FIT Stronglifts 5x5 vs. Full Body Workout vs. Specific body workout ?

[wongerbonger]

So i'm working on switching up my workout and i'm trying to decide which workout is a better fit for me.

I lift 3 days a week (M/W/F) and I do cardio 3 days a week (Tu/Th/Sat)

Right now I am doing full-body circuit workouts:

circuit a
- chest
- legs
- back

circuit b
- biceps
-shoulders
- triceps


I am wondering if I should try switching to the 5x5 routine or doing specific body workouts on certain days (ex. Monday - Chest/Back Wednesday - Triceps/Biceps etc.)

any advice?

My main goals is to lose fat and gain muscle + strength, but not bulk up too much.

 

[CottonTowels]

Stick with the circuits maybe.

Have one day focusing on heavy loads and power movements while another day maybe focusing on repetition and stamina.

 

[Memor]

Based on the way you're asking this question, I'm 99% sure you're a beginner still - in which case you'd benefit more from the 5x5 basic compound movements on a M/W/F schedule with the same cardio you usually do. This is because you need more of a base and don't have much muscle on you. Of course Ceaze might swoop in and tell me no.

 

[TANGO SUKKA]

i do isolation exercises for everything..4 sets of 4-7 reps...but i 5x5 my bench press and squats. u mad?

 

[Ceaze]

i do isolation exercises for everything..4 sets of 4-7 reps...but i 5x5 my bench press and squats.

yeah but no one here is aiming to look like you

 

[TANGO SUKKA]

yeah but no one here is aiming to look like you

 

[BigBlind]

pretty funny that half of your workout is dedicated to your legs, chest, and back, and the other half is just for your arms

 

[Hood Moses]

stick to 5x5 for atleast a year, my coworker has made pretty good gains on it

 

[Memor]

You have no business basing most of your workout on "isolation" exercises when (1) you have no decent muscle to "isolate" and (2) i bet $100 if I met you in person you couldn't individually JUST flex your lat / tri / rear dealt / trap / etc

Not saying that to be mean - but to help. Build your base son.

 

[Frank Dux]

yeah but no one here is aiming to look like you

lol oooucch

 

[Frank Dux]

You have no business basing most of your workout on "isolation" exercises when (1) you have no decent muscle to "isolate" and (2) i bet $100 if I met you in person you couldn't individually JUST flex your lat / tri / rear dealt / trap / etc

Not saying that to be mean - but to help. Build your base son.

Lats are the hardest imo

 

[Memor]

Lats are the hardest imo

I don't have enough hands, clones of hands or whatever to count the amount of acquaintances/friends that have talked to me about "isolating"

and right away i say "okay - flex your right lat, and only your right lat"

they never can

THEN WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU ISOLATING IT IF YOU CANT FIND IT YOU FUCK

 

[Frank Dux]

lulz. True story.

Wide grip pull-ups for a few months will change that.

 

[cantankerously]

You must live on the cable machine.

 

[TANGO SUKKA]

You have no business basing most of your workout on "isolation" exercises when (1) you have no decent muscle to "isolate" and (2) i bet $100 if I met you in person you couldn't individually JUST flex your lat / tri / rear dealt / trap / etc

Not saying that to be mean - but to help. Build your base son.

cant do a lot of compound stuff due to a permanent shoulder, arm, and spine injury.

 

[TANGO SUKKA]

lulz. True story.

Wide grip pull-ups for a few months will change that.

i actually have been doing wide grip pull ups for several months and i finally am starting to get a little v taper in my back.

 

[Memor]

cant do a lot of compound stuff due to a permanent shoulder, arm, and spine injury.

you poor thing

i'll organize a candlelight vigil, that's unique

 

[TANGO SUKKA]

you poor thing

i'll organize a candlelight vigil, that's unique

ok now you're just being a stupid faggot

 

[Frank Dux]

ok now you're just being a stupid faggot

Actually it was pretty funny.

He was implying that everyone deals with injuries...he's had a couple surgeries himself I believe.

 

[Memor]

love you frank

 

[TANGO SUKKA]

Actually it was pretty funny.

He was implying that everyone deals with injuries...he's had a couple surgeries himself I believe.

my injuries are way more severe than anything you'd get from lifting. they wouldn't even perform surgery on my shoulder at the time of injury because it was so fucked up. in fact, i'm supposed to go get it all smoothed out and get all the scar tissue cleaned up, but i haven't.

 

[RockDaBoat]

my injuries are way more severe than anything you'd get from lifting. they wouldn't even perform surgery on my shoulder at the time of injury because it was so fucked up. in fact, i'm supposed to go get it all smoothed out and get all the scar tissue cleaned up, but i haven't.

I know you didn't miss it the first time, but I'll requote it anyway:

you poor thing

i'll organize a candlelight vigil, that's unique

 

[cantankerously]

my injuries are way more severe than anything you'd get from lifting. they wouldn't even perform surgery on my shoulder at the time of injury because it was so fucked up. in fact, i'm supposed to go get it all smoothed out and get all the scar tissue cleaned up, but i haven't.

 

[TANGO SUKKA]

yeah except mine is in my shoulder and arm and spine, parts of your body that are directly involved in compound exercises.

 

[jtrem]

Legs happen to play a big role in the squat.