Would I Do StrongLifts Again As A Beginner Knowing What I know Now? Is it the best workout regime for an advanced gym-goer? Probably not. Since performing sets at around the 90% of my 1 rep maximum level I wouldn’t go back to the 80 – 85% utilized for the StrongLifts 5×5 regime.Īm I saying it’s a bad program and that I wouldn’t recommend it? Not at all!’ In order to apply progressive overload and continue to grow I need to be lifting damn heavy, and performing multiple compound exercises for 5 sets of 5 reps a piece is too high volume for me to be able to do so.
Shoulder press – 45kg (100lbs) Would I Do StrongLifts Again?Īt this stage I wouldn’t consider going back to StrongLifts – since finishing the 5×5 workout regime years ago and experimenting with push, pull, legs and a body part a day split regimes I’ve found that training one body part per day in the low rep range (4-6) for 3 sets on several exercises has netted me the best bang for my buck in terms of size and strength gains now that progress is relatively slow with my newbie gains long gone. The GOMAD diet, short for ‘gallon of milk a day’ had me chugging down an additional 2,400 calories ontop of the 3 meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) that I was already consuming, this played a large part in the drastic increase in weight apparent over the 9 months of me following StrongLifts.
It’s worth noting that, like many skinny guys who decide to follow a strength based beginners routine I coupled it with GOMAD. My Results (BEFORE)īefore starting the Stronglifts 5×5 program I had literally never lifted a weight in my life, I was a skinny 135lbs, roughly 16% body fat and struggled to lift the bar (20kg). Upon hitting a plateau I’d go back down to the weight I was last able to perform my full 5 sets with before attempting again in the following session. I progressed linearly the majority of the time I spent on StrongLifts, with the majority of my trouble coming from the shoulder press. As per Medhi’s guide I aimed to add 5lbs to each lift per workout with the exception of the deadlift which was an additional 10lbs added per workout.
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