Schutzhund1
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I'm thinking about jumping on the 5x5 bandwagon. My current program consists of 1 bodypart per day:
Legs
Chest
off
Back
off
Shoulders
Triceps
Biceps
off
Repeat
I"m thinking of keeping my split the same but picking one exercise for each body part and doing the 5x5 with:
Legs - Squat 5x5, 2 sets of leg presses and 3 sets of calf raises
Chest - Flat bench 5x5, 2 sets of incline dumbells, 2 sets of weighted dips
Back- Deadlift 5x5, 2 sets of tbar rows, 2 sets of pull ups
Shoulders- Military Press 5x5, 2 sets of side raises, 2 sets of front raises
triceps- close grip bench 5x5, 2 sets of skull crushers, 2 sets of dips
biceps- standing bicep curl 5x5, 2 sets of incline curls, 2 sets of preacher curls
Can anyone see any problems with the above plan? I know that hitting a bodypart once every 9 days is kind of weak but over the years I've found that I take a long time to recover and my muscles get assistance work from the other exercises in my split. I also like to keep my workouts under 45 minutes becasue I've also added 45 minutes of cardio 5 days per week into my schedule (not within an hour of weights though).
Any comments?
Thanks
Legs
Chest
off
Back
off
Shoulders
Triceps
Biceps
off
Repeat
I"m thinking of keeping my split the same but picking one exercise for each body part and doing the 5x5 with:
Legs - Squat 5x5, 2 sets of leg presses and 3 sets of calf raises
Chest - Flat bench 5x5, 2 sets of incline dumbells, 2 sets of weighted dips
Back- Deadlift 5x5, 2 sets of tbar rows, 2 sets of pull ups
Shoulders- Military Press 5x5, 2 sets of side raises, 2 sets of front raises
triceps- close grip bench 5x5, 2 sets of skull crushers, 2 sets of dips
biceps- standing bicep curl 5x5, 2 sets of incline curls, 2 sets of preacher curls
Can anyone see any problems with the above plan? I know that hitting a bodypart once every 9 days is kind of weak but over the years I've found that I take a long time to recover and my muscles get assistance work from the other exercises in my split. I also like to keep my workouts under 45 minutes becasue I've also added 45 minutes of cardio 5 days per week into my schedule (not within an hour of weights though).
Any comments?
Thanks

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