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[JDid23]

How do you plan on progressing with rows? I know this is obvious, but it's pretty damn hard to progress in 5 pound intervals every workout with DB Rows- you might plateau pretty quickly

 

[Tblock1]

How do you plan on progressing with rows? I know this is obvious, but it's pretty damn hard to progress in 5 pound intervals every workout with DB Rows- you might plateau pretty quickly

Yeah I did 90x5 last week too:

This week: 90x5
Next: 95x5
Next: 95x5
Next: 100x5
Next:100x5
then: 105x5

so basically 2.5 pounds a week or more like 5 pounds every 2 weeks. 90x5 is realy easy though so I got a ways to go before i plateau

 

[Tblock1]

it's not 2.5 lbs per week.... it's 5 lbs every 2 weeks. Maybe try doing 7-8 reps the second week with a given weight? Just a thought

yeah but I'm doing the 5x5 so I want to stick to that. When I said 2.5 lbs a week I was saying that is the equivalent increase if you know what I mean. That will work well (hopefully) because my body will have 2 weeks to adjust to the weight before bumping up. How goes your lifting jdid?

 

[JDid23]

it's not 2.5 lbs per week.... it's 5 lbs every 2 weeks. Maybe try doing 7-8 reps the second week with a given weight? Just a thought

 

[Tblock1]

9/22/10 Wednesday

Deadlift
135x5
215x5
255x5
300x5
340x5

Military press
80x5
100x5
115x5
130x5

Decline situps:
1x10x55
2x10x75

Comments: Enjoyable workout

 

[miked8c]

9/22/10 Wednesday

Deadlift
135x5
215x5
255x5
300x5
340x5

Military press
80x5
100x5
115x5
130x5

Decline situps:
1x10x55
2x10x75

Comments: Enjoyable workout

Wheres the squat? I know you hate squatting but its critical to the program.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Mid-week workout?

If you're doing the linear 5 then I personally don't think the mid-week squat is needed.

Both the 1st and 3rd squat workouts are solid enough.

The squats are sorta necessary on the dual factor version, but that's part of the regulating the volume and you drop those when you switch to the intensity phase if I remember right.

Squats ARE the program though.

 

[Tblock1]

Mid-week workout?

If you're doing the linear 5 then I personally don't think the mid-week squat is needed.

Both the 1st and 3rd squat workouts are solid enough.

The squats are sorta necessary on the dual factor version, but that's part of the regulating the volume and you drop those when you switch to the intensity phase if I remember right.

Squats ARE the program though.

Yeah I just dont see the point of doing such light squats...I'm curious though what is the point of the light squats midweek? Do they just accustom you cns to squats or what?

 

[miked8c]

Yeah I just dont see the point of doing such light squats...I'm curious though what is the point of the light squats midweek? Do they just accustom you cns to squats or what?

They are mad easy, just do them in 5 min. They expedite recovery by flushing out lactic acid from your heavy day, while not actually taxing your muscles to the point of them needing additional recovery.

 

[NBAfan#21]

Hey Tblock? what was your tested 5 rep max on deadlift at the start of this 5x5?