off and got some great help from this boards members. I ran it until my bench hit about 300, my deadlift was A few years ago, Dan John wrote an in-depth explanation of several versions of the 5x5 program. If you can handle it,go ahead. Could you guys let me know what you think of the following routine please?: Therefore, would you suggest 5x5 for me considering my past inadequacies with meltdown? If I undergoe 5x5 training, I plan on using Jason Norcross'5x5 version of 4 days/2 Hey all. He has something similar. And you can take this method to the next level and I guess you could try 2 workouts a week, and get more recovery. e. I am ready to chuck them all out and I have decided to get After turning 40 last October, I went through a period of lifting where NOTHING seemed to go right. After using the search tool to find what I can on these forums on doing 5x5 training, I’m left with a few enigmas that I have yet to find. Can someone inform me on where to get information on the 5X5 program that is constantly alluded I can’t seem to recover fast enough to do 5x5 at every workout. ive been traing for about two years now and I If you're familiar with 5x5 training, you know it does an amazing job of getting the body strong and building muscle with compound lifts. I started a 5x5 program recently, and I had a question regarding the validity of 5x5’s and ramping in general. For those that aren’t familiar you do something like this for a rep scheme: 185x5 225x5 265x5 265x5 265x5where 265 is pretty damn close to your Can anyone tell me where I can find descriptions of the exercises covered in Joel Marion’s “Ripped, Rugged, and Dense?” I’ve searched but to no avail. I’ve looked through old posts and various articles and tried to combine some ideas. chest/back or chest/biceps, and also how Hey all. I’m looking to change things up. I started a beginner 5x5 routine that I found online and that looks solid ABA BAB A: 5x5 bench, barbell rows, squats and then a couple of 10-12 biceps and calves B: 5x5 ohp, chins, trap bar It's a simple way to get a kick-ass, effective workout in a short amount of time. So i tried the 5x5 intermediate version by madcow first. I love how you combined triphasic with 5x5 to make up for lost muscle recruitment. The 5 by 5 by 5 in 25 As for exercise selection, it depends on what your needs are and what is a priority. I’ve completed the first week of this program: Since my 5-rep maxes are pretty wimpy at the moment, I’m concerned that this program won’t provide the necessary intensity. Consensus is that I should give What is your opinions on these two routines in terms of getting big and strong? the two routines both focus on the same compounds like squats, deadlifts, presses etc but the only difference This is Reg Parks 5x5 ; I am currently on one of his more intermediate/advanced stages of his programming as he has several different protocols from the time he started up to the time he Hi, been doing the 5x5 program from stronglifts. Is 5x5 really the best way to get stronger? The short answer is no, because there’s no such thing as a “best” program for strength. The program looks like this 3x a week (A and B are simply switching): Training A: Stats are not great. He uses the 3-5 Method. I am not a newbie. I have a question regarding Bill Star’s 5x5 workout. By the way, really thankful for all the knowledge IMO, a better idea would be: Workout A Squats 5x5 Bench press 5x5 Bent over row 5x5 Workout B Chin-ups 5x5 Deadlifts 5x5 Overhead press 5x5 Plus some assistance exercises - flyes, Guys: I sort of wanted to start a “summary” thread of the great discussion and debate that’s been going on, and to make sure that I (along with many others, I’m sure!)have it clear in our What Is The Best 5x5 Workout That Will Produce Amazing Muscle Gain? What is the best 5x5 workout that will produce amazing muscle gain? Our forum members share their take on Gonna start 5 sets of 5 reps on squats soon, but right now im doing sets of 10-12 reps. Any Hey. Anyone have any suggestions or links? This question is primarily addressed to Joel Marion but anyone can answer. Before starting this program, I would perform a 1 Thanks a lot. I understand that I’m just performing core 5x5 has been around a long time, but it's still going strong. The next session Going back to uni next week and starting a new routine. But nowhere have I seen the answer to this question regarding 5X5 training. So, for ex, suppose I Quest for Massivenessif Nate Diggity Dogg hasn’t helped ya out by now, look at the thread titled The Foundation started up by Krak (pipe). I am This may be a stupid question, but can someone explain to me the pros/cons to 5x5 versus 3x5 lifting programs? Obviously I can lift heavier at 3x5 but does a 5x5 build more strength or If you have been making progress on Stronglifts, and only have been on it for 12 weeks, it doesn’t make sense to drastically change your routine just yet. We show how to best use 5x5 to gain muscle and strength. You can read all about the program on the Stronglifts website so this I’ve been doing the Reg Park 5x5 two workout splits. In my case The modified 5 x 5 program I'm going to teach you only has you training 5 x 5 on one exercise, and you only perform 5 x 5 on one week out of the I am gonna start a 5X5 here in a few, and was wonderin what you guys thought of this split. Should I take my current weight and try to crank out 5x5 with it?. It was also posted here some time ago. For those of you who occasionally do programs based around a 5X5 protocol, do you do any additional work beyond the 5X5’s for the bodyparts thus trained? If so, what? I recently I’ve been doing 5x5 for 5 months now so I wouldn’t call myself a “vet” but whenever I hit a plateau in an exercise I drop the weight down 10-20 pounds and work my way up again, 5 pounds Pavel doesn’t use a 5x5 system like Bill Starr and Poliquin recommend. Pick 2-3 big exercises to form the foundation and you can do a few extra work sets at the end if you need I’ve been doing mostly CW stuff for the last several months, and am now looking for a good 5x5. How many exercises per bodypart? Poliquin’s examples always use arms and he uses two Been doing some reading from authors Reg Park and John Berardi trying to design a 5X5 routine. The longer i have hit a plateau now. Possibly tweak it slightly by adding I’ve been training for a bit over year now, during which time I had okay gains in strength and size but nothing super impressive (unfortunately my body falls in the “skinny fat” category, 5’9" at Successfully gaining strength and size from months of BBB. Berardi recommends keeping the weight the same for all 5 sets, I would like to start a log tracking my progress working with Madcow. I read alot about 5x5 programs for the major compound lifts and was wondering if they are appropriate for a beginner lifter if done after a high rep warm up set and, of course, proper I’ve been playing around with the idea of putting together a program consisting of bodyweight exercises (squats,pushups,crunches,bridge) on M-W-F and then doing T-F as weight You don’t have to rep til failure to get the most out of a workout. I know there is another thread on this , but my question was not answered in that I have followed several full body routines with good success. Just curious: in the “classic” 5X5 protocol, are all 5 sets done at a single weight or is progressive loading used? I have 4 KB’s myself, and love them. Look up My first workout I normally use a 6-7RM load, and I’ll usually get 5x5 with that load selection; this gives me a good feel for the program and an optimal starting point. 4 times has proven, time and Everyone that completed it said the thing they noticed the most was increased size and strength in the shoulders. 5x5 is a good scheme. Deadlift is 405, Low Bar squat is 345, deep high bar squat is about 250 without belt, I haven't maxed out on bench in quite some time because no one at my gym Particulary interesting version of 5x5 workout is Glenn Pendlay’s, which you can find on the Internet as “8 week squat program”. I’ll be working out 3 days a week, and am not sure how I should combine bodyparts, i. With that being said I decided to start the stronglifts 5x5 So I’ve been doing a 5x5 Reg Park style. The increase in Just started T- Nations ' The Simple Deadlift Program', which runs for 17 weeks, deadlifting once per week. Your feedback was great. But let’s examine the 5x5 approach and look at why it is By alternating 5 sets of 5 with only 2 exercises per session, I can be in and out in 25 minutes. I’ll stay above maintenance but only by a I’ve sometimes seen 5x5/3/1 in programs on this forum. I hey whats up im new to this messageboardhaha anyways i just finished a grueling 12 week workout gained about 23 pounds of solid mass. The two conflict however. I WANA BE STRONGER. My lifts have somewhat stagnated while I’ve been home, but hopefully I’ll get them going again with this 5x5 based Push/Pull Split. Build muscle and strength at the same time with this strategy. I’ve been going for about 3 weeks, and so far I’ve been adding 5 pounds to my 5th set each week as To all strong bears, My question regards programming-especially the 5x5 stuff. [/quote] I did a modified westside approach, where I was doing the 5x5 squat Compared to straight sets (5x5), the breaks in cluster sets allow for optimal training focus and improved technique to build strength. I followed 5 by 5 by 5 in 25 What the hell does that mean? It's a simple way to get a kick-ass, effective workout in a short amount of time. At this, i made some pretty good gains, but my lower back hurt after Looking for other to chime in on their BBB 5x5 experiences. I’ve finally finished my 12 week trial run of Stronglifts and thought I’d give a review for any others thinking about using it.