5x5 Stalling on Military Press

[booboohead]

Hey folks,

Been weightraining on and off for a few years and had great sucess with Ripptoes so I thought I'd try Madcow's 5x5. I am encountering a problem on my 5th week following the Excel spreadsheet provided on the website. I am on the 5th week and have already had to reset my mil. press back a week and am failing again, my questions are these:

1) Is it that I Am not eating enough calories with the following formula: (weightx15) +500?

2) Am I ramping too fast (I'm currently able to Mil. Press 111 with proper form)?

3) Does the Excel on Madcow's site represent Incline press or Mil Press as Mil Press is much more difficult it seems with users on this board.


Thanks and great info,

booboohead

[Dave76]

Originally Posted by booboohead

I am encountering a problem on my 5th week following the Excel spreadsheet provided on the website. I am on the 5th week and have already had to reset my mil. press back a week and am failing again

If it's the 5th week, you should just now be getting back to your previous 5RM. It sounds to me like you started too high. Either that or you've mysteriously lost strength.

3) Does the Excel on Madcow's site represent Incline press or Mil Press as Mil Press is much more difficult it seems with users on this board.

You can do either overhead presses or incline presses on the program.

[booboohead]

So the weight on the Excel sheet is the same for both exercises? For example, if it says 150lbs on mine, this means I can choose between the Mil. Press or Incline and it will be 150 for both? To me this seems strange as Mil press only uses shoulder and core whereas Incline involves a greater number of muscles. Theres no way I can lift what i do on incline on my mil press. anybody?

[halo0]

Agree, you started to high to already stall on week 5. Did you make the micro weights? That'll help if you haven't.

[v4lu3s]

i agree it sounds like you started higher than what you should have.