Stronglifts 5x5 Workout Plan

Bottom line up front, this app is all you need. It’s obvious it was made by someone that actually lifts. The interface is clean and workflow is set up in such a way that maximizes the weight moved as efficiently as possible. No more endless typing in sets, reps, and weights. You just tap and move on to the next. You literally don’t have to think. This lets you stay focused on moving weight. All that said this app has plenty of customization. If you can build a program with pencil and paper or a spreadsheet, then you can pretty much build it in stronglifts. There are plenty of 5x5 variations built in with each having multiple templates. You shouldn’t get bored. Your workout data is stored locally or can optionally be synced with the cloud. You can also export the data and do all kinds of spreadsheet metric and chart analysis. Every exercise has both text and video instructions of how to perform with proper form. There are also plenty of supplemental exercises to utilize to work around injuries or issues. In addition to being a great app, you also basically get a coach in your pocket. You can choose to receive Mehdi’s daily email, which I highly recommend, that covers all aspects of lifting with actual reference scientific studies from his decades of experience. He will also personally respond to questions and offer advice. Overall, subscribe or buy; you won’t have regrets.

The StrongLifts app is great and worth every penny. At $30 a year, it is less than the cost of a trainer for one day. I only wish I would have paid the extra money for lifetime but I didn’t know how much I would like it. The app is intuitively constructed and customizable. The Apple Watch app (best part of the app) is rock solid and keeps me from having to use my phone. They give away the 5x5 program for free which is a great start for progressive overload strength building. I highly recommend using just the 5x5 for 12 weeks and see how you like it. 12 weeks on the 5x5 and you will noticeably increase strength. I have now constructed my own program which borrows from several lifting programs. After 2 months of 5x5, I bought the full version. I can now create my own exercises or use standard lifts provided. I increase the weight by a set increment after the successful completion of all sets in a day or require that all sets be completed on two or more different occasions before increasing. It keeps up with everything including deloads, which I have set to drop my weight 10% if I fail to complete all sets of a lift on three occasions. The fire button on the apple watch app adds warm-up sets with weight recommendations, which is very convenient. I am 44 years old. I was a baseball player in high school and an all around athlete my entire life (generally playing with my kids these days). I have mostly participated in HIIT, running, rock climbing, calisthenics, outdoor/water activities, and kettlebell training to stay fit. This is my first attempt at strength training and I could not be happier with the StrongLifts app.

I have tried many workout routines starting at 14 and going till I was 24. I was always trying to find a good fit. I spent a year just sitting at my computer playing games and eating garbage, I am now very out of shape at 25. I wanted to find a workout that made me feel like I was really doing something with my time and that made me stronger and better in daily activity’s, one that will hopefully help me turn my health around. I work in air conditioning sales and installation it’s hard sometimes to fit a good workout in. That’s why I like the 3 day a week setup this program recommends. Also the 45 min to 90 min workouts are not too intense with the rest cycles, but are tough because of the heavy weight. If you are like me you will get impatient the first two months because for that time it felt like the weight was too easy, but I stayed with the program and at the end of the 3rd month I was benching more than my old max weight for 5 sets of 5 not many programs are that fast I tried the 4 day split for a long time and made those kinds of gains in twice the amount of time. So I like the efficiency of the program and the app is so easy to use anyone can do it with less than 10 min playing with it. I also like that this app allows for anywhere between 2 and 6 work days a week so if I don’t have 50 min 3 days a week I can try for 20ish min all days but one instead!