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Posted at August 27, 2013, 4:51 pm:

cmdrfunk's 5x5 Journa
I'm doing the program described here
http://www.geocities.com/elitemadcow...Linear_5x5.ht
Weights are in pounds
Sets are 5 reps unless otherwise noted
I have platemates (magnets) which allow me to add 2.5 lbs total to either a barbell or dumbbell so that's why you'll see weights such as 52.5 and 67.5
My current weight is 181 lbs and i don't really know my body fat percentage or where to go to measure it. I have a bit of a gut but not too much. If i were just to cut i could probably have a six pack in a month or two. My upper abs show a little now
Anything that says BW means my body weight
Mon 7-3-0
Squats
100, 125, 155, 180, 20
DB Flat Bench
35, 42.5, 52.5, 60, 7
Bent Over Row
75, 95, 115, 135, 15
Weighted Hyperextensions
45 x 8, 45 x
Weighted Decline Sit up
45x5, 45x5, 45x
Wed 7-5-0
Squats 100, 125, 155, 15
Standing Military Barbell Press 60, 70, 80, 92.5, 100x5 (shouldn't have done the 100x5 but i forgot the sheet and that there's only 4 sets of these
Deadlift 145, 175, 205, 232.
Fri 7-7-0
Went home for the weekend holiday. Bad time to start a new workout plan, huh

Mon 7-10-0
Squats
102.5, 130, 157.5, 182.5, 21
DB Flat Bench
35, 45, 52.5, 62.5, 72.
Bent Over Row
77.5, 97.5, 117.5, 140, 16

Wed 7-12-0
Squats 105, 130, 157.5, 157.
Standing Military Barbell Press 60, 70, 82.5, 9
Deadlift 135, 180, 210, 24

Fri 7-14-0
Squat 105, 130, 157.5, 185, 215x3, 157.5x
DB Flat Bench
35, 45, 52.
BB Flat Benc
175x5, 155x5, 155x
Bent Over Ro
82.5, 105, 125, 145, 171x3, 125x

Ok, I'm confused about something. I had started using DB flat bench instead of barbell because I usually don't have a spotter. Sometimes no one else is even in the gym. I workout in a small gym on the military base annex I work on (i'm a civilian though). I'm not sure if i'm even supposed to be able to do DBs for that exercise instead of barbell since i hadn't been able to find any mention of it. I figured it was okay
Anyway, lifting up the dbs to get them into position is too hard especially with how sore my lower back has been from this program. The worst part is the platemates don't allow me to sit the dbs on my knees to kick them up into position since they'd get knocked off. I'd basically have to curl them into position before i lied down. I don't know about you but i can't db curl 75 lbs
So is there a way to use the dbs? Am i even allowed to use them on this program? I use barbell for everything else. It's hard to add 1-2 pounds to a dumbbell every session, which is basically what a 2.5% increase from the previous session comes out to (70 lbs * .025 = 1.75)

Original of the message was taken from http://forum.bodybuilding.com/

Replies:

Try laying them on your legs (palm down) and rocking your entire body ...

Yeah i tried that.

You can always bring duck tape, lol Your best bet is just finding ...

You will be doing 3 plates in the squats in no time.

3 plates?! That's crazy talk! There's monsters in dem thar hills! ...

Wed 7-12-06 Squats 107.

Week 4.

I would use the barbell for your bench.

Wed 7-26-06 Squats 110, 137.

Week 4 continued.

Wed Aug 2 2006 Squats (light day) 115, 140, 170, 170 Military Press ...

Fri Aug 4 2006 Squats 115, 140, 170, 200, 230x3 Bench 90, 115,...

Weight: 184 lbs Monday Aug 7 2006 Squat 115, 145, 175, 200, 230 ...

Good progress so far man.

Yeah i think it's easy to be skinny compared to gaining muscle mass.

I guess we're polar opposties, which is fine.

Wednesday August 10, 2006 Squats 115, 145, 175, 175 Military Pr...

Whooooa i'm sore today.

Ok I was pretty off base with my last post.

This should read August 9.

Week 7 Monday Aug 14, 2006 Squat 120, 145, 180, 210, 240 Bench 95,...

Wednesday August 16, 2006 Squat 120, 150, 180, 180 Military Pre...

Friday August 18, 2006 Squats 120, 150, 210, 243x3, 180x8 Bench...

Week 8 Monday Aug 21, 2006 Body weight = 189 lbs! Squats 120x5...

Hey, just wondering why you only went up three lbs on squat? I'm pret...

The day i did 240x5 (a monday) i should have been doing 237.

Friday August 25, 2006 Weight is now 190 lbs Squat 120, 152.

Nice workout!!!!!!!!!!!!

Week 9 Monday, August 28, 2006 BW = 191 lbs Squats 125, 155, 187.

Yea babyyy; i hit 250 on squats and 200 on bench on the same day! ...

Good progress! keep it up.

I squat barefoot

That'll work too, but my garage floor is nasty

Thanks a lot, sir.


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