5x5 Routine

[A Bit Better]

So basically I should do part 1 now until the end of the season, then part 2 and then part 3 in preparation for the season starting again?

[Skenghis Khan]

erm yh but u might find that u want to stick with one routine longer if it serves ur purposeu can think of part 1 as ur starting point, part 2 is like the core routine it trains everything, and part 3 iirc is mainly for guys who are professional footballers and thru the season wud start to lose strength and mass cos they will be in the gym less, so its designed for these guys to really pack on muscle during the offseason and get them back into shape for the coming season.

[A Bit Better]

Hmmm OK. I'm just gonna keep picking your brain since you're here.What is the difference between deadlifts and Romaniand deadlifts? Just watched 2 vids and saw what I consdiered to be identical lifts.

[Skenghis Khan]

romanian deadlifts are done with a (almost) straight leg, and significantly reduced weight. its primarily a hamstring/pos chain movementstandard deadlifts u bend ur knees and use sum leg drive to pull the weight up.alot of guys have horrendous form on dl's and u can see strong guys tryna pull up silly weights with zero leg drive. but on the flipside u will probably find that when u try and do romanians sum guy in the gym will run over and go "BEND UR KNEES, BEND UR KNEES!" but yh u use a much reduced weight so u dont destroy ur lower back.

[JOHN DOE]

romanian deadlifts are done with a (almost) straight leg, and significantly reduced weight. its primarily a hamstring/pos chain movementstandard deadlifts u bend ur knees and use sum leg drive to pull the weight up.alot of guys have horrendous form on dl's and u can see strong guys tryna pull up silly weights with zero leg drive. but on the flipside u will probably find that when u try and do romanians sum guy in the gym will run over and go "BEND UR KNEES, BEND UR KNEES!" but yh u use a much reduced weight so u dont destroy ur lower back.[

exactly what happened to me when i was doing stiff legged deadlifts