5x5 training too specific?

[bballusa]

Im thinking about beginning a 5x5 intermediate, but I did 5x5 a while ago and found that.... its just way too specific with its parameters....

just how you increase weight every week and stuff, and have to use that damn calculator... i dunno if thats my thing

any other routines where you can just like GO without doing all this pre-routine bull****? do you guys know of any?

[Nuked]

Go lift weights and quit worrying about routines

[SecondSucks]

Originally Posted by bballusa

Im thinking about beginning a 5x5 intermediate, but I did 5x5 a while ago and found that.... its just way too specific with its parameters....

just how you increase weight every week and stuff, and have to use that damn calculator... i dunno if thats my thing

any other routines where you can just like GO without doing all this pre-routine bull****? do you guys know of any?

Just do it, it shouldnt take very long once u get used to it. Or even take 30min. one day and find out all the weights for the week

[SnoCone]

at our school we have a nice chart that shows what weight per set at what reps we should use depending on our max. im sure theres something like it somewhere on the internet

it kinda looks like this ( for 225 bench )

4 sets of 5 repetitions

Max - 225 ---- | 160 | 170 | 180 | 190 |

[newtostrength2]

http://www.vicjg.com/aspx/madcowint.aspx

This calculator is pretty helpful.

[universalrg]

Originally Posted by SnoCone

at our school we have a nice chart that shows what weight per set at what reps we should use depending on our max. im sure theres something like it somewhere on the internet

it kinda looks like this ( for 225 bench )

4 sets of 5 repetitions

Max - 225 ---- | 160 | 170 | 180 | 190 |

thats what 5x5 has hes just bitxching about this.

[whitesox3223]

dude i remember helpin you with that 5x5 a long time ago.


i guess if thats not your kind of routine..whatever lol

i made great gains off it. juss sayin

[exothermic]

5x5 only made me get a injury due to muscle strain... i prefer my 8-10 reps, and the only time ill switch to 5x5 is to get over a platque and then right back to my regula lifting

[whitesox3223]

Originally Posted by exothermic

5x5 only made me get a injury due to muscle strain... i prefer my 8-10 reps, and the only time ill switch to 5x5 is to get over a platque and then right back to my regula lifting

same here actually. i ran 2 seperate cycles. on the second cycle i strained (or something similar) my groin from squats. i wasnt stretching enough

[SecondSucks]

5x5 is great for building a good strength and size base before moving on to a more specific routine

[JiP]

forward planning is definitely the road to disaster

[methodical]

Originally Posted by newtostrength2

http://www.vicjg.com/aspx/madcowint.aspx

This calculator is pretty helpful.

nice

[exothermic]

i just dont think 5x5 is for everyone.... for beginners no matter who its good cause thats when your going through your biggest jump in your lifts and you start out way lower than your actual potential

but when your moving up in your lifts slowly 5x5 can help abit but if you do it too long its very stressing on your body, expecially when your straining for that extra rep it takes a toll on your body

alittle ectomorph like me its not designed for, meso n endo's i think joints/tendons r just stronger n can go without injury so easily.. as stupid as that sounds its just what i think cause ive had 2injuries since this year because of the 5x5 n im scared to go back for any long period of time

[ThatArmyKid]

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