StrongLifts 5×5 is one of the many 5×5 approaches available. Another popular one is Madcow 5×5. Many StrongLifts.com readers have used this routine with success once they got too strong for StrongLifts 5×5. I recommend it.
Unfortunately, the site which was hosting all information on Madcow 5×5 went offline last week. Everything would have been lost if it wasn’t for forum member Mutt who knew this was coming and performed a backup.
Nobody knows where Madcow is. The contact info on the site no longer works, and he hasn’t been active on the forums he used to visit since mid 2007.
To avoid this information to get lost in the future and since Madcow seems to have disappeared, I’ve decided to host everything on StrongLifts.com’s server, direct link: http://stronglifts.com/madcow/
Madcow’s site wasn’t updated since +3 years. I fixed all the broken links, added a sitemap and got rid of the top banner. In the future, everything should move to another platform to increase readability/usability.
I wish I could involve Madcow into this project, but I have no idea of where he is. So here are the full guides. Credits go to Madcow for this. Enjoy!
Table of Contents
- Intro – A few points
- Recent Additions – Site Updates
- Part I – 5×5 Programs
- Part II – Training Theory
- Part III – Exercise Descriptions
- Part IV – Some General Pieces
- PART V – A Few Other Programs
- PART VI – Sources for Knowledge, Interviews, Articles
Basic Training Primer
- Training and Size vs. Strength
- The Nervous System, Overtraining, Fiber Recruitment
- Program Organization for Experience Level and Goal
- The Myth of the Golden Program
- Workload and TUT (Time Under Tension)
- Types of Hypertrophy
Training Programs
- INTERMEDIATE – Bill Starr 5×5 Linear Progression
- ADVANCED – Bill Starr/Glenn Pendlay 5×5 Periodized
- Program Comparison and Selection Advice
Topics
- Diet: Caloric Excess – The Big 90% Block
- Microloading Solutions
- Good Sources of Knowledge – Books and Links
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