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4 of the best full body weight routines

Posted on August 19th, 2009, by Phil under Bodybuilding, Exercise, Men's Exercise.

Bill Starrs 5×5 routine

This program is quite hard to get right but with some careful planning it can be an awesome program for those looking to push past plateaus and make some serious gains in strength. I have followed this program myself and can say that it is punishing but massively rewarding, give it a go if you are looking for that next level workout I highly recommend it.

Madcows variation of Bill Starr’s 5×5 routine

Mark Rippetoes Starting Strength routines

Aimed at the novice trainer these strength routines have all of the components to see you make the best possible progress from your training plan. Mark Rippetoe is renowned as being a guru in the strength training community and is the author of the outstanding book Starting Strength which is a must read for anyone who is serious about barbell training. There a few routines to chose from in this link and the rest of the wiki has some great information about strength training.

Mark Rippetoe’s starting strength beginner routine

StrongLifts 5×5

Heavily influenced by Mark Rippetoes starting strength routines Medhi has made some alterations for his own take on a strength oriented barbell routine. Again the simplicity of this routine is the key to it’s success and is proven to be an ideal program for those looking to train the whole body to increase both size and strength.

Stronglifts 5×5 beginners strength routine

Dave Drapers strength routine

This routine is well balanced with some cleverly thought out rep ranges and a simple structure of the big power movements. This kind of combination is perfect for those who wish to build size through a hiked increase in strength and with the incorporation of the conditioning exercises will yield some impressive gains, given that you have the diet down.

Dave Drapers full body strength program

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