Does anyone even do the one muscle group a week anymore?

[emptywallet]

Stop thinking about the 5x5 as a "powerlifting program" or giving it some other title that sounds anti body building. With the right diet stronger muscles are bigger muscles. It doesn't have to be just a bulking program as KhorneDeth has shown us.

I've been on the program for 5 weeks and have made some good strength gains, put on a lot of size (people keep mentioning it), all while staying the exact same weight (which was my goal). My only cardio is indoor soccer once a week and one or two 20min sessions the treadmill. I have lost fat while gaining strength and size, all while not really watching what I ate or trying to lose fat. My play has improved in soccer as I am a lot stronger and can push people off the ball, and my stanama has somehow increased.

Just give it a good fair try.

I'm not thinking of it as a PL program at all. Not even close. It's just a large change from what I have been doing. I'm fully aware of the ideas behind what your saying. You're preaching to the choir man. If I'm ever able to get to above 200 again, and still fit into these 34 jeans I have now, I'll be happy. Huh, it's really been about three years since my injury. I wonder if my pictures are still floating around on here from then.

 

[Protobuilder]

Everytime I see those Dave Gulledge pics, I'm just blown away. That dude is straight up superhero physique. LoL I curse my genetics daily . . .

was dave doing much cardio too? how often? and how does his routine look like?

Matt Reynolds' interview w/ Dave Gulledge -- http://www.readthecore.com/200601/matt_r.htm

 

[swordfish151]

Great replies guys..and madcow....like i have said before..I love the program.....I realized something and your right...when it comes to lower body fat and "cutting" it really boils down to your diet....no matter what or how your lifting or what program your on...I cant wait to start the 5X5 again in my cutter...its going to be fun..to the poster that wants to start the 5x5...do yourself a favor and plan out the program...this helped me alot...meaning write it down and take it with you to the gym...the first time i ran the 5x5 this helped me gauge and keep track of my gains...good luck bro. and thank you madcow

 

[psychedout]

This is all really wanting to make me try a single factor. Really.

Single factor 5x5 is gnarly bro. I would definetly recommend it. Its the funnest way I have ever trained.

 

[Madcow2]

Great replies guys..and madcow....like i have said before..I love the program.....I realized something and your right...when it comes to lower body fat and "cutting" it really boils down to your diet....no matter what or how your lifting or what program your on...I cant wait to start the 5X5 again in my cutter...its going to be fun..to the poster that wants to start the 5x5...do yourself a favor and plan out the program...this helped me alot...meaning write it down and take it with you to the gym...the first time i ran the 5x5 this helped me gauge and keep track of my gains...good luck bro. and thank you madcow

BTW - I'm not saying you have to do 5x5 or it's the best program or anything. I'm just explaining why it works for the purpose of BBing (and a lot of times better than what most BBers are doing because they often don't have a clue). Tons of ways to skin a cat, I just use the 5x5 for examples because they are very effective but moreso because the structure is so simple it's intuitively easy to grasp and see what's going on.

 

[emptywallet]

I've NEVER changed my training (abeit, adding a bit of cardio) when getting lean, it's all in what I've put in my mouth. I never changed rep schemes, anything. I always relied on the heavy compound lifts, and then whatever I was eating would take care of itself. I think this is going to be alot of fun and I'm going to enjoy it. I need to test out the knee a bit first. I'm squatting one time a week now, and that's light also, I'm just getting to where I can squat again after a few years. Knee feels much better, this damn cold weather here isn't helping though.

 

[DZLS]

i guess i'm somewhere in the middle of all of this, cause i do not do my bodyparts once a week, except for legs...

i hit my legs once a week, twice if you count deads as a leg workout...

other larger muscle groups i try and hit every 4-5 days (chest, back)

smaller groups like calves, bis, tris and shoulders i'll bang every 3-4 days...

swtiching to a 5x5 would be hard for me, cause my brain is programmed for volume...

i have to read up though to make sure i know what this all entails...

 

[eat big]

I have a tweaked version of 5x5 and have made excellent gains for my age. I do train one body part a day.

 

[DZLS]

care to share...?

 

[emptywallet]

I have a tweaked version of 5x5 and have made excellent gains for my age. I do train one body part a day.

Post it up.