How long can the 5x5 program be used ?

[SirDingo]

Not to slam you, but if youre getting impatient after only a few months, then this probably isnt for you. Building muscle takes time, and for noticeable changes in your body it will be months at a time, depending on the amount of weight you are gaining.

Take pictures right now, 5-6 months from now take new ones and compare. You'll notice some changes, but don't expect to see too much every 2 weeks or so..

Thanks I just have to be patient with the whole program. I am new to heavy lifting, used to do more body weight exercises like 100 push ups, and pull ups, etc along with biking allot, but I am sick of that phase and now want to pump up and bulk up

I thing the part of the 5x5 that confuses me, is the beginning part of the sets being very low weight compared to the 4th and 5th of ball busting weight. The first two to three sets just feel so week and easy like I am not getting much out of out, even though I go very slow and pay attention to form, but still it seems it would help to do like 4sets of pretty heavy weight and the 5th a killer set, instead of ramping it up slow ?

 

[beerdrinker]

I thing the part of the 5x5 that confuses me, is the beginning part of the sets being very low weight compared to the 4th and 5th of ball busting weight. The first two to three sets just feel so week and easy like I am not getting much out of out, even though I go very slow and pay attention to form, but still it seems it would help to do like 4sets of pretty heavy weight and the 5th a killer set, instead of ramping it up slow ?

You aren't supposed to get much out of the first two sets, they are warmups. It may not seem like a lot of volume, but that's why you're doing it twice a week instead of once a week like a lot of BB programs have you do. Don't confuse going slow with good form. They have little to do with each other.

 

[SirDingo]

You aren't supposed to get much out of the first two sets, they are warmups. It may not seem like a lot of volume, but that's why you're doing it twice a week instead of once a week like a lot of BB programs have you do. Don't confuse going slow with good form. They have little to do with each other.

I always thought going slow helped gain muscle as opposed to doing a rep in like 1/2second, you should really take a few seconds for each rep bringing it down slowly and then no stopping when it hits the chest but then back up and not locking the arms, all one fluid motion but at a controlled manner ?

So the final 5th set of the 5x5routine should be ball busting not able to even another rep = that heavy ?

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

No, each rep should be done with explosion. Force = Mass x acceleration. The faster you move the weight, the more force you exert on it. The idea is to build up tension on the down stroke, and release it on the upstroke.

Follow the damn weights you programmed into the spreadsheet, don't try and fuck with it b/c "it doesn't feel heavy enough"

 

[wolfman87]

i've used the 5x5 for about 4 to 5 weeks now with unwaivering strength gains. i didn't add much size or weight tho, maybe like 6 pounds total. i don't look any different than i did when i first started it for the most part, i just got stronger.

 

[SirDingo]

i've used the 5x5 for about 4 to 5 weeks now with unwaivering strength gains. i didn't add much size or weight tho, maybe like 6 pounds total. i don't look any different than i did when i first started it for the most part, i just got stronger.

Well my whole point of doing it is too get bigger and more muscle, so I hope this does that, but I also know I have to eat to gain a the same time, and Protein shakes will help allot from what I read ?

I am still torn between this and the more traditional stuff I read other tone guys do, and that is higher reps = 6-8 and maybe only 4sets, but upping the weight every week or so

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

Then You Need To Eat More