What accessories should I add to StrongLifts?

Here’s the full list…

• Chinups and Dips. We recommend these two assistance exercises to increase upper-body strength and mass, especially for bigger arms.
• Barbell Curls and Skullcrushers.
• Planks and Hanging Knee raises.
• Seated and standing calf raises.
• Paused and Close Grip Bench.
• Pushups and Pullups.

What do you add to a 5×5 workout?

A 5×5 workout comprises compound barbell movements — like squats and deadlifts — using heavy weights and lower repetitions per set….What is a 5×5 workout?

1. barbell back squat.
2. barbell bench press.
3. barbell deadlift.
4. barbell overhead press.
5. barbell row.

How many accessory movements are there?

This is just because they do not have as much muscle mass to maintain. So typically there are 3-5 accessory movements per session depending upon the athlete. Now, I know that was a lot to take in.

What are the exercises on stronglifts 5×5?

Exercises. On StrongLifts 5×5 you do five exercises – the Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, Overhead Press and Barbell Row. Every workout starts with Squats. The other exercises alternate each workout. Squat. The backbone of the program. Squats strengthen your legs and everything else with heavy weights.

What are some of the best exercises to work the core?

RKC planks & spiderman crawls are killer for core work. Kettlebell swings and prowler work are always great/painful for metabolic conditioning. And everyone can benefit from some supplementary glute focus (hip thrust, bird dog, kickback, clam shell etc.)

How many deadlifts after 5×5 Squats should I do?

Most people find that 5×5 Deadlifts after 5×5 Squats is too hard once the weights get heavy, and that Deadlift increase fine doing only 1×5. If you want to do more than 1×5 Deadlift, better is to warmup by doing sets of five reps (the app suggest this kind of warmup).