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Darren Avey

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5x5 Question
« on: February 06, 2014, 04:44:01 AM »
Started this program with squats last night, what I did is warmed up and then
5 x 5 at x weight
then added 10kg 5x5 at that
added 10 kg
added 10kg
added 10kg.
Is that the right way or should it be 5x5 with the same weight?
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Re: 5x5 Question
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2014, 04:46:14 AM »
Check with Bill Starr a old school proponent of 5x5. There are many articles online written by him.

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Re: 5x5 Question
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2014, 05:05:46 AM »
Adding weight is fine, until you get to a place where you can only do 5x5. The Brooks Kubik version of 5x5 is pretty good. Something like:

Day 1 - Bench - 1WU, then: 5,4,3,2,1 (5) - Bicep Curls - 5x5 - Bent rows - 5x5 - Tricep Pushdown - 5x5 - Crunches
Day 2 - Squat - 5x5 - DB Press - 5x5 - Incline Db Curls - 5x5 - Close Grip Bench - 5x5 - Crunches
Day 3 - Deadlift - 1WU, then 5,4,3,2,1 - Bench - 1WU, 5x5 - Pull Downs - 5x5 - DB Press - 5x5 - Crunches
Day 4 - Neck - 5x5 (or) Shrugs - 5x5 - JM Press - 5x5 - Forearms - 5x5 - Calf Raise - 4x10 - Crunches
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Re: 5x5 Question
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2014, 05:11:57 AM »
alternatively you could just go to the gym and train rather than keeping a silly logbook.
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Re: 5x5 Question
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2014, 05:53:58 AM »
5x5 while increasing weight is retarded. All the volume you did, except of the last heavy set is useless.

Try volume at 80 percent or more, anything less won't do shit for strength.
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Re: 5x5 Question
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2014, 07:59:42 PM »
Quote from: Darren Avey on February 06, 2014, 04:44:01 AM
Started this program with squats last night, what I did is warmed up and then
5 x 5 at x weight
then added 10kg 5x5 at that
added 10 kg
added 10kg
added 10kg.
Is that the right way or should it be 5x5 with the same weight?

Buy Gironda's book  ;)
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Re: 5x5 Question
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2014, 08:02:59 PM »
Do you mean you did 25 sets of squats total?

5x5 I think is usually just five sets with fairly heavy weight.
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