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5X5 Exercise Replacement



 
 
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Old 11-28-2006, 05:39 PM
Musclehead24 Musclehead24 is offline
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Read the 5x5 Bill Starr program and then you'll undertand why it isn't for hypertrophy. Its for strength and mass. If your initial goal is hypertrophy you are better suited using something within a 6-8(or even soemtimes 10) rep range. Do research on hypertrophy and you will see why 5x5 isn't ideal.
You just said its for mass. What is mass of not hypertrophy? Hypertrophy is muscle growth correct? So putting on mass would be putting on muscle.

PS. Can someone answer my question about the rest period?
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