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11-03-2009, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
DC-Chubbs Orange Belt Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 389	5x5 vs dan john beg. routine which routine do you guys feel would be better to start off with: bill starr's 5x5 or the beginners routine in Dan Johns e-book "from the ground up" __________________ always supporting cro cop frankie edgar gsp faber filho

11-03-2009, 05:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
hathats Orange Belt Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Finland Posts: 423	I don't think people know dan johns program, but 5x5 is time tested and idiot proof. __________________ Je ne sais quoi

11-03-2009, 05:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
big_john127 Profess¡onal Lurker Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 686	Who is Dan John? 5x5 can't really be beat. __________________ St. Wilhelm's Member # 000120 WAR Team Standard!!!! Champions of the Official 2008 Summer Squat Competition Trueprotein 5% discount code: JTP801

11-03-2009, 05:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
DC-Chubbs Orange Belt Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 389	this is the dan john one from the book The "Rapid Ascent" Program Three Days a Week in the Weightroom: Power Clean 8-6-4 reps Military Press 8-6-4 reps Front Squat 8-6-4 reps Increase weight when you get all the reps! __________________ always supporting cro cop frankie edgar gsp faber filho

11-03-2009, 05:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
big_john127 Profess¡onal Lurker Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 686	Well, which lifts do you want to improve? If your focus in on the big three, then I would probably do the 5x5. If your focus is on the dan John lifts, then I'd do that program. __________________ St. Wilhelm's Member # 000120 WAR Team Standard!!!! Champions of the Official 2008 Summer Squat Competition Trueprotein 5% discount code: JTP801

11-03-2009, 05:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
MatterOverMind ALWAYS FIGHTING GRAVITY Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pinching a Blob Posts: 5,068	Starting Strength.

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Yes. I don't think 5x5 is really a beginner program. Get teh noob gains on Starting Strengf first.

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11-03-2009, 06:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
DC-Chubbs Orange Belt Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 389	thanks for the input most guys suggested 5x5 so thats what im going to go with __________________ always supporting cro cop frankie edgar gsp faber filho

11-03-2009, 06:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
XPirate White Belt Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 132	The routine in the FAQ. It a classic routine. __________________ Squat: 335lbsx1 Bench: 225lbsx1 Deadlift: 380bsx1 18 years at 185lbs

11-03-2009, 06:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
Gierrod White Belt Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Squat Rack Posts: 147	Starting Strength. 5x5 can be hard for a noob __________________ "If you awake to find yourself in a gym full of strong lifters, well-stocked with equipment, and volumes of training knowledge, fear not! For you are in Elysium, and you are already dead!" -WL

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