Stronglifts 5x5
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Has anyone been doing this? If so, what have your results been?
I just started today. I really like it! My days will be set up for Thursday/Saturday/Monday with Tuesday and Wednesday as my non-lift days. As a beginner today was 45lb / 45lb / 65lb. I'm looking forward to going up in weight for the next one
I just started today. I really like it! My days will be set up for Thursday/Saturday/Monday with Tuesday and Wednesday as my non-lift days. As a beginner today was 45lb / 45lb / 65lb. I'm looking forward to going up in weight for the next one
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I picked up SL after doing stage 1 of NROLFW.
I also used it this past summer for awhile
I enjoy the simplicity of the program0 -
Great program for beginners, you should notice immediate strength gains! It will be important to adjust your calorie intake accordingly for the new amount of exercise/lifting you will be doing.0
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I've been doing it for about 5 weeks.
I've kept my weight relatively low so I can focus on proper form. I enjoy it. The app is very helpful and the program is easy to follow.0 -
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I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.0
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midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
I'm curious how you think it wasn't specific enough?0 -
cushman5279 wrote: »
Yuppers!0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
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I really, really liked it! So simple yet very effective. I didn't think I'd really feel anything at first because I do a ton of physical activities that involve body weight, resistance, tons of squats, cardio, endurance, etc. I have never used a barbell, I've only used hand weights and heavy bar. But I can kinda sorta feel it in my butt and shoulders and even a little core right now 0
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cushman5279 wrote: »
Yuppers!
Yay! I love to eat lol0 -
cushman5279 wrote: »I really, really liked it! So simple yet very effective. I didn't think I'd really feel anything at first because I do a ton of physical activities that involve body weight, resistance, tons of squats, cardio, endurance, etc. I have never used a barbell, I've only used hand weights and heavy bar. But I can kinda sorta feel it in my butt and shoulders and even a little core right now
When the weight starts getting heavier; with proper form/technique, you will notice A LOT of core stimulation for all of the lifts.
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midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
I'm curious how you think it wasn't specific enough?
It doesn't include the workouts that I do.0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
Yes, that is what I'm saying. It's generic lifts and not specific lifts that target particular muscles.
ETA: In other words, it probably works for a lot of people, but it just doesn't work for me. Instead I track with MFP because I can add custom exercises.0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
Yes, that is what I'm saying. It's generic lifts and not specific lifts that target particular muscles.
Generic or Boring lifts? What are your goals, what is your current program, and how does a compound lift not target your specific muscle?
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midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
Yes, that is what I'm saying. It's generic lifts and not specific lifts that target particular muscles.
Generic or Boring lifts? What are your goals, what is your current program, and how does a compound lift not target your specific muscle?
Generic. Boring is subjective, and can't be used for comparison because boring differs from person to person. When I say generic, I mean the exercises target several larger muscles that are common for those who want to build strength for the sake of building strength rather than for a particular activity.
In my case, I'm trying to follow a program to build muscles for rock climbing. Halos, skiers, pull-up retractions, to name a few, are a part of my program and are not on Stronglifts.0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
Yes, that is what I'm saying. It's generic lifts and not specific lifts that target particular muscles.
Generic or Boring lifts? What are your goals, what is your current program, and how does a compound lift not target your specific muscle?
Generic. Boring is subjective, and can't be used for comparison because boring differs from person to person. When I say generic, I mean the exercises target several larger muscles that are common for those who want to build strength for the sake of building strength rather than for a particular activity.
In my case, I'm trying to follow a program to build muscles for rock climbing. Halos, skiers, pull-up retractions, to name a few, are a part of my program and are not on Stronglifts.
Makes perfect sense. Your program is geared for your goal, which it should be! Glad to hear.
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cushman5279 wrote: »I really, really liked it! So simple yet very effective. I didn't think I'd really feel anything at first because I do a ton of physical activities that involve body weight, resistance, tons of squats, cardio, endurance, etc. I have never used a barbell, I've only used hand weights and heavy bar. But I can kinda sorta feel it in my butt and shoulders and even a little core right now
When the weight starts getting heavier; with proper form/technique, you will notice A LOT of core stimulation for all of the lifts.
That's good news! I work hard on my core but need to change it up. Seems like this is in the right direction for me.
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midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
Yes, that is what I'm saying. It's generic lifts and not specific lifts that target particular muscles.
Generic or Boring lifts? What are your goals, what is your current program, and how does a compound lift not target your specific muscle?
Generic. Boring is subjective, and can't be used for comparison because boring differs from person to person. When I say generic, I mean the exercises target several larger muscles that are common for those who want to build strength for the sake of building strength rather than for a particular activity.
In my case, I'm trying to follow a program to build muscles for rock climbing. Halos, skiers, pull-up retractions, to name a few, are a part of my program and are not on Stronglifts.
Makes perfect sense. Your program is geared for your goal, which it should be! Glad to hear.
I love seeing people get along on the Internet.0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
Yes, that is what I'm saying. It's generic lifts and not specific lifts that target particular muscles.
Generic or Boring lifts? What are your goals, what is your current program, and how does a compound lift not target your specific muscle?
Generic. Boring is subjective, and can't be used for comparison because boring differs from person to person. When I say generic, I mean the exercises target several larger muscles that are common for those who want to build strength for the sake of building strength rather than for a particular activity.
In my case, I'm trying to follow a program to build muscles for rock climbing. Halos, skiers, pull-up retractions, to name a few, are a part of my program and are not on Stronglifts.
Makes perfect sense. Your program is geared for your goal, which it should be! Glad to hear.
I love seeing people get along on the Internet.
It's a good thing :-) I ask more questions for understanding rather than making assumptions. I'm on these forums to help, support, and educate when I can.
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midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
Yes, that is what I'm saying. It's generic lifts and not specific lifts that target particular muscles.
Generic or Boring lifts? What are your goals, what is your current program, and how does a compound lift not target your specific muscle?
Generic. Boring is subjective, and can't be used for comparison because boring differs from person to person. When I say generic, I mean the exercises target several larger muscles that are common for those who want to build strength for the sake of building strength rather than for a particular activity.
In my case, I'm trying to follow a program to build muscles for rock climbing. Halos, skiers, pull-up retractions, to name a few, are a part of my program and are not on Stronglifts.
Makes perfect sense. Your program is geared for your goal, which it should be! Glad to hear.
I love seeing people get along on the Internet.
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OP, I started doing Stronglifts a month ago (exactly today, in fact) and I am loving it. It's so simple and straightforward and takes a lot of the guesswork out of how much weight to add. My husband is a long time lifter, and he switched to 5x5 while he was home so we could work out together - he liked it so much he didn't go back to his original program (although he throws some additional work in on top of it).
Best part, the woman who owns my gym (competitive bodybuilder whose husband and son are competitive powerlifters) told me a few weeks in "I've been watching you, and what you're doing is great."0 -
I really liked Stronglifts as a beginner to strength training. I was on the program until I reached my max growth with the program. I transitioned to Wendler's after I was unable to recuperate enough between workouts (specifically my squat) to continue to progress. If I can remember my numbers right I was squatting 235lbs 5x5, benching 135lbs 5x5, OHP 90lbs 5x5, rows 100lbs 5x5, and deadlifting 255lbs 1x5.
If you stick with it and follow the program you can see great progress.0 -
PeachyPlum wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
Yes, that is what I'm saying. It's generic lifts and not specific lifts that target particular muscles.
Generic or Boring lifts? What are your goals, what is your current program, and how does a compound lift not target your specific muscle?
Generic. Boring is subjective, and can't be used for comparison because boring differs from person to person. When I say generic, I mean the exercises target several larger muscles that are common for those who want to build strength for the sake of building strength rather than for a particular activity.
In my case, I'm trying to follow a program to build muscles for rock climbing. Halos, skiers, pull-up retractions, to name a few, are a part of my program and are not on Stronglifts.
Makes perfect sense. Your program is geared for your goal, which it should be! Glad to hear.
I love seeing people get along on the Internet.
+1
OP, I started doing Stronglifts a month ago (exactly today, in fact) and I am loving it. It's so simple and straightforward and takes a lot of the guesswork out of how much weight to add. My husband is a long time lifter, and he switched to 5x5 while he was home so we could work out together - he liked it so much he didn't go back to his original program (although he throws some additional work in on top of it).
Best part, the woman who owns my gym (competitive bodybuilder whose husband and son are competitive powerlifters) told me a few weeks in "I've been watching you, and what you're doing is great."
What work is he adding to it?
He (and you) may benefit from ICF 5x5.
Which is essentially a bastardized version of SL with iso work
It's what I'm doing now since I enjoy the lifts from SL but like some iso work as well (found out when I was injured and had to do a split so I could drop leg day based on how injury felt).0 -
I'm a fan, though right now am working my way through New Rules of Lifting for Women. I plan to do something similar to Stronglifts next. I liked that it was a small set of lifts when I first got back into lifting because it was easy enough to learn and follow. The progression was fun even though a couple lifts didn't move up much *cough*OHP*cough* but overall, it was quite confidence boosting.
In the 12 weeks that I followed SL, I got up to 150 on squats, 200 deadlift, 85 bench, 65 OHP and 105 pendlay row. Progression has been different in NROLFW and I added bench once a week cause I didn't like not doing flat barbell bench. I'm hoping soon to work deadlift up to 225 and have been working on both low bar and high bar squats. I learned some different lifts doing NROLFW and might use some later but definitely look forward to doing something closer to SL soon.0 -
lishie_rebooted wrote: »PeachyPlum wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
Yes, that is what I'm saying. It's generic lifts and not specific lifts that target particular muscles.
Generic or Boring lifts? What are your goals, what is your current program, and how does a compound lift not target your specific muscle?
Generic. Boring is subjective, and can't be used for comparison because boring differs from person to person. When I say generic, I mean the exercises target several larger muscles that are common for those who want to build strength for the sake of building strength rather than for a particular activity.
In my case, I'm trying to follow a program to build muscles for rock climbing. Halos, skiers, pull-up retractions, to name a few, are a part of my program and are not on Stronglifts.
Makes perfect sense. Your program is geared for your goal, which it should be! Glad to hear.
I love seeing people get along on the Internet.
+1
OP, I started doing Stronglifts a month ago (exactly today, in fact) and I am loving it. It's so simple and straightforward and takes a lot of the guesswork out of how much weight to add. My husband is a long time lifter, and he switched to 5x5 while he was home so we could work out together - he liked it so much he didn't go back to his original program (although he throws some additional work in on top of it).
Best part, the woman who owns my gym (competitive bodybuilder whose husband and son are competitive powerlifters) told me a few weeks in "I've been watching you, and what you're doing is great."
What work is he adding to it?
He (and you) may benefit from ICF 5x5.
Which is essentially a bastardized version of SL with iso work
It's what I'm doing now since I enjoy the lifts from SL but like some iso work as well (found out when I was injured and had to do a split so I could drop leg day based on how injury felt).
I straight up have no idea
He lives 7,000 miles away, so he just does his thing and I do mine, and we trade notes when we get a chance to talk.
Thanks for the tip on ICF. Stronglifts is working great for me right now, but by the time DH is back home I'll probably be ready to add some additional work in, and that looks like a great routine!0 -
PeachyPlum wrote: »lishie_rebooted wrote: »PeachyPlum wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I didn't like it because the workouts were not specific enough. I suppose if I was just looking for generic strength training without any specific activity or muscles in mind, this might be a useful app.
What's not specific about the program? They are compound lifts, they work the most amount of muscles per movement............
Yes, that is what I'm saying. It's generic lifts and not specific lifts that target particular muscles.
Generic or Boring lifts? What are your goals, what is your current program, and how does a compound lift not target your specific muscle?
Generic. Boring is subjective, and can't be used for comparison because boring differs from person to person. When I say generic, I mean the exercises target several larger muscles that are common for those who want to build strength for the sake of building strength rather than for a particular activity.
In my case, I'm trying to follow a program to build muscles for rock climbing. Halos, skiers, pull-up retractions, to name a few, are a part of my program and are not on Stronglifts.
Makes perfect sense. Your program is geared for your goal, which it should be! Glad to hear.
I love seeing people get along on the Internet.
+1
OP, I started doing Stronglifts a month ago (exactly today, in fact) and I am loving it. It's so simple and straightforward and takes a lot of the guesswork out of how much weight to add. My husband is a long time lifter, and he switched to 5x5 while he was home so we could work out together - he liked it so much he didn't go back to his original program (although he throws some additional work in on top of it).
Best part, the woman who owns my gym (competitive bodybuilder whose husband and son are competitive powerlifters) told me a few weeks in "I've been watching you, and what you're doing is great."
What work is he adding to it?
He (and you) may benefit from ICF 5x5.
Which is essentially a bastardized version of SL with iso work
It's what I'm doing now since I enjoy the lifts from SL but like some iso work as well (found out when I was injured and had to do a split so I could drop leg day based on how injury felt).
I straight up have no idea He lives 7,000 miles away, so he just does his thing and I do mine, and we trade notes when we get a chance to talk.
Thanks for the tip on ICF. Stronglifts is working great for me right now, but by the time DH is back home I'll probably be ready to add some additional work in, and that looks like a great routine!
I'm on my 2nd run with ICF 5x5....love love love the results I've achieved!
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cushman5279 wrote: »Has anyone been doing this? If so, what have your results been?
I just started today. I really like it! My days will be set up for Thursday/Saturday/Monday with Tuesday and Wednesday as my non-lift days. As a beginner today was 45lb / 45lb / 65lb. I'm looking forward to going up in weight for the next one
It's okay if you're looking to maintain muscular conditioning e.g. stay in "shape" muscular wise. But if you're specifically looking to build muscle, or build strength there are better programs out there.
I also believe that barbells have a greater risk for injury. I don't see the point of putting yourself at this potential risk unless you're a competitive athlete in power lifting.
OP - Just disregard his comment...there is a reason he has "jail bars" on his profile picture.
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cushman5279 wrote: »Has anyone been doing this? If so, what have your results been?
I just started today. I really like it! My days will be set up for Thursday/Saturday/Monday with Tuesday and Wednesday as my non-lift days. As a beginner today was 45lb / 45lb / 65lb. I'm looking forward to going up in weight for the next one
It's okay if you're looking to maintain muscular conditioning e.g. stay in "shape" muscular wise. But if you're specifically looking to build muscle, or build strength there are better programs out there.
I also believe that barbells have a greater risk for injury. I don't see the point of putting yourself at this potential risk unless you're a competitive athlete in power lifting.
OP - Just disregard his comment...there is a reason he has "jail bars" on his profile picture.
Oh sweet baby cheesus. I'm having flashbacks to the squat thread I had the misfortune of starting...0 -
cushman5279 wrote: »Has anyone been doing this? If so, what have your results been?
I just started today. I really like it! My days will be set up for Thursday/Saturday/Monday with Tuesday and Wednesday as my non-lift days. As a beginner today was 45lb / 45lb / 65lb. I'm looking forward to going up in weight for the next one
It's okay if you're looking to maintain muscular conditioning e.g. stay in "shape" muscular wise. But if you're specifically looking to build muscle, or build strength there are better programs out there.
I also believe that barbells have a greater risk for injury. I don't see the point of putting yourself at this potential risk unless you're a competitive athlete in power lifting.
Barbells used with incorrect form have an increased risk of injury. But, then again, ANY movement done incorrectly has an increased risk of injury.0 -
"If I can remember my numbers right I was squatting 235lbs 5x5, benching 135lbs 5x5, OHP 90lbs 5x5, rows 100lbs 5x5, and deadlifting 255lbs 1x5."
@mamasmaltz3 I bow to thee. Wow.
Edited to say, the above should be in quote boxes, I copied/pasted incorrectly; those are mamasmaltz3's numbers, NOT mine (but I wish!!!)0
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