Philosopher - Microloading Madness

[Achilles]

5x5 is great, why did you stopped doing upper/lowerbody

 

[philosopher]

5x5 Week 1/Dag 1

Squat
5x30kg
5x40kg
5x60kg
5x65kg
5x75kg

Bench
5x25kg
5x30kg
5x35kg
5x40kg
5x50kg

Pendlay Row
5x20kg
5x25kg
5x30kg
5x35kg
5x40kg

Hypers
2x10x10

Sit up machine
4x10x15

Comments
No weight focus on the pendlay rows. Wanna work my technique first

 

[Rageking]

what is a pendlay row?

 

[The_KM]

what is a pendlay row?

A barbell row per se but begins dead on the floor after every rep. So a row, let hit the floor, row, floor, etc.

Good sessions philo!

 

[philosopher]

what is a pendlay row?

You could check out this link for more info: http://stronglifts.com/how-to-perform-the-pendlay-row-with-correct-technique/

 

[tim290280]

How's benching after squatting going?

 

[philosopher]

How's benching after squatting going?

Pretty good altough I have to take a few minutes rest from the squatting. Right now its early in the progression schedual so it isnt all that hard atm but after we enter week 4-5 things will be different.

 

[tim290280]

^^ I found I had to swap between which went first and accept that performance would be down in one or the other week to week. But you will certainly learn how to train hard doing it.

 

[Achilles]

Pretty good workout. 5x5 is hard but worth it

 

[PrinceVegeta]

5X5 session looks solid philo! I like the "dag"1!

 

[philosopher]

^^ I found I had to swap between which went first and accept that performance would be down in one or the other week to week. But you will certainly learn how to train hard doing it.

Not experienced that during my previous cycle. The only lift which is very taxing for me is the deadlift. I changed it in my previous cycle by starting with the deadlifts instead of ending with it but that didnt work out because I had nog energy left for other exercises. The DL is imo the hardest lift you can do.

 

[philosopher]

5X5 session looks solid philo! I like the "dag"1!

haha didnt noticed that

 

[The_KM]

Not experienced that during my previous cycle. The only lift which is very taxing for me is the deadlift. I changed it in my previous cycle by starting with the deadlifts instead of ending with it but that didnt work out because I had nog energy left for other exercises. The DL is imo the hardest lift you can do.

100% complete and utter cosign. For that very reason I hate deadlifts...I'm pooped after them.

 

[ironheart]

solid session philo. never tried those pendlay rows before but they sound tougher than normal barbell rows, are they?. anyway, keep up the good work bro

 

[philosopher]

solid session philo. never tried those pendlay rows before but they sound tougher than normal barbell rows, are they?. anyway, keep up the good work bro

They are way harder to do imo. You should try them and see for yourself.

 

[philosopher]

5x5 week 1/day 2

Deadlift
5x50
5x60
5x65
5x70

Incline Press
5x20kg
5x25kg
5x30kg
5x40kg

Squats
5x30kg
5x45kg
5x55kg
5x55kg

Abs
3 sets 12 reps

Comments
Went fine today

 

[SRUDWARF]

hey man how many times have you tried 5x5

 

[philosopher]

hey man how many times have you tried 5x5

This is my second full run. Have tried it before but didnt complete the full 9 or more weeks.


didnt train yesterday because I'm having a really bad cold atm. Hopefull this will be gone quick. I've been popping lots and lots of vit C and omega's to get get better asap.

 

[The_KM]

Easy with the vit C bro. Don't exceed 2g/day or it will have the opposite effect. (It'll work as a pro-oxidant instead of an antioxidant).

Take in more water, protein and glucose. That seems to be the cure for me.

Get well soon man.

 

[miamiracing]

what up man?

put some more weight on teh squats, i know you can do more.. try to push yourself to the limit the 5x5 looks pretty sweet G,