tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198980225463257185.post3002710672596527104..comments2023-09-01T08:54:10.259-07:00Comments on Finding My Motivation: 195 lbs on the 5x5Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473984742476128306noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198980225463257185.post-56420981282189311882010-01-22T11:48:12.672-08:002010-01-22T11:48:12.672-08:00Hi Susan...thanks for dropping by.
Mike's a g...Hi Susan...thanks for dropping by.<br /><br />Mike's a great guy! I truly enjoy reading his blog. He's very insightful in a sarcastic, yet funny type of way which is so cool. <br /><br />quinoa and kasha...sounds good. Will definitely take those suggestions you've made. Thanks!<br /><br />yeah..definitely keep up with the blog. <br /><br />right now I'm 15% BF at 175 lbs. Not much weight loss but my BF is starting to trim down again which is good. That's about over 2% BF since I started on 12/26/09. Hopefully I can keep that down until I start training more on BF than strength gain. Nutrition has always been my struggle.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473984742476128306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198980225463257185.post-51864078261889594282010-01-22T11:43:19.601-08:002010-01-22T11:43:19.601-08:00Hi Andrew!
This is an entirely different from Tur...Hi Andrew!<br /><br />This is an entirely different from Turbulence Training. It's basically 4 Barbell lifts, and a few supplemental bw stuff like push ups, inverted rows and planks. Here are the lifts:<br />- Squats<br />- Bench Press<br />- Deadlifts<br />- Overhead Press<br />-- Here's the kicker: you do squats 3x/week, while alternating workout A and B, as you progressively increase the weights on each lift by 5 lbs every time. I've been increasing them up to 10 lbs each week, however. <br /><br />Check out this link:<br />www.stronglifts.com for more information on it.<br /><br />My main reason of wanting to do this is for variety. I think if I can improve on my strength here, doing other programs like TT in the future once again I believe will definitely benefit me as far as wanting to really work on lean mass and not look like a toothpick every time I lean out and lower my bf. Hopefully no more pyramiding sets, just work on one straight load - since I know where I am with certain lifts now. Should it be a pressing move, a pulling move - I want to get better at it. <br /><br />I just want to improve and get positive gains and I think if I take this approach - the better I think I'd do on other programs in the future. <br /><br />One program I would like to try soon is probably Jason Ferrugia's soon. It's hypertrophy training and I've had his book for over 2 years. But I'm willing to give that a 4 week experiment. Not sure though! We'll see.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473984742476128306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198980225463257185.post-7122797296338191382010-01-21T16:59:12.871-08:002010-01-21T16:59:12.871-08:00New to your blog (found it via Mike over at Smoket...New to your blog (found it via Mike over at SmoketheBlowfish) and very interested in reading about your success with the StrongLifts program.<br /><br />Glad to read you're acquiring a taste for brown rice. If you haven't given them a try, Quinoa and Kasha are other good alternatives!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549380499150990699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198980225463257185.post-33206097035264325062010-01-21T10:49:56.760-08:002010-01-21T10:49:56.760-08:00Andy,
What are the 5 lifts? I assume 5 reps. How ...Andy,<br /><br />What are the 5 lifts? I assume 5 reps. How many sets? Is this a TT program or something else?<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Andrewandrewjameslowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02210493889495906629noreply@blogger.com