Bill Starr's 5 x 5 program... Variation per Madcow2 (thanx) So here it is! K up now!

[Guinness5.0]

I think you actually have to lift more than once a month before you can give advice like this, G-dawg

I lifted twice this month actually (three times if you count the 20 minutes I spent playing with my CoC's yesterday).

It's, um, part of my new low-frequency experiment. Yeah, that's it

 

[Czar87]

Hey guys ... does it matter wich length barbell i use to deadlift and press ? It's easier to deadlift and press with smaller barbell because it doesnt flare so much, should i use regular or i may use smaller ?

thanks

 

[peter88]

Mod edit.

 

[Svetislav_aka_Waczlaff]

do you fell in love with this bodybuilder or what happen, Peter88 ?

 

[Hawkson]

Re: Bill Starr's 5 x 5 program... Variation per Madcow2 (thanx) So here it is! K up n

Hey all
I did madcows 5x5 for 11 weeks about 2 months ago. I stopped because of overuse of the knee but my lifts were going up. Knees started to crack, started walking funny and I had to stop.
I know everyone says not to mess with the program but....

I was wondering what your thoughts are regarding replacing Wednesday Squats with a 1x20 or 2x20 set of lunges or other unilateral leg work. I figure high volume will be good for recovery and growth and won't tax central nervous system.
Any other ideas for wednesdays squat are appreciated.

My knees really couldn't take squatting 3 days a week but I really did make progress on the lifts and I am eager to start back up again.

Secondly, if doing another cycle of 5x5 where do i begin? Do I start with 4 weeks buildup or can I shorten that? I have been lifting( all the compounds) since then but not 5x5 style

not sure if it helps but
squat-225x5
clean 175x5
Bench 85x5(dumbells)

 

[artificialaspirations]

anyone have a variation for a 4day split? monday tuesday thursday friday?

 

[superclock]

Dumb question from a noobie . . . I started my first day on the Intermediate 5x5 and it seemed pretty easy. Do I stay at the same weight the entire week even if I can do all five sets, or should I bump the weight up from day to day?

 

[perp69]

Re: Bill Starr's 5 x 5 program... Variation per Madcow2 (thanx) So here it is! K up n

Hey all
I did madcows 5x5 for 11 weeks about 2 months ago. I stopped because of overuse of the knee but my lifts were going up. Knees started to crack, started walking funny and I had to stop.
I know everyone says not to mess with the program but....

I was wondering what your thoughts are regarding replacing Wednesday Squats with a 1x20 or 2x20 set of lunges or other unilateral leg work. I figure high volume will be good for recovery and growth and won't tax central nervous system.
Any other ideas for wednesdays squat are appreciated.

My knees really couldn't take squatting 3 days a week but I really did make progress on the lifts and I am eager to start back up again.

Secondly, if doing another cycle of 5x5 where do i begin? Do I start with 4 weeks buildup or can I shorten that? I have been lifting( all the compounds) since then but not 5x5 style

not sure if it helps but
squat-225x5
clean 175x5
Bench 85x5(dumbells)

The squats are the main part of this program. So don't mess with them. If you start taking out the squats then it like drive your car with only three wheels. Usually when people are having knee issues with squats it is do to incorrect technique. Are you doing full squat ATG style or above parallel? I would also suggest getting a book called Starting Strength. It does an excellent job of walking you thru the squat technique. I don't know anyone that doesn't learn something they were doing wrong or just something useful from it.

Perp

 

[MichaelScott]

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[thesuaveone]

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