What do these mean:
3x5 Squat
3x5 Bench Press
1x5 Deadlift
What are the numbers?
|
|
Results 1 to 4 of 4
Thread: What does this mean?
-
07-09-2006, 04:47 PM #1Registered User
- Join Date: Jul 2006
- Age: 38
- Posts: 10
- Rep Power: 0
What does this mean?
-
07-09-2006, 04:52 PM #2Powerbuilder
- Join Date: Oct 2003
- Location: New York, United States
- Age: 68
- Posts: 19,925
- Rep Power: 10377
That looks like Riptoe's starting strength set up. If that's correct then it means, 3 work sets of 5 reps with the same weight and 1 work set of 5 repsOriginally Posted by MoToe103
-
07-09-2006, 05:40 PM #3Registered User
- Join Date: Jan 2006
- Age: 32
- Posts: 116
- Rep Power: 224
Okay let's explain the numbers
3x5 Squat
The "3" means the number of sets. The "5" means the number of reps for each set.
What it means is that you will do:
5 squats,
take a break
5 squats,
take a break,
5 squats.
The same goes with other exercises. (except for the deadlift one. I'm sure you noticed it's 1 set)
-
07-09-2006, 05:45 PM #4Registered User
- Join Date: Oct 2003
- Location: PA
- Posts: 1,679
- Rep Power: 1285
They are simple multiplication problems..3x5=15 squatsOriginally Posted by MoToe103
Nah just kidding..it means 3 sets of 5 reps.
Bookmarks