Can you do 5x5 of 50?
quote:I haven't maxed with sumo yet, but I have a feeling it will be much improved.quote:I read a report from a 17 yr old on another forum, kid was deadlifting 500 and squatting 500 at 170 lbs. He did sumo deadlifts, said he saw immediate results, and is now a big proponent of sumo style.quote:I've been doing 3x5. I keep them close intentionally because my maxes for both have always been similar. I actually switched to sumo dead lifts. It seems to put less stress on my back and I feel a lot more comfortable. We will see what happens in a few weeks when I start hitting walls.
Nice! Interesting your 5x5 squat is close to that of dead lift.
quote:Check the last few pages. We've already had a lengthy debate on how I can get better at bench.
How far along are you getting? Are you failing on the last set?
You could get 1.25 plates. Or try Dumbbells even to switch it up.
quote:Then don't drop down to the bar, drop back to 60, and do it again.
I can do 5x5 at 60.
quote:Why did you switch to 3x5?
Finally making progress again!
SQ 285 LBS 5,5,5
BN 260 LBS 5,5,5
BOR 215 LBS 5,5,5
quote:I stopped progressing at 5x5 (12 months or so)quote:Why did you switch to 3x5?
Finally making progress again!
SQ 285 LBS 5,5,5
BN 260 LBS 5,5,5
BOR 215 LBS 5,5,5
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How can an individual go from 50 push-ups to 100 push-ups without a significant increase in strength?
Or put this way, who can do more push-ups, a 110 lb woman with a 65lb bench or a 120 lb woman with a 135 bench? If push-ups are some percentage of your 3RM or 5RM wouldn't it hold that the higher the 5RM, the higher volume you can do at lower weights (or body weight push-ups)?
In this case we are talking about push-ups that are approximately 90% of 5RM (assume 55lb knee push-ups vs 60 lb 5RM). An alternative to push ups might be to pick a more comfortable weight (say the bar or 50 lbs) and do 5 sets of 10 or 10 sets of 5. That is essentially what has been recommended in doing push-ups...tons of volume at around 90% of a 5RM. Yes, any somewhat untrained novice would see strength increases. But if one can accomplish strength increases with 5x5 or 5x3 or even 3x3 why do way more work in the gym (10x5)?
Look, the weight on the bar matters. It's the way to measure strength, or the ability to produce a force against a resistance.
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I think we can probably all just agree that I'm never going to get better at bench. That should stop the debate.
quote:Well I have been doing the program for 3 months, which does include the bench press exercise.quote:
I think we can probably all just agree that I'm never going to get better at bench. That should stop the debate.
Have you actually tried the bench press exercise yet?
quote:Have you tried flat bench dumbbell press?
I think we can probably all just agree that I'm never going to get better at bench. That should stop the debate.
quote:quote:I read a report from a 17 yr old on another forum, kid was deadlifting 500 and squatting 500 at 170 lbs. He did sumo deadlifts, said he saw immediate results, and is now a big proponent of sumo style.quote:I've been doing 3x5. I keep them close intentionally because my maxes for both have always been similar. I actually switched to sumo dead lifts. It seems to put less stress on my back and I feel a lot more comfortable. We will see what happens in a few weeks when I start hitting walls.
Nice! Interesting your 5x5 squat is close to that of dead lift.
quote:Where did you run into failure last time?
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Tonight's WO
360, 3x5, squat
170, 3x5, oh press
365, 1x5, deadlift
Still haven't had a failure this time around on the main lifts.
quote:I had a few failures here and there building up.quote:Where did you run into failure last time?
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Tonight's WO
360, 3x5, squat
170, 3x5, oh press
365, 1x5, deadlift
Still haven't had a failure this time around on the main lifts.
quote:Already passed your previous best on squats, good job!quote:I had a few failures here and there building up.quote:Where did you run into failure last time?
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Tonight's WO
360, 3x5, squat
170, 3x5, oh press
365, 1x5, deadlift
Still haven't had a failure this time around on the main lifts.
My personal stronglift bests last time around were:
350 Squats
175 OH Press
185 Row
365 Deadlifts
Almost 270 Bench (5/5/4) - I probably didn't have a spotter so I didn't push it.
Cane, how's that rack working out for you on squats? I'm about to pull the trigger on getting a rack set for the house, and I've seen some of those for sale, but wasn't sure how well they would work out for those times you would have to bail out on a squat.hurricanejake02 said: