Started 5x5 about 6months ago, saw solid progression:
OHP: 130
BP: 190
Squat: 265
Dead: 330
(6'1" 185 at ~ 16%)
Read some memes that you should continue 5x5 until you hit ~1/2/3/4, but I switched to PPL 2 weeks ago since recovery was turning to shit.
Did I fuck up Veeky Forums ?
Did I switch to PPL too early?
Jace Bailey
Jace Foster
No. Claiming you can do 5x5 to 1/2/3/4 is retarded. You'd have to eat a shit ton, sleep as much as you can, and even then you'd need to have the genetics for it.
Switching to a PPL is good for where you're at. Once you get to roughly 1/2/3/4 for reps on that switch to an intermediate routine.
Wyatt Jackson
Getting to 1/2/3/4 on a basic 5x5 beginner program is expected of any healthy adult male within one year, provided they actually try.
Brody Gomez
Did you do it on a 5x5? Or are you just spewing shit out of your ass?
Don't lie faggot
Cameron Howard
Not the poster above. I did it on SL in like 8 months. Just eat a lot and don't miss working out.
Jaxson Ross
Starting bodyweight?
Landon Johnson
May help to point out starting weight was ~150
Nolan Cruz
In my opinion, anybody interested in aesthetics should AT LEAST start with a UL, but preferably a PPL. Full body is for powershitters who want to bench, squat, and deadlift big weights while looking like fat pigs with no arm muscle. You made the right call.
Samuel Kelly
If those were your 5x5 weights, then it's a fine time to switch to an intermediate program.
PPL is for roiders though. You'd be better off with Madcow or PHAT or PHUL imo
Brayden Cook
SL is 3x5 not 5x5