[quote]Standndeliver wrote:
pumped340 wrote:
Standndeliver wrote:
pumped340 wrote:
Standndeliver wrote:
Any help/info/crit welcome!
I have very limited time to workout, so my plan is to simply keep lifting a weight until I can do a 5 X 5. So, for ex, suppose I can do 5 X 3 with 325 in the BP, but only get 4 reps on set number 4. I’ll stay with that weight until I can do 5 X 5.
Monday: Squats Wed: BP Fri: DL
I work about 14 hous a day, 6 days a week, but there is a gym in the same strip mall where I have my business.
Please, any other ideas?
since you keep the same weight until you reach 5x5 are you basically going to failure or at a point where you couldnt get another rep each time?
for others reading this is that a good method or too much?
When I can do 5 sets of 5 with a weight, I would then add weight.
right so your always going near your max reps right? as in maybe you hit failure and only get 4 reps one workout on the last set then the next one you just hit 5 and add weight…then the next time you get 3, etc…
Right. I won’t add weight until I get all 5 sets at 5 reps. I do warm up with several lighter sets.
I usually work around 14 hours a day, so I have to keep workouts really short, usually stealing 30 minutes after our lunch hour rush.
Is my method bad?
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No, your method is not bad. You are doing what your able to do with the time that you have. Getting into the gym is 90% of it and puts you ahead of most of the folks walking around. Sometimes it is quality vs. quantity. Do what you can until you can do more.
Workout A:
Squat 5x5
Bench 5x5
T-bar or bent row 5x5
Dip 3xF
Workout B:
Squat 5x5
Press 5x5
DL or alternate row 1x5
Chin or pull up 3xF
Increase the weight by 5lbs when you can do a full 5x5. Ramp the weights till you get to your work set. Squat example:
Body weight 1x10
45lbs (bar) 1x5
95lbs 1x5
135lbs 1x4
185lbs 1x3
225lbs 5x5 (using 225lbs as your working set weight)
The 3xF is three sets to failure. When you can do 3x10, switch to 3x5 and use a weighted dip belt (or make your own, there is a youtube video on how to make your own for cheap that will last for years. It works, I made one for about $7).
If a full 5x5 is taking more time than you have, do 3x5.
Thumbs up for working as much as you do and still getting yourself into the gym. Good ethic.