If your looking for strength I'd look at the Bill starr 5x5 or rippletoe.
They are straight forward and give excellent strength gains![]()
My goal: increase overall body strength.
Currently, my idea is to do something like this for a routine:
Day 1: Bench press, bent-over row
Day 2: Rest
Day 3: Deadlift
Day 4: Overhead press
Day 5: Squat
The problem is, I'm relatively new to doing the bent-over row, and so the last time I did it, my back was hurting for about three days after, so I had to inject in a couple of extra days' rest before I felt I could deadlift again. I'm hoping this won't be the case next time as my back will have got used to the exercise![]()
Does the above seem like a sensible programme to work to given my goal?
In terms of sets and reps, I quite like the 6,1 principle (Poliquin on t-nation has an article about this), where you do your 1RM first, and this helps you lift more weight in the 6RM set, because of nervous system activation. I seemed to make more progress this way in my bench press the last month or so when compared to trying to add reps to a weight that was around my 4RM.
Would this way of training be sensible for the row, overhead press, squat and deadlift? Or are there better sets and reps formats that I should follow?
Thanks in advance guys. I can see how your advice might depend on my current strength, so here:
Current stats (all kg) @ circa 77 bw:
Bench press single of 95
Row 6 reps of 60
Overhead press (straight legged) 3 reps of 60
Squat 10 reps of 110
Deadlift single of 160
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If your looking for strength I'd look at the Bill starr 5x5 or rippletoe.
They are straight forward and give excellent strength gains![]()
i dont like it tbh mate
why not
workout a
squat
military press
row
workout b
dead
bench
clean and press
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well yours is good but that one you could do mon wed fri and would be sweet
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