5x5 or 3x5?
I have been doing Jason blahas 5x5 for about a month and a half ( I have had 4 moths of previous lifting before I started this) I am improving in everything but bench press which is only preformed 2 times or 1 time a week... It takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes which is getting tiring. I am wondering if it would be better that I switch to Jason blahas new program which is 3x5 plus benchpress every day you lift (3 times a week) I also think I would improve more if I did 3x5 because so many times I can do 3 sets of 5 but I’m the last two sets I can’t get the final rep. Please let me know thanks.
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07-11-2019, 12:33 PM #1Registered User
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5x5 or 3x5?
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07-11-2019, 12:56 PM #2Registered User
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As a novice you should be able to make progress with 3x5. Myself as an intermediate I eventually stopped making progress with 3x5 no matter how much weight I tried to pile on the bar. I then increased my volume by going to 5 sets for the main compound lifts and I immediately started seeing progress again.
Bodybuilding is much more than an hour in the gym a few days a week---it's a lifestyle that changes all your perceptions about how to live, eat, and rest. It feeds the mind as much (and sometimes more so) than the body.
~Originally posted by ironwill2008
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07-11-2019, 06:59 PM #3Registered User
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Maybe look into doing the Texas Method. It's another 5X5 program that should help you with some improvements as well.
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07-12-2019, 06:48 AM #4No help for this one....
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Not a fan of JB's crap......
My Log - https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=170367151&page=50
"Muff divers local #69.....no muff too tough....we dive at five"
Fierce 5 Programs ->https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=1266579671#post1266579671
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07-12-2019, 07:37 AM #5Registered User
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Yeah, same here.Originally Posted by Squid24
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