Giving it some thought, and reading the stickies, I will begin next week with a 5x5 program. Please critique my plan.
5-weeks loading
Sunday:
Olympic Squats 5x5 (same weight)
Benching 5x5 (regular)(same weight)
Barbell bentover Rows 5x5 (same weight)
Accessory: Dips 5x5 (bodyweight), Swissball Crunch(weighted)
Monday: Low Intensity Cardio, Basketball 6-8 hrs after cardio
Tuesday:
Olympic Squats 5x5 (reduced 15-20% from Monday)
Standing Military Press 5x5 (same weight)
Deadlifts 5x5 (same weight)
Pull ups 5x5 (bodyweight)
Accessory: Incline DB curls 5x5, Hanging Knee Raises 20x5
Wednesday: HIIT Cardio
Thursday:
Olympic Squats 5x5 (working up each set)
Benching 5x5 (incline)(same weight)
BB Shrugs 5x5 (same weight)
Accessory: Skullcrushers 5x5, DB Oblique Side Lifts 5x5, Lying incline DB Rows 5x5
Friday: Off
Sat: HIIT Cardio
As for my 1RM, with proper form, I pretty much have a good idea of what it is for all of the lifts above, except for the squats. I'm limited to what I can get over my head, but being new to olympic squats, and squating again since highschool, I know that I will not be able to do 1.5% of my bodyweight for a while, but will work up to it.
After the 5 weeks, I will drop the squats on tuesday, and work 3x5 for the rest of the lifts for 4 weeks, alternating heavy/light between sets.
Any thoughts.
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