Bill Starr’s 5×5 Program

Level: Intermediate

Program Goal: A strength, power, and muscle program for those who are no longer beginners. When an athlete has considerable strength such as they can bench press there own body-weight and squat/dead-lift twice there body-weight. Good to follow after a beginner program. Recommended to not change anything in the program.

Monday

Squat, 5×5 Ramp weight to top set of 5

Bench press, 5×5 Ramp weight to top set of 5

Barbell Row, 5×5 Ramp Weight to top set of 5

Weighted Hyper’s, 2 sets

sit-ups, 4 sets

Wednesday Squat, 4×5 First 3 sets are the same as Monday, the 4th set is repeating the 3rd set again

Military Press, 4×5 Ramping weight to top set of 5

Dead-lift, 4×5 Ramping weight to top set of 5

Si-tups, 3 sets

Friday Squat, 4×5, 1×3, 1×8 First 4 sets are the same as Monday’s, the triple is 2.5% above your Monday top set of 5, use the weight from the 3rd set for a final set of 8

Bench Press, 4×5, 1×3, 1×8 First 4 sets are the same as Monday’s, the triple is 2.5% above your Monday top set of 5, use the weight from the 3rd set for a final set of 8

Barbell Row, 4×5, 1×3, 1×8 First 4 sets are the same as Monday’s, the triple is 2.5% above your Monday top set of 5, use the weight from the 3rd set for a final set of 8

Weighted Dips, 3 sets of 5-8 reps

Barbell Curls, 3 sets of 8 reps

Tricep Extensions, 3 sets of 8 reps

 

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