I want to go from skinny fat to jacked. Unironically is the 5x5 workout bullshit? Lots of compound workouts but no cardio and no iso movements
Seems like bullshit to me
>picrel, this is the bod I’m going for
Is the SL 5x5 workout bullshit?
I want to go from skinny fat to jacked. Unironically is the 5x5 workout bullshit? Lots of compound workouts but no cardio and no iso movements
Seems like bullshit to me
>picrel, this is the bod I’m going for
Yea
You'd literally be 1000x better off doing some random brosplit from a muscle magazine than any form of powerlifting style training for aesthetics.
Any recommendations? I’m on day 2 of it, should I just quit now and move onto a different workout?
What about the 5x5 with two days of strictly cardio? I assume I’ll lose the fat and get stronger. Maybe that would be a good foundation before moving onto a different workout plan?
You can do it, the concept of squat/bench/deadlift/ohp and progressive overload is good.
Just add inn pullups and barbells rows too, and treat them the same.
Then of course curls, some kind of lateral raise and a triceps extension.
At that point you're not doing the program, but you can just use the lmao add 5lbs concept and make your own full body x3 or upper/lower x4 split.
No he wouldnt. Not at all. Its amazing retards like you still think this way on here.
I did it, you'll get bigger from skinny, don't know about skinny fat.
Download the sl 5x5 app (cracked)
Helps a lot. cheers
This is my body type. Skinny fat might be an exaggeration but I’ve definitely got some flab that I didn’t have before.
Would 5x5 work for me?
sorry bro, don't know for sure.
I do a 5x5 because I'm too lazy to make a proper program.
Worked for me, I got stronger and put on some mass which was my objective
Got it. For now I think I’m just trying to build strength and some mass and then I want to worry about aesthetics
Right now my skinny arms and legs and belly fat are working against it, so any workout would be aesthetic for me
But for the love of God, add some curls, a triceps extension and a lateral raise on all three days. You can superset them in between to reduce rest times, should take 10 minutes.
That it interferes with anything is bullshit.
Is this good?
lacks triceps on A
lacks any chest on B, substitute one triceps exercise with close grip bench, also add in curls
assuming A/x/B/x/A/x etc
Checked, I added tricep extensions to workout A. And yeah, I’d do MWF with cardio days on Tuesday and Thursday. Taking the weekends off. Good?
when you're done compiling the workouts pls send screenshots,
I might be interested in trying this workout as well
also lacking a vertical pull, do pullups if you can
you can probably ditch the shrugs for that, generally just do arms+lateral raises every day when you no longer get sore and have adapted, I do arms x3 a week
What about lat pull-down instead of pull-ups? And should I get rid of shrugs overall? How else do I work out my traps?
>How else do I work out my traps?
I always got a lot from just deadlifts and general back work. Keep them in if you want to, the point of cutting stuff is just so you don't spend 3 hours a session, so you prioritize full coverage rather than niche shit (such as two exercises for biceps on day A, may be a typo)
Day A:
>squat
>bench
>BB row
>(skullcrushers or other long head triceps extension
>some curl
>lateral raises) these can be superset
B:
>squat
>OHP
>Deadlift
>CGBP
>pullup or pulldown
>some triceps extension and lateral raise
>curl if you want to
is how I would go about it
and to add, you autoregulate how many sets you do based on DOMS
e.g if 5 sets of squats give you mega DOMS so you cant squat 2 days later, do 3.
Same with the other stuff. Except for arms, try to go to technical failure only until you have your technique sorted properly.
you can ditch the triceps on day B if you really want to
again, adapt entirely to how your body responds. if doing arms x3 a week on top of the compounds starts to feel tweaky, stop doing it.
Yeah with that body type just start with 5x5. I was way more skinny fat than you when I started a year ago, I’m a lot stronger now. Definitely a good and simple way to get fit in the course of a year
Fat ass
Fuck you post physique
For the love of God just lift
You're a complete beginner anything will work
I’ve been lifting for 10 years (since I was 14). I’ve only gotten leaner, never bigger. But now since I’m sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day and my metabolism is slowing down, I’m getting some belly fat too
>lifting for 10 years
>doing PPL for years
You don't look like you've been lifting for 10 months. Stronglifts would probably suit you for learning form and getting some strength. What you have been doing until now clearly isn't working
You won't recover to be performant on day B. How do you expect to progress on the 5x5 bench if you do close grip bench and tricep pushdown ON TOP of a heavy 5x5 OHP just two days before? I'd drop the close grip bench and just do the tricep extensions
You haven't been lifting for 10 years you've been going to the gym and fucking around for 10 years.
The same way I've been playing basketball for 20 years. I shoot around for fun and play pickup games but I'm not training or practicing.
Nothing will ever beat PPL. Dont even waste your time
Then why does the sticky recommend 5x5? I’ve been doing PPL for years now. Granted, I’ve been doing it wrong and mainly using machines, skipping days, etc. So I thought I’d give 5x5 a try
>teleports behind you
>upper/lowers you in the back
nothin personel, kid
5x5 is a great workout program for general strength and aesthetics, and anyone who tells you otherwise is dumb af. Bro splits or powerlifting workouts might be better depending on your goals when you’re more advanced, but it’s irrelevant for a beginner.
Just work out every muscle 3x a week. Make your own proram.
No, if you're natty the way to get aesthetic is to train for strength. Bodybuilding routines are meant for gear usage. Cardio outside walking is also a gains goblin
Just do SS for two or three months then do a bro split. SL is too much volume for progressive overload. You'll be resting between sets for an hour before you're done with the program.
Do this for a few months then switch to something else
>iso movements
Tf is an iso movement?
It's fine.
Lift m w f
Cardio T Thurs
Lift fucking heavy. You should be failing reps on your final sets from time to time. "But it's hard" is not heavy enough. It should bring you to the limit of what is physically possible.
Eat fuck loads of protein or your legs will eat your arms to keep themselves fed and you'll end up with that bottom heavy starting strength look you see around here from time to time.
>Do 3X5 with the last set being to failure.
>Realize that it was the failure set that progressed you and do 3XF.
>Realize that the first set was all that ever mattered for muscle size and everythiing after was for endurance; do 1XF and then just go run, ruck, or whatever for your endurance.