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

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    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.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Any recommendations? I’m on day 2 of it, should I just quit now and move onto a different workout?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        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?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        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.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      No he wouldnt. Not at all. Its amazing morons like you still think this way on here.

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    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

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      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?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        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

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          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

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            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.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              Is this good?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                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

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                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?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                when you're done compiling the workouts pls send screenshots,

                I might be interested in trying this workout as well

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                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

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                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?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >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

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                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.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                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.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        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

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Fat ass

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Frick you post physique

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    For the love of God just lift
    You're a complete beginner anything will work

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      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

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >lifting for 10 years

        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

        >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

        >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

        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

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        You haven't been lifting for 10 years you've been going to the gym and fricking 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.

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Nothing will ever beat PPL. Dont even waste your time

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      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

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >teleports behind you
      >upper/lowers you in the back
      nothin personel, kid

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    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.

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Just work out every muscle 3x a week. Make your own proram.

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    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

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    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.

  9. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Do this for a few months then switch to something else

  10. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >iso movements
    Tf is an iso movement?

  11. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    It's fine.
    Lift m w f
    Cardio T Thurs

    Lift fricking 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 frick 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.

  12. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >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.

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