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You done it before? I know it says to start light so you can adjust but it’s telling me to start out at 85lbs for squats. That just seems really low. Of course at the end of 12 weeks it says I could be doing 260 5x5 which is significantly more than I’ve ever done for that many reps for that many sets.You'll definitely get stronger on the program as your adding weight every workout. It takes some willpower to get through the squat part of the workout when you get up their in weight.
LOL....can't believe coaty hasn't chimed in....
You done it before? I know it says to start light so you can adjust but it’s telling me to start out at 85lbs for squats. That just seems really low. Of course at the end of 12 weeks it says I could be doing 260 5x5 which is significantly more than I’ve ever done for that many reps for that many sets.
for real?We think he had a jet ski accident
for real?
Well, factor in he drives a piece of sh1t dodge....might be broken down on the side of the road somewhere.we just assume, since he has not been from since the holiday weekend
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I've done variations of that program. Definitely start light. Embarrassingly light. The weight will get tough in no time. Main thing with linear progressions like this is don't start sacrificing form just for the sake of adding the weight each session. Better to squat 225 ass to grass and controlled than squat 315 all sloppy and not breaking parallel.I’ve basically ignored legs after my injury. About to start trying to get my squat weight back up. Anyone ever try the StrongLift 5x5 plan?
https://stronglifts.com/5x5/#gref
Basically two different workouts alternated 3 times a week. Every single workout has you squatting 5x5 first thing.
I've done variations of that program. Definitely start light. Embarrassingly light. The weight will get tough in no time. Main thing with linear progressions like this is don't start sacrificing form just for the sake of adding the weight each session. Better to squat 225 ass to grass and controlled than squat 315 all sloppy and not breaking parallel.
The thing I found I really didn't like about these 3x a week full body programs is.... squatting/deadlifting first thing every workout will REALLY start negatively impacting your other lifts like bench/rows once you get up into heavy weights that are tough for you. You're gonna feel dead after squats alone then have to try to progress on bench and whatnot lol. It gets brutal. And let's be honest, most of us would rather have big pecs and back and okay legs than vice versa.
Those programs are great for getting strength up in a relatively short amount of time. But once you start getting burned out and you're not really progressing in anything that isn't legs, I'd move on to something else that is more split up over more days. I've kinda landed on Upper/Lower programs (2 upper days and 2 lower days) at this point in my life. It's the perfect amount of recovery for me and it fits my schedule....... Plus you can always sneak in extra work for the vanity muscles on lower days lol.
I mainly want to do the program to get my squat strength up. I’ve never had strong legs and I haven’t been doing any legs for about 4 months. I don’t see doing this more than 8-12 weeks to get strength up then I’d probably do some other routine. I’m also a bit concerned my knee won’t hold up doing 3 days of squats every week.
All the more reason to start absurdly light. Also, you could always follow the same 5x5 scheme and progression but with a different split. Like you could do 5x5 as an upper/lower. It'd just be 2x/week frequency instead of 3. Not really a big deal in the grand scheme of things though.I mainly want to do the program to get my squat strength up. I’ve never had strong legs and I haven’t been doing any legs for about 4 months. I don’t see doing this more than 8-12 weeks to get strength up then I’d probably do some other routine. I’m also a bit concerned my knee won’t hold up doing 3 days of squats every week.