The Original 5 X 5 Training Program

The Original 5 X 5 Training Program It is not unusual to hear someone saying they are doing a 5 x 5 training program and there are a few well known 5x5 plans out there. Like Madcow, and of course the very popular stronglifts 5x5 training program. Basically all that 5x5 means is that you do five sets of five reps of any given exercise. Today we are going to take a look at the history of this style of training going all the way back to the original 5 x 5 training program. Or at least as far back as I could find a complete program. Which turns out to be from the 1930’s. By taking a closer look at the history we can get some training ideas for ourselves and even help us decide if this style of training is right for us. If you are interested in losing body fat and adding muscle, please email me at The Original 5 X 5 Training Program So that we can get fit and build muscle no matter what our age. We’ll compare these older programs to the stronglifts system which is a very basic easy to follow plan, based on 5 compound movements the squat, benchpress, shoulder press, barbell row and deadlift. It is a full body workout done 3 times a week. The 1930’s program was designed by Mark Berry who was the first Olympic weightlifting coach for the US. Coaching the weightlifting teams for the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. The final stage of Mark Berry’s program was the only true 5x5 portion of his plan. It is a full body workout with a total 11 exercises. Contrast that with the...