There is always next week big homie, dont beat yourself up over it.

425 is no joke, nice work.

If you're going to do the intermediate 5x5 type thing then your progression should look pretty steady regardless of how fast you are capable of progressing strengthwise. I.E. you don't want to start playing around and progress 20 pounds here and then 5 pounds the next time and all that. You want to keep the stress buildup kinda steady which allows you to make the longest run at it and that will result in more gains overall..

However, if you are capable, based on previous experience, of getting much stronger very quickly, then 5x5 may be kind of a roundabout way of doing things for you. In other words, if you can lift heavier in a short period of time then there is no use in playing around for weeks on end with such an overall low intensity.


Another potential problem I see here for your, based on what I see, is that not all your lifts may need the same treatment or respond the same. So you may find yourself, for instance getting great gains on some movements that you have traditionally stuck to higher reps for, and with other movments have very little progress. That is somewhat the nature of a 5x5 anyway but again, it is something to consider.

You may be able to prioritize based on this at least.

i feel you 100 percent ill def make sure i pay attention to what i do. and ill make sure i keep everything posted

Just thought I'd check on ya Monsta ;)

Everything is looking good and ime with the 5x5's, jumping the weights around too much will shorten your run on the program and mess things up. That's the same as what Eric said with the 20lbs one week and 5 the next. I was going to make a couple comments after reading through but I think that Eric made those points when he mentioned the treatment of your lifts and prioritization.

Can't wait to see your training , diet progress

thanks fellas. and what i will do is just try not to make to much of a jump. ill just make it go steady. dont want to risk injury or any set backs. ill just keep an eye on it. its like a while back when i started squating i barely finished 3 sets of ten with 225. 2 weeks later i did 10 sets of 245. so ill moniter whenever i feel like im able to make a transition like that. and just try not to overdoe it

oh and im gonan look for a food scale tomorrow talo. once i get that ill make a fitday account

got my food scale. it can weight up to five pounds. thanks for letting me know where i could find one ross. i got a measuring cup. the food i bought is lean turkey burgers, some steaks, lamb, boneless chicken some beef shoulder (i think thats what it is) oranges, plums, bananas, skim milk, roasted nuts (no salt) some basice 4 cereal, skim milk, organic eggs, leaf spinach, cheese, cucumbers.

i got that on gold protein powder ross told me about. still have some myoplex i will use for when i go to sleep. and i have some eas whey back at my old crib i will pick up. got some vitamins. and i think thats all. ill post what i eat on fitday and here. that is just the things i bought.


and i didnt know isopure was that expensive. that shit had to go up. i bought it before and i know damn well it wasnt no 60 dollars. cause i wouldnt have bought it.

oh and a digital scale

just got on th scale this morning weighed in at 288.4