Monday, January 30, 2012

New routine

Without a routine, and wanting to solely build strength, I've decided to give the 5x5 workout a try. Essentially this workout is designed to hit your muscles hard three times per week and then allow enough time to promote growth and recovery.It was designed for strength athletes because one of the most common effects seen by it is an increase in strength. This program caught my eye because, It is a relatively easy program to understand, and it nicely illustrates the importance of making systematic progression to drive gains and increase the core lifts.

The 5x5 program is basically doing five sets of five reps per exercise. 

For an example, lets work with the Olympic squats. Do two warm-up sets to get your blood pumping. Then load the bar up to your working weight and do five sets. When you can do five reps on all five sets, increase the weight by five pounds. 

This is my work schedule and how its calculated.



Alright I've said enough, time to put it into action!

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