The fitness industry is littered with fad workouts that tell you what to do, how to do it, and promise amazing results. They come. They go. And a new one is born.
The 5×5 workout is not one of those fads. Much like our understanding of the benefits of exercise overall – this training program has stood the test of time having originated in 1960 by the legendary bodybuilder, Reg Park. It has lived on since then.
It has taken on different forms throughout the years into versions with the help of experts like Bill Starr or Mark Rippetoe. But, none of these suit beginners well.
Enter Stronglifts 5×5. This variation is the best 5×5 variation for beginners, as well as one of the best programs for beginners overall.
Whatever goal that you may have when it comes to hitting the gym, the 5×5 has you covered. The nine biggest reasons this workout plan is great for beginners only scratches the surface of the benefits of this program.
The primary basis of this program has you add weight every workout to drastically increase strength in the lifter. This is the basis of progressive overload. It forces you to continually adapt to heavy weights each workout, slowly increasing the challenge and your strength.
Solid routine! Does this work well for natural athletes?
I’ve tried something similar and saw great results in my bench.
Great content. How would you adjust this for a 4-day split?
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