30th
Stronglifts 5x5 Day 1 Thoughts
I did my first day on Mehdi’s program on Friday after warming up my anterior deltiod pretty significantly. The lifts for the day looked like this:
Squat: 5x5
Bench Press: 5x5
Barbell Row: 5x5
Dips: 3xf
I felt pretty good despite the minimal weight I used. The new gym I’m going to is huge, almost as big as my college gym (with an indoor track, pool, basketball courts, etc) but it STILL only has 2 power racks and 1 (yes 1) dip-station. Luckily everyone there is busy doing curls on the machines so I had the power rack to myself the whole workout.
What I like most about this program so far is that it really energizes me. Instead of feeling drained I feel really pumped. I think this is the perfect program to combine with my HIIT training.
Monday’s schedule looks like this:
8 am: Lifts
Squat: 5x5
Overhead Press: 5x5
Deadlift: 1x5
Pull-ups: 3xf
9:30 am: MMA training for 1 hour
I don’t like to do strength and cardio this close together, but I have to work tomorrow night so I try to sleep from 12 pm - 4 pm which means I have to train everything early. Hopefully my deltiod is strong enough to handle the overhead press, if not, I may need to adapt to a push press or something similar to still work that range of motion.