5x5

[Luxx]

Has anyone done the 5x5? Just looking for any info on the routine. I'm doing a push pull 4 day split routine right now but, I think I'm starting to plateau.

 

[Usealittle]

iv done it... there different ways to run it but it worked for me like 4-5 wks then stopped workin so make sure if you see yourself start to level out that you have a back up plan on what to switch to.

 

[ckcrown84]

^^^ Agreed.
Use it for a month or so and then switch it up again. But 5x5 is great for making strength gains. You really have to push yourself hard though.

 

[Luxx]

Thanks for your input. I'll look it to some other routines just in case.

 

[CowPimp]

Solid routine for strength and mass gains. There are some more advanced examples of 5x5 programs out there too. Lots of variations on them. You can also try a 5x5 program for 3-4 weeks, deload, then shift to a 3x3 program using the same principles, but with heavier weights.

 

[cck99352]

I typically use 5x5 on specific exercises (bench, barbell rows, squats, dead lifts) but not for ancillaries (like flys, side laterals, etc)... and I do them for 4 weeks and then switch up (like most of the people above)... sometimes I will go up to 5x3 for 1-2 weeks and then deload. Good tool, but you have to plan loading/deloading for best results.

 

[AskinsCG]

If you're interested in a 5x5 program I highly reccommend looking in to StrongLift's 5x5. I've used it multiple times in the past for strength and mass gains. Also, when I start to feel like I'm no longer seeing gains from the 5x5 I'll switch to a 3x5 for a few weeks. It seems to do the trick.

 

[DegenerateSteve]

I've only been training purely for str for 3 weeks, using a 5x5 with a burn out of 25-30 following the last set of each exercise. I've seen good results off it as I can bench 245 now which before starting I couldnt budge off my chest. whats deloading though? and why does a break to a 3x3 help? Just gives the body a change of pace?

 

[Emperor]

Interesting.

 

[Gorm]

I'm starting a 5x5 routine now and will let you know how it goes. I was stacked as a teenager, then didn't lift for about 10 years. Been lifting hard again for the last 2 or 3. Still not back to the sheer girth I carried as a teenager, even using AAS!
One thing I did differently (besides having a younger growing body) was a 5x5 routine.

Today was my first day going back to the 5x5, totally killed my legs.

 

[benzo]

If you're interested in a 5x5 program I highly reccommend looking in to StrongLift's 5x5. I've used it multiple times in the past for strength and mass gains. Also, when I start to feel like I'm no longer seeing gains from the 5x5 I'll switch to a 3x5 for a few weeks. It seems to do the trick.

^^This worked great for me in terms of strength gains back when I was still pretty new to lifting