5 * 5 question

[Buddy_Christ]

halfaclue - any more questions, feel free to ask.

those 2.5lb plates will be your best friends on this routine.....and your worst enemy. trust me. first time i stalled on BB curl, it was 90lb with the EZ curl bar. the second week, i got all 5x5, but it was a struggle. next week, 95lbs...all 5x5 no problem at all. week after, 100lbs...just 2 tiny ass little 2.5lb weights on that bar and i failed miserably. i couldn't believe that those 2 tiny ass plates could shut me down so fast. amazing. it seems like it's nothing when you're loading it up. but those 2.5s, if you can keep adding 1 on each side week after week, you get some nice results. slow and steady, but as we all know, bodybuilding and strength training don't happen overnight.

good luck on the routine if you decide to run it.

 

[halfaclue]

Crak...do you recommend using this program with all muscle groups?

 

[Buddy_Christ]

you could use it for all muscle groups no problem. the only problem i have with it is that i only work a muscle directly once a week. even considering that, however, i made improvements. use it for your compound movements. afterwards, feel free to go to failure on other exercises.

 

[halfaclue]

I do the same as far as only training the muscle group once a week so we shall see what happens. I'll let you all know.

 

[Synpax]

I seem to recall Needsize saying it was cool if you did a rest pause on some of the last reps of the last sets. Explained: just put the weight on the rack and count to twenty, and then finish the set.

 

[halfaclue]

OK I need some input without any laughter. I did deadlifts this weekend and I normally only do 2 sets inbetween back and legs as a transition. So I decided to make Deads a prioirty and I tried the 5 * 5 with 225. I did all 5 sets with 5 reps with no problem. What weight should I go up to?

 

[leatherface]

230

 

[Buddy_Christ]

and then the next week, 235.

no laughter coming from me. last time i worked deads (3 weeks ago) i worked with 215. 220 coming on wednesday no problem. my max is only 305x1, tested 2 weeks ago. so no, definetly no laughter from me, just me saying go kill that shit and keep deadlifting

 

[WhatNot51]

should you do all your lifts with this routine? ie. if i do flat bench 5x5, should i continue with incline 5x5, and all my other lifts after 5x5?

 

[westsnoop]

should you do all your lifts with this routine? ie. if i do flat bench 5x5, should i continue with incline 5x5, and all my other lifts after 5x5?

No. One or the other should be your "core" lift. You can add the other as an auxillary lift (2 sets of approximately an 8 rep failure). Choose another exercise (for example, a fly movement) for an additional auxillary.

One core lift per bodypart.