How does my workout look?

[Bulletproof Heart]

I have come to like full body workouts a lot better than splits (even upper/lower) because it feels as if I'm doing more. I've been quite successful with Starr's 5x5, but I'm not an athlete anymore and squatting three times a week just causes me to lose motivation to keep up with the workout (lifting becomes a burden as opposed to something enjoyable). So I tried to come up with a comparable full body workout.

A:
Squats 5x5
Incline 5x5
Rows 5x5
Decline Close Grip Bench 4x8
Curls 4x8

B:
Deadlift 5x5
Bench 5x5
Pullups 4x10
Military 5x5 (or 4x8...can't decide)
Weighted Sit-ups 4x15

How does that look? I would do it 3 times a week...ABA, then BAB next week.

Also, do you guys think that 5x5 ramping is a good approach to a workout like this? Or should I switch it up? I guess that the main advantage is that the last set is way heavier than straight sets, but the first three sets feel like nothing sometimes.

Any advice will be appreciated. Or if you think I'd be better off with a proven full body workout, let me know and why (as I said though, I don't think I want to go back to Starr's).

 

[EFFORT]

not sure what your goal is but thats a lot of sets. Staring strength would be better imo

 

[Bulletproof Heart]

A lot of sets? Far from it. It's 5x5 ramping...so let's say for bench it would be 155x5, 185x5, 205x5, 225x5, 245x5

And I'm way beyond starting strength.

I'm 5'9, 160, my bench is 270, squat is 365.

 

[mrRuckus]

So just don't do squats 3 times a week if that's your only gripe. Do it twice and leave it at that.

 

[Bulletproof Heart]

So just don't do squats 3 times a week if that's your only gripe. Do it twice and leave it at that.

Yeah I guess that's sort of what I did when designing this workout. And then moved a couple of lifts around, although the principles are the same. Besides deadlifting more will probably be useful since my deadlift is actually less than my squat.

 

[EFFORT]

A lot of sets? Far from it. It's 5x5 ramping...so let's say for bench it would be 155x5, 185x5, 205x5, 225x5, 245x5

And I'm way beyond starting strength.

I'm 5'9, 160, my bench is 270, squat is 365.

Even with ramping thats 3 big lifts a workout (ramping still should be really tough) plus the other accessory work, 3 times a week. maybe you have good recovery or something, just don't see how you could make steady gains with that layout. What was your goal?

 

[MrS]

High volume, I don't think you'd gain a whole lot of strength from it.

 

[Flyer]

we seem to have similar goals.

here's my current workout.

Day 1:
Squat 6x4 or OH Squat
Clean & Jerk 1x8
Hanging Leg-Hip Raise 8x3
Push Press 6x3

Day 2:
Bench variations 6x4
Deadlift 5x3
Weighted Pullups or Wide Grip Pullups 6x4
Snatch 1x8

btw. good numbers

 

[mrRuckus]

Yeah I guess that's sort of what I did when designing this workout. And then moved a couple of lifts around, although the principles are the same. Besides deadlifting more will probably be useful since my deadlift is actually less than my squat.

I meant don't change stuff if it's still working. Just drop the extra day of squats. Or reduce volume on them that day or something. Just do what you can physically/mentally can handle.

Deadlifting more than once a week is generally inadvisable.

 

[BMX]

I meant don't change stuff if it's still working. Just drop the extra day of squats. Or reduce volume on them that day or something. Just do what you can physically/mentally can handle.

Deadlifting more than once a week is generally inadvisable.

Yea it takes me a week for my bruised & cut up shins to heal up in time for next week's deadlift-centered workout

I remember on my 1st ever workout plan, my coach had us doing squats on one day and leg-presses on a seperate day. He threw in several olympic lifts since it was for shot put/discus and told us we couldn't lift the same amounts for more than 2 weeks. My goals and lift plans have changed a lot since then, but it got my legs to grow.