ptdanny
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Hey everyone!
Me and my brother have football season coming up soon, so we are trying to break our plateau and start power lifting to get as strong as possible as fast as possible. We have a good 3 months of summer to lift hard before the season starts.
I have read a lot about 3x5 and 5x5 workouts, and i guess they are a great start for beginners. We are going for pure strength gains, and i was curious to hear the opinions of others in the area.
We currently lift 4-5x a week, hitting every major muscle group once a week, chest, beck, legs, shoulders, arms, etc... Workouts are usually 4 lifts with 3-5 sets of each lift. Usually 5 sets on the earlier power lifts like bench, squat, shoulder press, etc.. And we usually pyramid down so each lift is usually (1-2 *warmup sets* then a set of 10,8,6,4)
My brother is 16, and i am 22, and have had great strength gains so far, but recently started to plateau. We are looking for some advice on training, a good routine, and overall experience with strength training and power lifting, and hopefully some more bulk.
We currently take:
1. a kre-alkaline creatine before workouts.
2. protein shakes on a regular basis, especially after workouts and before bed.
3. recently got some glutamine and will start in mornings & before bed.
4. ZMA for deeper sleep and some test boost
5. I personally will start some cycle to boost my test and help my strength gains, not sure which yet.
Thanks for any advice and help guys!
I'll be sure to update you before the season starts
Me and my brother have football season coming up soon, so we are trying to break our plateau and start power lifting to get as strong as possible as fast as possible. We have a good 3 months of summer to lift hard before the season starts.
I have read a lot about 3x5 and 5x5 workouts, and i guess they are a great start for beginners. We are going for pure strength gains, and i was curious to hear the opinions of others in the area.
We currently lift 4-5x a week, hitting every major muscle group once a week, chest, beck, legs, shoulders, arms, etc... Workouts are usually 4 lifts with 3-5 sets of each lift. Usually 5 sets on the earlier power lifts like bench, squat, shoulder press, etc.. And we usually pyramid down so each lift is usually (1-2 *warmup sets* then a set of 10,8,6,4)
My brother is 16, and i am 22, and have had great strength gains so far, but recently started to plateau. We are looking for some advice on training, a good routine, and overall experience with strength training and power lifting, and hopefully some more bulk.
We currently take:
1. a kre-alkaline creatine before workouts.
2. protein shakes on a regular basis, especially after workouts and before bed.
3. recently got some glutamine and will start in mornings & before bed.
4. ZMA for deeper sleep and some test boost
5. I personally will start some cycle to boost my test and help my strength gains, not sure which yet.
Thanks for any advice and help guys!
I'll be sure to update you before the season starts