---5X5--- questions

[musclebobbuffpants]

Here is a calculator if you want to work out all your weights. This 5x5 program is a tad longer than 6 wks but if you follow it, you'll still get good results and it will be a little easier on you body since you weight increments will be more gradual.

Anyway, it's pretty self explanitory,,,

http://www.joeskopec.com/5x5.xls

later,

musclebobbuffpants

[kenneth]

Originally Posted by musclebobbuffpants

Here is a calculator if you want to work out all your weights. This 5x5 program is a tad longer than 6 wks but if you follow it, you'll still get good results and it will be a little easier on you body since you weight increments will be more gradual.

Anyway, it's pretty self explanitory,,,

http://www.joeskopec.com/5x5.xls

later,

musclebobbuffpants

thanks, i do appreciate it, however i have everything in tact, all i want to know at this point is whether or not it's okay to work with the decline bench press instead of flat bench. i would assume that if my concern was competing, then i'd have to keep the flat bench, but since that's not the concern I would think I can use the decline instead.. animalmass? penny for your thoughts?

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Phreezer

Matt or Freddy, what are your thoughts on doing Push Presses or wider grip Upright rows in place of Military presses? Substituting Push Presses shouldn't make much of a difference but what about the upright Rows? Does this take too much away from the "Push" part of the program?

You can do upright rows as well, but I would still do some kind of verticle pressing as well.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by kenneth

thanks, i do appreciate it, however i have everything in tact, all i want to know at this point is whether or not it's okay to work with the decline bench press instead of flat bench. i would assume that if my concern was competing, then i'd have to keep the flat bench, but since that's not the concern I would think I can use the decline instead.. animalmass? penny for your thoughts?

The pressing exercises are based on your goals. The flat bench stuff was written in for powerlifters, because they train the competitive lifts (squat, bench, dead).

Throwers and football players can do flat bench on monday, shoulder press on weds, and incline on friday. Yes, you can subsistute declines for flat on monday.

DON'T MESS WITH THE SQUATTING. The squatting is the key to the program.

[kenneth]

Originally Posted by Freddy

The pressing exercises are based on your goals. The flat bench stuff was written in for powerlifters, because they train the competitive lifts (squat, bench, dead).

Throwers and football players can do flat bench on monday, shoulder press on weds, and incline on friday. Yes, you can subsistute declines for flat on monday.

DON'T MESS WITH THE SQUATTING. The squatting is the key to the program.

thanks Freddy. no intentions of messing with anything else, just the flat bench because flat and my left shoulder don't get along so well. thanks again!