My bench has not been progressing as much anymore. My bench 5x5 is looking like:
5 5 5 2 1 1
I haven't been adding on 5 pounds because I can never seem to get
5 5 5 5 5
Would it be okay to switch to a 5x3? I'm able to do 5 5 5 with an extra 5 pounds.
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04-07-2010, 10:04 PM #1
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04-07-2010, 10:06 PM #2
look into Sheiko
basically what im doing is:
week 1 : 5x3 @ 80%
week 2 : 4x2 @ 85%
week 3 : 6x3 @ 80%
week 4 : 3x1 @ 90%
The % are of an estimated 1RM. So, take a max you know you can do and add 10-20lbs to it b/c you want to be shooting towards that higher max.
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12/06/09 : 189lbs
01/06/10 : 194lbs
02/06/10 : 196lbs
03/06/10 : 195lbs
04/06/10 : 199lbs
05/06/10 : 201lbs
06/06/10 : 198lbs
07/06/10 : 195lbs
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04-07-2010, 10:16 PM #3
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04-07-2010, 11:24 PM #4
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On the subject of 5x5, you'll find if you eat more it's more likely you'll get that 5x5. If I do 5x5 once a week as a power day and if I don't eat well all week I find it hard to progress at all on my lifts. Just putting that out there, make sure you're gaining weight or you can't use sheiko to its full potential either.
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04-07-2010, 11:24 PM #5
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04-07-2010, 11:26 PM #6
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04-07-2010, 11:27 PM #7
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04-07-2010, 11:29 PM #8
I've been gaining weight at a constant rate. I'm just thinking it's time to try something new, 5x5 did help me gain a lot. I'm still looking at sheiko.
I suggest looking at:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...1&postcount=15
Edit:
lower the weight
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04-07-2010, 11:32 PM #9Cutting Goal : 185-190lbs
11/06/09 : 184lbs
12/06/09 : 189lbs
01/06/10 : 194lbs
02/06/10 : 196lbs
03/06/10 : 195lbs
04/06/10 : 199lbs
05/06/10 : 201lbs
06/06/10 : 198lbs
07/06/10 : 195lbs
"No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training...what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."
-Socrates
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