My first 5x5 Progress.

[swanky11]

thanks for the advice
im gonna see how my back feels this week to determine what to do but im prob gonna do singles and doubles and then go right into my next 5x5 w/ my new maxes. what link do you want?

 

[Lifting N Tx]

From your log:

I am usiung the excel spreadsheet to find my reps sets and weights, with ricanx's workout which was created by BiggT, Sarge, Enigma4dub and ZGzaZ.

I'd be interested if you have a link to that workout and/or spreadsheet that has the 5x5 setup with 4 weekly workouts split 2 ways which you said you were basing what you did on.

I'm interested in that and the thinking that went into it, since 5x5s that I've seen were mostly done full body 3x/week and I'm interested in doing it as a split.

 

[swanky11]

I took the workout i found on here which is what is in my log.
Day 1
Flats - 5x5
Incline DB Press - 3x10
Hammer Strength Dips - 2x10
Dips - 2x15xBW
Overhand Crossovers - 2x8
Underhand Crossovers - 2x8
Decline Ab Crunches - 2x8
Day 2:
- Back Squats – 5x5
- Hang Clean 5x5
- Chins – 3 sets until failure
- Pulldowns – 3 x 10
- Hammer Curls - 3x8
Day 3 -
- Push Press 5x5
- Flats 5x5
- Skull Crushers 4x8
- Cable pushdowns 3x10
- Decline bench abs - 3x15
- DB Flyes 3x8
Day 4:
- Power Clean – 5x5
- Back Squats - 5x5
- Jump Shrugs - 5x5,1x20
- Barbell Curls - 5x5 -

I used the numbers the excel spreadsheet found on here:
http://www.geocities.com/elitemadcow1/5x5_Program/Periodized_5x5.htm
and since i only squated twice a week i took the light day out.

 

[swanky11]

New bench maxes
225x20
315x3

 

[swanky11]

before i started the 5x5 icould get 225x15 maxed today at 225x21
im gonna 1 rep max later this week to see where im at.

 

[Lifting N Tx]

That's some good work on bench. Are you doing some low rep work for the other lifts also?

 

[swanky11]

That's some good work on bench. Are you doing some low rep work for the other lifts also?

kinda but my back has been hurt so i havent been going heavy and ive stayed away from hang cleans and squats this week

 

[swanky11]

Maxed today

Bench 335x1 easy
went to 350 almost got it but needed some help
New goal is 365 by august