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Skeetopunk01 · 03-22-2007, 11:16 PM

So I've been doing the Bill Star 5X5 for quite some time now and modified a few things and have had spectacular results. I'm almost 200 lbs now at 5'9 with 10% bf. Here's are some of my numbers.

Start: Bench ( 5x5) 185lbs
Squat (5x5) 275lbs
B. Over Rows (5x5) 165lbs
Deadlift (5x5) 195lbs
Dumbell Military Press (3x10) 80lbs

Current: Bench (5x5) 245lbs
Squat (5x5) 335lbs
B. Over Rows (5x5) 215lbs
Deadlift (5x5) 275lbs
Dumbell Military Press (3x10) 150lbs

I've love this program and in conjunction with a good diet will give fatastic results. You can get big without roids and such. This is also considering I do 40 minutes of cardio 3-4 times a week.

widdoes2504 · 03-23-2007, 02:18 AM

Good stuff. Keep up the good work.

hrdgain81 · 03-23-2007, 06:37 AM

very nice progress

Eric3237 · 03-23-2007, 08:46 AM

You'll get big with lower reps? How can that be? LOL, the proof is in the puddin as they say. Keep it up and good luck.

Andrew87 · 03-23-2007, 10:24 AM

mmmmmmm pudding is it chocolate?

HSfootball16 · 03-23-2007, 11:11 AM

are you sure your going down far enough on the squats? im not very fimiliar with that 5x5 but you shouldn't be deadlifting less then your squating. unless your form is wrong on one or both of the lifts.

Skeetopunk01 · 03-25-2007, 05:29 PM

I've always had strong legs so squats has always been by best lift. My problem with the deads is my forarms give out before my back. I simply can't hold the weight towards the end... I think I need some straps ASAP.

widdoes2504 · 03-26-2007, 02:28 AM

Straps will help, but I would only use them for the heaviest sets so your forearms still get stimulated with enough work to grow. You can get a good pair online fairly cheap.

Skeetopunk01 · 03-26-2007, 10:30 AM

Oh man... I don't know how I forgot this part but I shrug the 275 very high on every rep so that's why I'm only doing 275lbs on Deads. That's a lot of weight to dead and shrug without dropping the weight towards the end. Forarms can only take so much... know what I mean.

ChinPieceDave667 · 03-26-2007, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skeetopunk01

Start:

Bench ( 5x5) 185lbs

Dumbell Military Press (3x10) 80lbs

Current:

Bench (5x5) 245lbs

Dumbell Military Press (3x10) 150lbs

This doesn't make sense to me, how can your Dumbell MP be so high and your bench be so low in comparison. 150 on a Dumbell press is a lot, even 150 DB for bench press is a lot. Did you mean Barbell? If so then it would make sense.
Also, what is the time frame we are looking at from start to current?

03-22-2007, 11:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Skeetopunk01 Rank: New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Danville. CA Posts: 21 Country:	Progress... So I've been doing the Bill Star 5X5 for quite some time now and modified a few things and have had spectacular results. I'm almost 200 lbs now at 5'9 with 10% bf. Here's are some of my numbers. Start: Bench ( 5x5) 185lbs Squat (5x5) 275lbs B. Over Rows (5x5) 165lbs Deadlift (5x5) 195lbs Dumbell Military Press (3x10) 80lbs Current: Bench (5x5) 245lbs Squat (5x5) 335lbs B. Over Rows (5x5) 215lbs Deadlift (5x5) 275lbs Dumbell Military Press (3x10) 150lbs I've love this program and in conjunction with a good diet will give fatastic results. You can get big without roids and such. This is also considering I do 40 minutes of cardio 3-4 times a week.
	Skeetopunk01's Sig:ASG squat max: 435lbs Bench: 300lbs Current Weight: 193lbs BF% 9.5 Age: 25 Height: 5'9

03-23-2007, 02:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
widdoes2504 Rank: Lightweight Experience: 10+ Years Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,174 Country: Gender:	Good stuff. Keep up the good work.
	widdoes2504's Sig:Height: 6 foot Weight: 240 pounds Bench: 415 (1x1) Deads: 565 (1x1) A2G Squat: 425 (1x1) Cardio sucks

03-23-2007, 06:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
hrdgain81 Rank: Light Heavyweight Experience: 5-7 Years Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,534	very nice progress
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03-23-2007, 08:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Eric3237 Moderator Rank: Heavyweight Experience: 7-10 Years Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,253 Country: Gender:	You'll get big with lower reps? How can that be? LOL, the proof is in the puddin as they say. Keep it up and good luck.
	Eric3237's Sig:Unexpected and inevitable are not synonomous. Anybody can talk a lot. Smart people listen... -Son's first grade teacher

03-23-2007, 10:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Andrew87 Rank: Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 189	lol mmmmmmm pudding is it chocolate?
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03-23-2007, 11:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
HSfootball16 Rank: Member Experience: 2-3 Years Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: maine Posts: 318 Country: Gender:	are you sure your going down far enough on the squats? im not very fimiliar with that 5x5 but you shouldn't be deadlifting less then your squating. unless your form is wrong on one or both of the lifts.
	HSfootball16's Sig:Varsity RG/DT age: 17 height: 5'9" weight: 203bs bench 1RM: 275 parallel squat 1RM: 405 deadlift 1RM: 355 hang clean 1RM: 200

03-25-2007, 05:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Skeetopunk01 Rank: New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Danville. CA Posts: 21 Country:	I've always had strong legs so squats has always been by best lift. My problem with the deads is my forarms give out before my back. I simply can't hold the weight towards the end... I think I need some straps ASAP.
	Skeetopunk01's Sig:ASG squat max: 435lbs Bench: 300lbs Current Weight: 193lbs BF% 9.5 Age: 25 Height: 5'9

03-26-2007, 02:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
widdoes2504 Rank: Lightweight Experience: 10+ Years Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,174 Country: Gender:	Straps will help, but I would only use them for the heaviest sets so your forearms still get stimulated with enough work to grow. You can get a good pair online fairly cheap.
	widdoes2504's Sig:Height: 6 foot Weight: 240 pounds Bench: 415 (1x1) Deads: 565 (1x1) A2G Squat: 425 (1x1) Cardio sucks

03-26-2007, 10:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
Skeetopunk01 Rank: New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Danville. CA Posts: 21 Country:	Oh man... I don't know how I forgot this part but I shrug the 275 very high on every rep so that's why I'm only doing 275lbs on Deads. That's a lot of weight to dead and shrug without dropping the weight towards the end. Forarms can only take so much... know what I mean.
	Skeetopunk01's Sig:ASG squat max: 435lbs Bench: 300lbs Current Weight: 193lbs BF% 9.5 Age: 25 Height: 5'9

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