I don't do a strength routine anymore because I got bored of the 5x5 stuff. Here's what I do now..... Squats, Pulldowns, Bench, Seated cable rows, all 3 sets of 9 reps. Then I do 5 sets of clean and press with 3 reps, and 6 sets of deadlifts, 1 rep per set on my max.
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That is a great excercise program for your size. I will assume your profile picture is you. For people larger than your body type and weight the excersises would be very difficult. I do not see this program being very practical.
i dont really like weights though so i prefer doing it with my own body weight apart from the squats and lunges but i only but weight on them to build up the knee i dislocated
Yea. I'm 5"8, 160 pounds, currently only doing cardio because my shoulder is strained. I do all calisthenics(bodyweight) and if i'm particularly powerful in a lift I slap on a weight vest. A typical workout day for me would be Skipping 10-15 minutes ( just as a warm up ) slight stretching. Nothing too lengthy. Running 5 miles in under an hour. Occasionally 30-40 minutes. I tend to focus more on intensity then actual length as 12 rounds x 3 = only 36 minutes. So you do the math. Then after running I'll perform a very adament and thorough stretch. Approximately 5-10 minutes in length. After that I will do heavy bag work for abit. The heavy bag must weigh 100 pounds or over. I prefer 125 and 150 however if tapped, I will settle for 100. I prefer to do five 3 minute rounds on the bag but for different purposes. I take a resting period of 30-45 seconds in between. 1) 4 rounds (As long as I can go per round, i.e 1 minute) of speed punching/burn outs. 2) 4 rounds (3 minutes per round) of strict power punching. 3) 5 rounds (3 minutes per round) of sticking and moving. Finally, when I am finished. I'll spar. 1 round agressor 1 round freestyle 1 round defending 1 round freestyle Those sparring rounds are not in order. We mix it up, so that way I am forced to adapt. All sparring/bagwork is performed with 16 ounce gloves for the record.