I typically fly on a 5x5 routine, and for a while it worked well for me, but that was when I was working 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and had a wonderful schedule that I did not falter from. I could hit the gym on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Heavy, Light and Medium days and great gains. I then changed jobs, changed schedules and had another child. I was at the point where I made it to the gym, maybe, twice a month. I gained fat and lost muscle. Finally, I got sick of it and bought my own equipment and made space in my house. Now, I'm not going to be dead lifting 300 pounds in my rec room, so I needed something new, so I researched the 8x8 program. From the different sites I have been reading, it seems there is no set exercises for this routine. Kind of just having chest, back and leg days, but with four or five sets of 8x8 reps. Dead lifts are not recommended with this routine, however, but I never was one to really adhere to instruction, so, at some point I'll be throwing them in. The conditioning needed for this routine is nuts. I'm only working my squats at 135 pounds, but I'm also doing 64 total reps, with minimal rest between sets. Supposedly, this is supposed to blast your body into hypertrophy. We'll see. I don't suppose anybody else on this forum has any experience with this type of routine?
It's also a routine that can be found on Old School Trainer. No wonder I'm drawn to it.
It's also a routine that can be found on Old School Trainer. No wonder I'm drawn to it.