5x5 strong lift any tips?

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  • ohh_danielson
    ohh_danielson Posts: 5
    Im also bulking at the minute, and I am doing the 5x5 routine.

    Focus is on all the bread and butter lifts, deadlift, squats, dips, overhead lifts and so on... basically to get big you need to lift big and 5x5 is great for increasing strength and should increase overall mass. However for isloation exercises I find a higher rep range and performing say drop-sets, or rest/pause, works best.

    My routine example is;
    Squats
    Deadlift
    Dips
    Chin ups
    Standing curls (rest/pause, 12/8/4)

    Like others have said though 5x5 is best for strength (but should add mass too) but using a higher rep range should ensure more growth.

    I plan on sticking to 5x5 for a while, until I am happy with all my lifts, then change routine slightly.
    I will still be doing the bread and butter heavy lifts at 5x5, to maintain strength, but will be taking one away and adding in an extra isolation exercise, and using a slightly higher rep range, which should help 'sculpt'.

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