Need Stronglifts 5x5 advice clarification

Doberdawn

Anyone doing strong lifts... when it says to increase by 5 pounds each time, is that each time you do either set A or set B or only after you've done both sets and are starting back on set A?

wellbert

You add 5 pounds to each exercise each day.

monday 100 bench, 150 squat
wednesday 80 ohp, 155 squat
friday 105 bench, 160 squat

for example

Spokez70

I pretty much just follow what the phone app says but it's pretty simple just increase each time you do the exercise. So for squats you would increase weight on both A and B since you do those every time. The other exercises just increase each time you do the respective sets.

Doberdawn

Thanks Wellbert. Spokez, the app is not for droid phones that I know of...only iPhone

halleymw

There are a couple of apps for android that you can use, they are just not "official" stronglifts apps. Try Liftbig and Lifting Buddy. They are both free. Lifting buddy is true 5x5, and also has a timer function. Lifting buddy lets you set it to 3x5 in addition to the 5x5 routine. They are both free on the google play store. Another that I find useful is smart lifter lite, it has a function so you can put in the weight, and it breaks down the number of weights automatically. Say you put in 200 pounds, it tells you to use a 45, a 25, a 5 and a 2.5 so you don't have to use your brain at the gym.
mike

wellbert

Thanks Wellbert. Spokez, the app is not for droid phones that I know of...only iPhone

Check out "LiftBig" for droid. It works very well.

Doberdawn

Thanks guys! Got the droid apps now! Awesome!