5x5 method , is it suitable for me?

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tghan89

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Hello all !
I'm very new to this forum and feel so delighted to reach here.
I am a Chinese , 180cm tall , now weighting only 121 pounds ,currently 22 years old.
My aim is to reach 150 pounds, of course with nice body.

I always wanted to put on weight , and i fail to do so.

Then one friend of mine recommend me to do 5x5 exercise since it is good for mass training, and so I did some research on it and I was quite shocked because what the exercise need is like so advance.

I have not done body building building, and I really lack of exercise and sometimes I am quite weak in strength.

So my question is , is the 5x5 methods suitable for me? and if it is , what weight should i start from , 100lbs ?
and if it is not suitable for me , what kind of exercise should I do then?

Thank you for answering ^^
 
I'm doing a similar workout. But doing 6X6 sets and 5-3-2 sets, drop sets etc. In just 8 weeks doing the 6X6 sets my bench has gone up about 13KG. Its hard to say how much muscle gain I've had because I'm reasonably leaner than I was. But with low reps high weight you typically build strength more than mass. Strength training usually doesn't involve working out to failure.

If you want to get big, read up about building for mass workouts. But basically work out to failure, and lift more reps. I don't do these workouts so I'm not 100% sure on the routines.

If you want to build for strength, using the 5X5, start at a weight you can do 5 sets of 5 without failing. When you complete it, go up a weight. I was doing 18 sets on the bench using the 6X6 method so I think this builds mass aswell as strength.

The book I'm getting my workouts at the moment, is by Jim Stoppani

Hope this helps.
 
Hi tghan89,

5x5 method is incredibly rewarding and you'll achieve amazing results from it. I prefer a variation on it called stronglifts 5x5 method, which you will find with a simple google search.

No matter your strength level or lack thereof, 5x5 is a great way to grow strength, muscle, and weight. Focusing on the compound exercises will allow you to quickly get gains that other routines will take months with.

A great book to recommend is Mark Rippetoe's "Starting Strength". Finishing that will get you a good mindset for strength training.
 
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