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    5x5's

    If you YouTube 5x5 workouts its almost always a few sets Of flat bench squats and dead lifts. Why is this? Why would you work chest legs back all in one day? I know 5x5 are meant for building strength but 3 muscle groups in a day? Is this right?

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    Thats the powerlifting split as opposed to bodybuilding. Its counter intuitive to bodybuilders but for powerlifters they compete with those 3 events, bench, squat, deads.

    So it all depends if ur focusing on bodybuilding or powerlifting.

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    There are different 5x5 routines for bodybuilders.

    I have followed such routines in the past and attained good results.

    A 5x5 routine that rather serves BB goals would be something like this:

    Chest Day Routine 1.0:

    Bench Press: 5x5

    Flat Bench Dumbell Chest Flies: 4x12

    Dips: 3 sets until failure

    Chest Day Routine 2.0:

    Incline Chest Bench Press: 5x5

    Incline Dumbell Chest Flies: 4x12

    Standing Cable Crossover Chest Flies: 4x12

    This is a basic routine that I developed for myself purely for BB purposes with a very specific goal of increasing power.

    The reason why I don't do two press movements in one workout sessions is merely because; a) To get the most of out of one press movement in one session, b) To prevent any potential shoulder injuries, c) To hit the pectoralis major muscle from a different angle during each workout.

    Again, you can try to incorporate a second press exercise as some people do and simply rotate their turns during every session BUT BEWARE 10sets of press exercise administered at 90% of your 1MR is though and you will be more prone to both chest and shoulder injuries that way.

    It is always finding about what works the best for you.

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    I have been doing some digging around as of recent to find a 5 by 5 that looks good to me . The problem I am running into is that the routines that seem the best for me and my goals are the ones that call for a day of rest between work outs and I am no where near my gym on the day of the last work out. Is the rest day a necessity

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psaletta
    If you YouTube 5x5 workouts its almost always a few sets Of flat bench squats and dead lifts. Why is this? Why would you work chest legs back all in one day? I know 5x5 are meant for building strength but 3 muscle groups in a day? Is this right?
    When you do strength competitions you need to be able to lift every muscle group in one day.... As long as the comp is one day long I guess.... What I've found to be best is doing one comp day very 5-8 day depending on the competition and the events included.

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    Thanks for all the replies. That makes perfect sense. I have no interest in power lifting so I might try the 5x5 above to build some strength.

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    FYI, I doubled the 1MR of my deadlift after having gone through only three 5x5 routines (each 4-6 weeks long) within 1.5 years.

    It fuking works...

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