Rate my Bench !

[ErikZ]

Hi Guys,
After doing the 5x5, what do you guys think of my lifts, am I on track?

All weights in pounds:

Benchpress: 3x3 - 209lbs

Squats: 176lbs

Deads 3x3: 198lbs

Biceps (3x8): 88lbs

Military (3x3): 121lbs

Row 3x3: 110lbs

Btw, my stats are 1.77m tall
Weight: 168lbs

Never did steroids.

Cheers

 

[curgeo]

You are doing fine. Are you going to continue doing 5x5? I am sure you will continue to get good results from it. Keep it up!

 

[ErikZ]

Yeah
I completed a 5x5 Volume (4 weeks) + Pure Deloading fase (2 weeks).
However, what bothers me is that one of the guys who manages the gymn, broke the world recod (or south american record, don't remember) for squats 2x, and he keeps telling me that squatting 3x per week is wrong bla bla bla, and that no gains will come from it. He maybe right, otherwise he would never have made it to the Pro circuit, however, maybe he is just telling me not to do something that did not work for him.

I am feeling great after this 5x5 cycle, and off I go again back into it next week.

 

[nelmsjer]

How were your gains over the course of the 5x5?

 

[curgeo]

See, what worked for him might not be ideal for you. Like Nelm said, how were your gains? If they were great like you implied, I would stick to it until the gains stop.

Usually when somebody is a world champion they have superior genetics to what I or you might have. He was training probably for powerlifting which is a different thing indirectly than 5x5. If you are wanting to gain size and strength all over your body which you should to develop a proper foundation and you are making good gains, do what is working for you.

 

[ErikZ]

My bodyweight did not alter much, remained more or less between the 75-80 brackets throughtout the course.
This is because I do not eat 4000+cals, because I do not like to do those huge bulking phases, since I like to look reather lean throughout the whole year (got a gf to satisfy ).

But what I did notice is that my bodyfat dropped considerably just by doing the 5x5, probably due to the increase in energy expenditure. I actually increased my biceps by 1cm and my chest looks fuller. No incredible weight-gain, just some nice, lean muscle.
I really enjoyed the 5x5.

PS: Strength is through the roof.

 

[ErikZ]

What really irritates me is to see him looking at me like: "What the fuck is that moron doing, squatting 3x a week"
It puts me off


PS: I am only 18 years old, so its more like:
"What the fuck is that punk kid doing, squatting 3x a week"

 

[curgeo]

Don't worry about what other people say.. You should see us in the gym. Personal trainers always tell their clients to avoid what we are doing.....the reason being is they don't understand it.

If your strength is inreasing, stick to it erik. You are going to get bigger and stronger this time around too.

 

[Guinness5.0]

I would tend to think that you'd be better served by the linear, intermediate version of the program - you'd likely make faster progress that way.

 

[nelmsjer]

Agree with G5.0 on this one. Head back to madcow's site and pull up the intermediate version. Use it as long as you reasonably can!

http://www.geocities.com/elitemadcow1/table_of_contents_thread.htm