hey there, first time on these boards came on over to see if I could get some help with the 5x5 program. posted an introduction on the picutres board at this link http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=438830 includes some pics to give an idea of where im at
Anyways im not to sure if I have this whole 5x5 program understood correctly so I was wondering if you guys could help me understand it better, i'll post my stats and the example of what I will be doing from my understanding.
thx in advance
My current stats--- age 18, 5'5, 130lbs, BF%... Low
Current Max 5x5 lifts(Lbs)--- Bench 155, Squat 160(working on form not sure of max 5x5), Deadlift 190, Bent over rows 90lbs
here goes, (started a bit lighter on 5x5) it's my understanding that every friday I add a little extra weight and then on monday I jump up another 5lbs or so on every set from last week if I did it succesfully?.. heres my example
Week 1
Monday- Heavy Sets 1 2 3 4 5
Bench 30 50 70 110 140
Squat 30 50 90 130 150
Bent over Row Bar 20 40 60 80(thinking about making 4th set a work set also?)
2 sets Weighted Hypers 35lbsX?? 35lbsX??
Weighted sit-ups
Wednesday- Light
Squats 40 90 130 130(Does this look right? It felt good to me,)
Incline Bench 30 70 115 115
Deadlifts 100 145 175 175
Jack-knifes (preferred over sit-ups)
Friday- medium Set# --- 1---- 2----3----4---- Triple---Back-off
Squat 30 50 90 130 155x3?---90x8?
Bench 30 50 70 110 145x3?---70x8?
Bent over rows bar 20 40 60 85x3?--- 40x8?
Weighted Dips 3x5
Standing curls 3x8
French Press 3x8
Is this correct for the first week? and then the next week every set goes up 5-10lbs depending on the excersizes and my ability?
so Week 2 would be like this
Monday- set 1 2 3 4 5
Bench 35 55 75 115 145
Squat 35 55 95 135 155
and so On??, I tried to make this as simple to understand as i could i'm not sure if I got it right but if anyone could clear it up for me or tell me if its correct it would be very appreciated,
thanks alot guys/girls
Anyways im not to sure if I have this whole 5x5 program understood correctly so I was wondering if you guys could help me understand it better, i'll post my stats and the example of what I will be doing from my understanding.
thx in advance

My current stats--- age 18, 5'5, 130lbs, BF%... Low
Current Max 5x5 lifts(Lbs)--- Bench 155, Squat 160(working on form not sure of max 5x5), Deadlift 190, Bent over rows 90lbs
here goes, (started a bit lighter on 5x5) it's my understanding that every friday I add a little extra weight and then on monday I jump up another 5lbs or so on every set from last week if I did it succesfully?.. heres my example
Week 1
Monday- Heavy Sets 1 2 3 4 5
Bench 30 50 70 110 140
Squat 30 50 90 130 150
Bent over Row Bar 20 40 60 80(thinking about making 4th set a work set also?)
2 sets Weighted Hypers 35lbsX?? 35lbsX??
Weighted sit-ups
Wednesday- Light
Squats 40 90 130 130(Does this look right? It felt good to me,)
Incline Bench 30 70 115 115
Deadlifts 100 145 175 175
Jack-knifes (preferred over sit-ups)
Friday- medium Set# --- 1---- 2----3----4---- Triple---Back-off
Squat 30 50 90 130 155x3?---90x8?
Bench 30 50 70 110 145x3?---70x8?
Bent over rows bar 20 40 60 85x3?--- 40x8?
Weighted Dips 3x5
Standing curls 3x8
French Press 3x8
Is this correct for the first week? and then the next week every set goes up 5-10lbs depending on the excersizes and my ability?
so Week 2 would be like this
Monday- set 1 2 3 4 5
Bench 35 55 75 115 145
Squat 35 55 95 135 155
and so On??, I tried to make this as simple to understand as i could i'm not sure if I got it right but if anyone could clear it up for me or tell me if its correct it would be very appreciated,
thanks alot guys/girls