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Originally Posted by GhettoStudMuffin
Thanks alot bro. A few last questions for you. Can I run it circuit style? I mean do my warmups circuit style until I'm ready for the top sets and then do a set, rest 3-5 minutes, do another exercise, rest 3-5 minutes, then do the 3rd exercise and repeat?
I like to take my time between sets so I can put my max effort into them. I don't like to rush it and be sopping wet and out of breath the whole time. I ask whether or not I can do it circuit style not because I want to save time or get a cardio workout from it, but so that I can better spread my focus over all 3 exercises, rather than have the most gas for the first and have less and less for the second and then the least for the last. I want them all to get an equal share. I noticed that the way it's setup that maybe this isn't the best way. I mean the monday workout it looks like by the time I'm done with squats i'm gonna be pretty tired by the time I hit bench to do it real justice? Wednesday seems doable circuit style to spread the effort better because they all have the same reps, but again, friday looks not as easy to do it circuit style like monday.
What do you think? What's the best way to do it and how much rest do you take between sets? Should I just treat each exercise as it's own thing? I mean should I warmup, then hit my sets hard, rest abit, then do the same on the next exercise, rest abit, then finsh the last exercise the same way?
Aren't you running out of gas by the last exercise? It just seems that on the monday workout you'll be gassed by the time you hit bench, on wednesday you'll be gassed by the time you hit military and on friday you'll be gassed by the time you hit rows?
These are the last questions I have. I believe I have a solid idea of how it all works except for these last minor details. Thanks again bro. Sorry for nitpicking, but I really like to get all the little details, and I have read those other threads, but they don't answer some of these questions. I know it's lomg, but if you can go through each of my questions I'd appreciate and put it on the 5x5 madcow thread for all to see who might have similar questions. Thanks again amigo.
No curcuit style, that's just not a good way to build muscle (better to break it into 3x per day workouts, 1 for each exercise than do that). Warm up and go through it in the order. You can switch up the order of benches and rows week to week should you choose. On the days where you squat for 5x5 you are only doing a single heavy set of bench and rows - the rest of the sets are a pyramid and should be less taxing.
The weeks outside the record weeks shouldn't be too hard. I set my weights to work through week 1 at a pretty smooth clip. Week 2 gets a bit more taxing and by weeks 3 and 4 there's not much left. Week 5 slashes the volume and feels nice and easy, then it builds to weeks 8/9 in 3x3. The first time you run it start conservatively and don't be truly pushing yourself until week 3. Remember that a giant portion of the stimulus is in the volume and not necessarily pushing your limits on sets (that said you do need to be lifting at max or close to max capacity in the record weeks).
Gasing hasn't been a problem for me and most people. Take the time you need between sets. In the easy weeks I move at a good clip. As I need more rest to make target weights I take it. Don't be lazy but don't let pace compromise your workouts.
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