this as a 13week log as I prepare for my next meet; the plan is to do a 9week 5x5 cycle and follow it with a 4/5week Sheiko comp cycle. the mix is to allow for peaking which I feel lacks from 5x5...
I did a 9week sheiko cycle to prep for my last meet, and thru the pain I got to love it. My bench and squat responded beautifully, but my deadlift suffered. So I am going to try 5x5 for the following reasons:
1. Less DL than most sheiko routines
2. Lots of compound movements
3. Routine is based on the three major lifts with not much assistance work
4. i seem to respond well to benching and squatting twice a week.
so just a little bit about me: I am 42yrs old, 5'9", 230lbs at 14%bf, been working out for several years, been PLing for a year... I used to do DC and got hooked on getting stronger, so I switched to powerlifting. it is my intention to try as many PL training styles as I can find, so I can make up my mind and settle into one. So far I have tried Elite's Force Method, 5/3/1, a heavy singles routine from a local PL team, and Sheiko.
it is my intention to log the workout and comment on my progress; if I am trying a new supplement that significantly affected my workout i will mention it, but this is not mean to be a supplement review/log. For the record, I am on my first week of PCT, using Sustain Alpha, AdvancedPCT (until formex arrives), DTHC, Drive and IGF-1. I was using Trione, but it gave three days of insomnia so I dropped it.
the goals for this training cycle are a 600lb squat, a 370lb bench, and a 570lb dl, to be attained at the meet.
Without further ado, its off.....:firedevil:
I did a 9week sheiko cycle to prep for my last meet, and thru the pain I got to love it. My bench and squat responded beautifully, but my deadlift suffered. So I am going to try 5x5 for the following reasons:
1. Less DL than most sheiko routines
2. Lots of compound movements
3. Routine is based on the three major lifts with not much assistance work
4. i seem to respond well to benching and squatting twice a week.
so just a little bit about me: I am 42yrs old, 5'9", 230lbs at 14%bf, been working out for several years, been PLing for a year... I used to do DC and got hooked on getting stronger, so I switched to powerlifting. it is my intention to try as many PL training styles as I can find, so I can make up my mind and settle into one. So far I have tried Elite's Force Method, 5/3/1, a heavy singles routine from a local PL team, and Sheiko.
it is my intention to log the workout and comment on my progress; if I am trying a new supplement that significantly affected my workout i will mention it, but this is not mean to be a supplement review/log. For the record, I am on my first week of PCT, using Sustain Alpha, AdvancedPCT (until formex arrives), DTHC, Drive and IGF-1. I was using Trione, but it gave three days of insomnia so I dropped it.
the goals for this training cycle are a 600lb squat, a 370lb bench, and a 570lb dl, to be attained at the meet.
Without further ado, its off.....:firedevil: