![]() ![]() There is some assistance (isolation) work which is good to include, but one of the big goals I’ve found with the intermediate 5×5 is getting more time under the bar so when you move on to more advanced routines you don’t look like those tools in the gym that throw on a ton of weight in the squat rack and then do a 1/4 squat with knees buckling and a myriad of other form flaws. The 5×5 workout is just that… 5 sets of 5 repetitions using compound movements almost exclusively. I’m truly glad I found it and it, and I credit this routine with setting the base for the first time I pulled 500lbs. Now I look forward to out lifting guys that are a lot bigger than me. ![]() I just wanted to get bigger (because I’ve been around 175lbs forever and really wanted to hit 190 or 200). When I found the Madcow 5×5 workout spreadsheet based on Bill Starr’s Intermediate 5×5 routine, I wasn’t even thinking about “strength gains”. (Click Here for Madcow’s detailed Program Info) Click here or Scroll down to watch the instruction videos and download the Madcow 5×5 workout spreadsheets ![]()
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