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program suggestions

wishfullthinking79
wishfullthinking79 Posts: 322 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
There have been several suggestions for different programs. I have looked up strong curves and strong lifts. I only found reviews of the book. I am already a fulltime student. I have very limited time to devote to reading outside of my studies. The strong lifts 5X5 is very intimidating. I am not quite sure I understand it. Will I have to follow several programs in order to do a full body workout? I do not really know how to look up programs or where to look.

It doesnt appear that I can do the 5x5 with the equipment that is available at pf.

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited March 2016
    Bodybuilding.com has a bunch of free programs.

    I like Stronglifts 5x5 though. It's a pretty simple routine. Workout A: Squats, Bench, Rows Workout B: Squats, OHP, Deadlift
    actually I might have which one is A and which is B backwards...but those are the two workout combinations
    Then you just alternate the workouts(ABA BAB). One week will be for example:
    Monday- workout a
    Tuesday- rest
    Wednesday- workout b
    Thursday - rest
    Friday - workout a
    Sat& Sun - rest
    Then the next week you would do B A B and so on.

    There is actually a free phone app that goes with it as well.
  • daremightythings
    daremightythings Posts: 247 Member
    5x5 is incredibly simple and effective in terms of time vs results. It's about as full body workout as you can get.

    There are 5 basic lifts: squat, deadlift, bench press, overhead press, and row. You work out 3 days a week. Day A is squat, bench, row, and Day B is squat, deadlift, and overhead press. You alternate the 2 days. So one week will be ABA and the next week will be BAB. Takes about 45 minutes to complete the entire program.

    There's a free app that will track your weights for you and tell you what to use in your next session. I highly recommend it. Let me know if you have more questions and I'm happy to help :)
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