Workout A+B 5x5 Compound Movements

Afternoon Ladies and Gents

I'm looking for other opinions on training with lower reps with basic compound movements for strength increase before shredding muscle with the common higher volume split routines for pure Hypertrophy.

Workout A

Squat 5x5
Bench Press 5x5
Barbell Row 5x5

Workout B

Squat 5x5
Overhead Barbell Press 5x5
Deadlift 1x5

Workout A and B rotated every Monday Wednesday and Friday.

My experience with this programme so far has seen my Squat increase from 110-125. Bench Press 80-85. Deadlift 115-130. And nice results on other exercises, all in 2 weeks.

I've spoken to a couple of PTs at the gym I'm working at and done a bit of research and in the next 2 weeks I'm looking to lower the rep range slowly while increasing weight. Decreasing all the way to 1 to 2 reps.

Opinions please.

Thanks in advance

What do you hope to accomplish with going down to 1rep training?

To increase the nervous system impulse strength. To contract muscles harder.

How many sets would you usually do when you're down to 1 rep?

If your doing 5 sets if one rep appart from injury I see very little benefits. You must be doing a hell of a lot to warm up before blasting your one rep wich defeats the object.
Personally at the moment I'm doing high reps(20 plus) on legs and supper setting leg press and squats and am seeing my best results off cycle ever. So 5 sets of low reps once or twice a week seems far to little to see decent results.

@LXIX - I'll be warming up from just the bar, adding 20kg at a time. Going throu until failure from 100kgs all the way till my 1 rep max.. Spotter will obviously be needed.

You can start kissing your joints good bye. Unless you are trying to be a power lifter i dont see the point in training like this.

You are bound to get some flack from the traditionalists, but training to improve your 1 rep max's sounds pretty cool and it appears you are doing it the smart way. I did a 'similar' thing for about 8 weeks last year and its amazing how you can improve when you take this approach. Having a number to smash can be a great change from having reps and sets and shit to grind through every week.
Anyway, good to hear you take your warm-ups seriously. The warnings of injuries and joint troubles should be headed.

If you keep a log, let us know your progress.

Thanks for your input guys, I'll always be researching and analysing results.. I'm wanting to go through with the strength training for another couple weeks. I'll be starting with DJ soon though but I am keeping a log and will keep you posted. If you're interested, search google for 5x5 workouts and give it a bit of a read.

Hi
I didn't want to open another thread about this and I need some advice on this.
I've been doing the 5x5 for 2weeks now and I want to know if I can add any other isolation or body weight exercises to this.

Workout A
Squat
Bench press
Dead lift

Workout B
Squat
Barbell rows
Barbell overhead press

I usually have energy left after I'm done with workout B, so is it advisable to do any extra work. In either 1 or both of the sessions?

You can throw in some lateral delt raises and bis and tris.

What about abs? Good for core, protecting your back etc

I go in on tuesdays n thurdays for forearms,abs and cardio..I do weighted planks and not much other ab work tho..
And will start adding weighted dips on workout A, and weighted pull ups and lateral raises on workout B..