After nine full cycles of HST, I've decided to do a few strength-oriented cycles, and I'm going with madcow's intermediate 5x5 program. I've tweaked it only slightly to include weighted chinups and dips:
Monday:
Squat
Bench
Power clean
Weighted chinups
two sets abs
Wed:
Squat
Standing overhead press
Deadlift
Weighted dips
Friday:
Squat
Bench
Power clean
Weighted chinups
This is pretty much copied straight up from madcows site, except I won't be doing the suggested assistance exercises--curls and tricep extensions--on Fridays. I've been converted to the "simplify and win" approach, and I think adding the chins and dips may work better for me than the isolation exercises.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions from anyone who has experience with the madcow program.
Thanks.
Monday:
Squat
Bench
Power clean
Weighted chinups
two sets abs
Wed:
Squat
Standing overhead press
Deadlift
Weighted dips
Friday:
Squat
Bench
Power clean
Weighted chinups
This is pretty much copied straight up from madcows site, except I won't be doing the suggested assistance exercises--curls and tricep extensions--on Fridays. I've been converted to the "simplify and win" approach, and I think adding the chins and dips may work better for me than the isolation exercises.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions from anyone who has experience with the madcow program.
Thanks.