Friday, February 14, 2014

5-4-3-2-1 Workout Protocol: New muscle from old methods


Tired of the same old 5x5, 3x10 or 3x12 workouts? Have your gains stopped? Well what’s old is new again. Here’s an old workout that can be new again and can lead to gains.

Warm-up

3 sets of 5 reps increasing weight to working set weight

Workout

5 reps then rest 2 minutes and increase weight

4 reps then rest 2 minutes and increase weight

3 reps then rest 2 minutes and increase weight

2 reps then rest 2 minutes and increase weight

1 rep