Workout

[hurley842002]

After hitting plateaus on a couple of my favorite workouts, I've decided to get back to basics, and do the "5x5 Stronglifts" program, which consists of:

Workout A:
Squats 5x5
Barbell bench press 5x5
Barbell row 5x5

Workout B:
Squats 5x5
Barbell overhead press 5x5
Deadlift 1x5 (although I did 5x5 on this)

You do this three times a week alternating between workout A twice a week with B in the middle, and vice versa, with a day off in between each lift day. The key to this program is increasing the weight of each lift by 5lbs each time you do it. After my first week, I'm excited to see progress. I've still been running 3-4 miles every day, and don't plan on stopping that.

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After hitting plateaus on a couple of my favorite workouts, I've decided to get back to basics, and do the "5x5 Stronglifts" program, which consists of:

Workout A:
Squats 5x5
Barbell bench press 5x5
Barbell row 5x5

Workout B:
Squats 5x5
Barbell overhead press 5x5
Deadlift 1x5 (although I did 5x5 on this)

You do this three times a week alternating between workout A twice a week with B in the middle, and vice versa, with a day off in between each lift day. The key to this program is increasing the weight of each lift by 5lbs each time you do it. After my first week, I'm excited to see progress. I've still been running 3-4 miles every day, and don't plan on stopping that.

I did Starting Strength for a long time, main difference being 3x5 vs 5x5. You may find it's easier to continue a linear progression with 2 less working sets.

[hurley842002]

I did Starting Strength for a long time, main difference being 3x5 vs 5x5. You may find it's easier to continue a linear progression with 2 less working sets.

The program actually recommends dropping to a 3x5 if you stop progressing on the 5x5.

As an update I'll do my 13th workout with the program tomorrow, and so far I've gained about 6-8 lbs (upped my calorie intake quite a bit), my waistline has stayed the same, and I've noticed I'm much stronger on body weight exercises like dips and pull-ups, despite those not being a primary focus, I've also successfully increased every lift by 5lbs, hopefully not slowing down anytime soon.