Programmes / Beginner to intermediate
10-Week Classic 5x5 Strength
- 10 weeks
- 3 days a week
- Beginner to intermediate
- Barbell, rack and bench
Five sets of five on the big barbell lifts, with the weight going up in small steps each session and planned lighter weeks to recover.
Who it suits
Your first year of lifting, or a return to basics after time off. Three sessions leave room for sport or life.
A week of training
- Three sessions a week
- Five sets of five on the big barbell lifts
- A little more weight each time every rep was clean
- Planned lighter weeks to recover
Built around
- Back squat
- Bench press
- Deadlift
- Overhead press
- Barbell row
How WorkoutCard runs it
- Every session dated on your calendar from the day you start
- Demonstrations for 555 of 613 exercises, offline
- The next weight set from your last set, in real plate steps
- Swap any exercise your gym does not have for one that trains the same muscles
Run 10-Week Classic 5x5 Strength in WorkoutCard.
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