http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/(c) MuscleTalk Bodybuilding Forum30 5s, 3s, 2s and 1s are all good for strength, there is no specific one that will work all the time. 5s I find build a good base while the lower reps like 3s and 2s harness it and focus it more. <br> http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/fb.ashx?m=3694681Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:21:26 GMT This is because for first three sets i may get 5 but then the next 2 i don't i might get 4 or 3 <br> <br> http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/fb.ashx?m=3690110Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:16:28 GMT i've just found that 5x5 takes me a long time to increase weight. However, i heard some people do 3 sets of 5. Is that another idea or not? <br> http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/fb.ashx?m=3690090Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:55:29 GMT not necessarily. it isnt the sets/rep range that improves your strength, its the periodic increases in weight, week after week, that increase your strength. <br> i know the rule of thumb is heavy weight, lower reps=strength, which is true, but when training for strength, it isnt a good idea to max out too often. <br> <br> http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/fb.ashx?m=3690012Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:30:42 GMT but isn't triples which is what i'm doing even better for strength? I mean is there anything necessarily wrong with what i'm doing. I've done 5x5 before it's what i started doing when i first trained, I was thinking that perhaps i'd be doing something different? <br> http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/fb.ashx?m=3689896Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:28:16 GMT tony, do you mean do a 5x5 with the same weight, or ramp it up? <br> http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/fb.ashx?m=3689791Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:25:39 GMT If your want ing to concentrate on improving your big 3 I'd go very basic. <br> <br> Monday <br> Squat <br> +assistance <br> <br> Wednesday <br> Bench <br> +assistance <br> <br> Friday&nbsp; <br> Deadlift <br> +assistance <br> <br> Start all exercises 5x5 with a weight you will comfortably attain. &nbsp;Increase poundages when all 5x5 are completed. <br> <br> When your weights stall out doing that bump this thread and I'll post up how to progress from there. <br> <br> <br> http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/fb.ashx?m=3689758Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:44:52 GMT please relpy :( <br> http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/fb.ashx?m=3689750Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:36:19 GMT Hey there i'm just looking to change my routine because I'm looking to improve my strength now more than my size. It's not that i necessarily want to ignore size altogether but i really want to get my 1 reps up on my compounds.&nbsp; This is what i have being trying for 3 weeks now, I'll give you an example from my chest day. <br> <br> <u>Wednesday - Chest + Biceps</u> <br> Flat Bench 8 sets of 3, every two sets i add more weight <br> 1 - 92 kg <br> 2 - 92 kg <br> <br> 3 - 95 kg <br> 4 - 95 kg <br> <br> 5 - 97 kg <br> 6 - 97 kg <br> <br> 7 - 100 kg <br> 8 - 100 kg <br> <br> After three weeks of doing this i then did seven sets then a rep of 110 and succeeded. Is this wrong? I succeed this the other week so the next week i started with 95 instead of 92 and this what my plan is to do each time i succeed. <br> <br> Now if we move on to my other exercises that i do on a chest day i'm not doing triples, instead i'm doing more reps to try gain some size. <br> <br> so rest of session is like this. <br> <br> <u>Chest</u> <br> Weighted Dips (10 kgs) 3 x 8 <br> Flyes (18kg) 3 x 8 <br> <br> <u>Biceps </u> <br> Seated Bicep Curls (Ez Bar) <br> <br> If this is a good way of doing it then great. I train Monday, Wednesday and Friday. <br> <br> Monday - Legs + forearms <br> Friday - Back + Triceps <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/fb.ashx?m=3689152Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:06:25 GMT