Hi,

I'm new to the forum and thought I would try out the 5x5 program. I've lifted consistently for the past 9 years, but have neglected my workouts this past year. I just started back last month and am finally getting my strength back. Like a lot of guys, I focused on my upper body and neglected my lower half. I've decided to do it right this time!

I have a question:

Should I focus on using the same amount of weight on my squats, bench, rows....etc? I ask this because my upper body is much much stronger than my lower body. My bench was up to 285lbs at one point, but because I negected my training this past year my bench is back down to around 195lbs. I'm starting squats at 115x5 to start off easy since I'm not use to it. Should I keep my bench at 115x5 also until my legs catch up?

Thanks,
Sean