5x5 Ice Cream

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  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    liahna wrote: »
    iandrew124 wrote: »
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    jenglish712 wrote: »
    The main complaint I hear about ICF is that once you start getting into higher weights 1.5-2 hours is not uncommon. ICF is largely the same as SL but with added iso work more focused on bodybuilding. Hey, if I had 2 hours three mornings a week I might try that instead of SL.

    Oh man, to have my workout as short as 1.5-2 hours. That would be crazy, I could get an hour of my life back every day.

    Dang, you spend 3 hours? o:

    I do 4 hours
    5 hours on Thursdays
    I'm always careful not to overdo it. My workout is very varied.

    Aren't you the one who did 500 squats the other day? Our definitions of "varied" may...vary.
  • TheMOC
    TheMOC Posts: 74 Member
    rick_po wrote: »
    Ice Cream 5x5 is just Stronglifts with a few isolation lifts tacked on the end. I would not do ICF on a cut, unless you want to adjust the volume down (maybe do it 3x5). If you want a simpler beginner program, just do Stronglifts, or Starting Strength.
    The cutting version of ICF is 3 X 5 on the compounds, 2 X 8 on the isolation work. I'm thinking about switching over to ICF from SL.

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