Recent content by Johnny Horse Face

Thanks guys, that helps. One more thing, do you guys find that your posterior chain gets a stretch during this exercise?

What are your thoughts on reloading each rep? Is it necessary?

I am doing the Intermediate 5x5 and it calls for 90* BB Rows and I have a couple questions: 1. I had some gym monkey come up to me the other day telling me that my grip should be wider than shoulder width to target the lats better. Is there a standard grip width for this exercise? 2. I am...

I think I will try to get a pair of those cats. They look good are fairly priced. Thanks!

Alrighty, thanks fellas!

Thanks for the reply. I am doing Olympic squats (ass to ground, right?), but am also looking for a general gym shoe. I know vanity should be the last of my concerns in the gym, but I am not that keen on the look of the Chuck Taylors. Do you think the Adidas shoe you mentions above, or the...

I keep reading about the Converse Chuck Taylors and was wondering if there are any other brands that might be just as functional? For the past 2 years I have been lifting with running shoes (I came into this hobby with a strong running background) and they are really inhibiting my form on...

Let me try this again. Based on your Set Interval %, some of your sets may be not be factors of 5, thus you either round the weight or microload. Maybe Madcow can say it better: One of the issues faced by many lifters in programming is dealing with jumps in weight or forced rounding to 5lbs...

Hey Zgzaz! I havnt had a chance to read your entire journal, but it looks like you didn't microload the weights. Did you find this a problem at all where rounding presented more weight that you were ready for? Thanks buddy.

I am new to the 5x5 as well and was wondering why you prefer the smaller jumps? If I read Madcow's description of Set Interval, he suggested that a smaller % is more likely to fatigue too soon. Your thoughts?

Does anyone simply round the numbers or does this really present a problem as MadCow suggests?

I am doing the Intermediate 5x5 for personal growth. However, fat gain and metabolism aside, cardiovascular health is the main reason why I need to do some cardio.

How have you guys/gals fit in your cardio on the 5x5? Squatting three times a week is definitely new to me. I don't want cardio to hinder my performance in the gym or with recovery. Any suggestions of how to make this work?

Good call. Thanks for your guys' help!

Is adding weight an issue if your a person like myself who cant max out the dumbbells in the gyms?