gettinlarger's Training Journal: 5x5.

[gettinlarger]

Legs.

Squats.
5x5 with 215.

Leg press.
2x9 with 5 plates/side.

Barbell lunges.
2x9 with 95. I usually do dumbbells, but I thought I'd try something new. Does anyone know of any advantages of one over the other?

Extensions.
2x8 with 140.

Curls.
1x9, 1x8 with 90.

Seated calf raises.
3 to failure with 135, supersetted with

Leg press machine calf raises.
3 to failure with 200.

 

[gettinlarger]

Chest, Tris.

Inclines.
5x5 with 205.

FLat DB press.
1x8 with 100s
1x6 with 95s.

Pullovers.
2x8 with 70.

Stretching.

Dips.
1x9 with +90
2x5 with +90.
1x6 with +90.

JM presses.
1x10, 1x8 with 95. Not sure if I did these correctly. I'll work on them.

Stretching.

 

[DrBones]

Your chest routine is IDENTICAL to mine...

I love it...

 

[collegiateLifter]

if you think ext stretching is working for your chest i would recomend your try it for your legs; i did needsizes 5x5 for legs a while back with quad stretchin and got real good results. Basically i just did a sissy squat while leanin back... good job on the PRs though, very nice progress

 

[gettinlarger]

Back, calves.

GMs.
5x5 with 135. Never did 5x5 with these, so I thought I'd do something I could handle.

T Bar Rows (barbell against a corner, weight on one end).
1x10 with 125 added.
2x7 with 150 added.

Towel chins.
3x5. PAIN. I love it.

Chins.
3x8, bodyweight.

BB Rows.
2x8 with 135.

Rev Hypers.
2x20, bodyweight.

Seated calf raises.
5 to failure: 12, 9, 8, 7, 7 with 135.

My hands got hammered from the heavy T-bars and chins. I oughta do grip-related stuff more often!

 

[gettinlarger]

Shoulders and Bis.

Cleans.
2x3 with 135.
2x3 with 155.
1x1 with 185.
One of these days, I'll take a video of these and post it. I wanna know if my form is okay or not. Lord knows that no one in my gym has ever performed these ...

DB military presses.
1x11 with 75s.
1x6 with 80s. PR! Sweet!
Never did 80s before. Felt good as hell.

Stretching.

BB Curls.
3x5 with 105.
2x5 with 95.
Yeah, 105 got heavy real quick. Looks like I'm stickin with it.

One arm preachers.
2x8 with a 35.

Stretching.

 

[gmanlax7]

what are towel chins ?

 

[gettinlarger]

what are towel chins ?

Aww man. AMAZING exercise. There are variations, but the point of it is to really work on grip strength. You can wrap a towel around the pull up bar and do them. What I do, though, is I just throw it over the bar, so both sides are equally hanging down vertically. I grab either end, tightly as I can, and do as many chins as possible. They are very hard, and very painful on your hands.

There is a good thread about them somewhere. Search that too.

 

[gmanlax7]

hahah damn thats what i thought from the name but i was hoping they were easier. That definatly sounds punishing on the grip i shall try them thanks bro

 

[gettinlarger]

Punishing leg workout tonight.

Box Squats.
5x5 with 185.

Free weight hacks.
1x10 with 95.
1x10 with 115.
1x10 with 135.
Never performed these before, but I really like them. My quads were BURNING.

BB lunges.
2x7 with 115.

ham curls.
2x8 with 90.

Seated calf raises.
5 sets: 15, 13, 12, 11, 9 with 90.