i am still doing some reasearch, i have a few more weeks, so i want to find something i like, both suggestions are possible, but the push pull is beggining to grow on me. I dont really like the squat followed the next day by the deadlift, but i like the idea. In the next few weeks, i want to try it out and see how my body reacts.
the 5x5 is good, and i have used it in the past. But first, i cant go to the gym on Wednesdays, so that kinda messes it up, second, it did help me gain strength, but i want better mass gains.
T-Nation: So it's a good plan for size, too? I guess calling the book "Starting Size and Strength" would've been too long.
Rippetoe: Oh, yeah. The primary effect of our program is muscular bodyweight gain. That's where our famous gallon of milk a day program comes in. A gallon of whole milk, each day, is our standard recommendation for people who need to gain weight.
And nothing works better than a linear progression on simple barbell exercises, that has you go up in weight every workout, while you're gaining weight because you're drinking a gallon of milk a day. I have seen people put on 50 pounds of muscular bodyweight. We do it all the time, and it works beautifully.
I'll go on record as saying that steroids don't work as well as this. This program works better for novices than steroids. Absolutely yes.
i'm not knocking the program, i'm just saying from past experiance, the 5 by 5 has worked well for my strength, I gaine size too, but i gain better mass while doing a slightly higher rep range. That is just me.
