I've Done 5x5, What's Worked for You?

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i had tremendous gains i had 30 pounds in my first month and went from 165 as my max to 195, now i had been lifting steadily for about a year so it’s not like i was new to lifting for the gains or anything.

So i’m asking what has worked for you guys in 5x5 i cant do legs because i’m recovering my knee from surgery my main goal is benching i want to get to 225 and of course i want to do the rest of my body like my triceps, biceps, abs, back, etc. i just don’t know how to put it together in a 3 times a week workout can anybody help me my max right now is only 170 and is pretty much where i started last time so i will do my best to get there all i need is a solid routine

if anybody could post something that would be great

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What kind of 5x5?

Straight sets or did you ramp up to one working set?

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well i was planning on staying the same the whole time that is how i got up there last time plus it’s easier

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Don’t know how you think it’d be easier if you’ve never tried “ramping up” to one working set. (you never said you have or haven’t; i’m assuming) I’ve tried both approaches over the years and to be honest I’ve made better gains with Bill Starr’s 5x5 over a more conventional approach … it takes me a lot longer on the program to stall out using a program like Bill Starr’s …

Plus why are you asking what’s worked for us when you were already planning on staying with what’s worked for you even though (assumption) you’ve never tried another 5x5 approach … fuckin guy

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i meant what excersices not how many reps and sets

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[quote]italianbull38 wrote:
i meant what excersices not how many reps and sets [/quote]

Wait so you’re sticking to the 5x5…but you want us to tell you what exercises to change?

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OP check your PM’s