5 x 5 traing

anyone here tried 5x5 training before? results? how does it compare to maxOT?

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Hi Trem, check this out bud, looks good, I want to give it a go.

www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/forge...r-serious-gains.html

what do you want to achieve tremere? i think anything less than 6 reps is mostly for strenght. so if you want to get stronger, do 5reps and lower, but if you want to gain optimal size (bodybuilding) stick to 6-12reps. thats just my thought if i take a look at the bodybuilders (ronnie, jay etc) and the powerlifters/strongmen.
also think it may be beneficial to do the low reps with many sets in order to get stronger so that when you switch to the higher reps again you are able to lift heavier weights and hence grow more!

Well i am in rugby season now, so my training has changed alot. I am only working out 2 times a week now. Im just curiuos if anyone has done it though...

I think it was the late, great, Reg Park that first advocated 5 x 5 training. So it does work for hypertrophy as well. I have tried it before and it is excellent! Especially if you have been doing the old 8 to 12 rep range workouts. It's always good to mix it up a bit. I don't think you will be sorry at all. You will develop muscle and strength. Go for it.