SO I am doing phase 1 of his 5x5 which consists of the following:
45 degree back raises -3 x 10
Squat - 5x5
Bench Press - 5x5
Deadlift - 5x5
The raises really got my hamstrings warmed up, and less tight, the squats were pretty tough.
My rep/weight scheme went:
275 x 5
315 x 5
300 x 5
320 x 5
325 x 5
Then onto bench press where I just performed 275 for 5 sets of 5
I missed the last rep on the last two sets.
Then Deadlift where it was a little easier. I simply progressed up for 4 sets, and then dropped down to the weight I had started at with set 1 on set 5. It went like this:
405 x 5
425 x 5
445 x 5
465 x 5
405 x 5
I finished then with a set of pullups with a 45 lb dumbbell, that was a bad decision to say the least lol.
Have any of you tried this, and is so, you would know that this exact workout is performed on Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Any suggestions on mixing up the weight/rep scheme?