Guinness5.0
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Time for a new journal as this is not going to be a Bill Starr/madcow2 5x5, though the influence of that program/philosophy is rampant in the planning of this cycle.
Basically I want to address the sticking point in my DL- the bottom part. I am attempting to put together a mini-cycle to make this weakness a strength, then I'll work on the next pertinent weakness and so on....
Anywho, this is my tentative plan which I'd like to have finalized by monday, July 25 since that's when the cycle starts:
M
-Pause squats 5x5 (My thinking is that coming out of the hole on squat w/ no stretch reflex would more accurately simulate the start of a dead)
-Bench 1x5
-Good mornings 1x5
-abs and bb curls (maybe)
T
-Warm up w/ power cleans, working up to 5x5 heavy low clean pulls (I'm not as proficient at power cleans as I previously believed- had an expert critique me today)
-5x5 Push press
-5x5Pullups
-5x or 1x5 Speed dl's off plates
Th
-Squat 1x5 (just good 'ol ATF but I need to get used to putting more weight on my heels rather than the balls of my feet. These may be a tad lighter than my last run just to dial in form. Plus workload and frequency are taking a monster of a jump with this program versus the last one I did, so a little less weight shouldn't hurt me too bad).
-Bench 5x5
-GM's 5x5
-abs/arms (maybe)
F
-Low clean pulls (not sure what set/rep scheme to use)
-Push press 1x5 (should I do these twice a week?)
-Pullups 1x5 ( same q as above)
-Speed dl's on plates (could/should i use a different pull variant here and/or on the low clean pulls?)
I suppose it's fairly obvious who the q's are addressed to, but any input is appreciated.
Basically I want to address the sticking point in my DL- the bottom part. I am attempting to put together a mini-cycle to make this weakness a strength, then I'll work on the next pertinent weakness and so on....
Anywho, this is my tentative plan which I'd like to have finalized by monday, July 25 since that's when the cycle starts:
M
-Pause squats 5x5 (My thinking is that coming out of the hole on squat w/ no stretch reflex would more accurately simulate the start of a dead)
-Bench 1x5
-Good mornings 1x5
-abs and bb curls (maybe)
T
-Warm up w/ power cleans, working up to 5x5 heavy low clean pulls (I'm not as proficient at power cleans as I previously believed- had an expert critique me today)
-5x5 Push press
-5x5Pullups
-5x or 1x5 Speed dl's off plates
Th
-Squat 1x5 (just good 'ol ATF but I need to get used to putting more weight on my heels rather than the balls of my feet. These may be a tad lighter than my last run just to dial in form. Plus workload and frequency are taking a monster of a jump with this program versus the last one I did, so a little less weight shouldn't hurt me too bad).
-Bench 5x5
-GM's 5x5
-abs/arms (maybe)
F
-Low clean pulls (not sure what set/rep scheme to use)
-Push press 1x5 (should I do these twice a week?)
-Pullups 1x5 ( same q as above)
-Speed dl's on plates (could/should i use a different pull variant here and/or on the low clean pulls?)
I suppose it's fairly obvious who the q's are addressed to, but any input is appreciated.
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