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Moving from 5x5 to GVT?

brianblaze · 2016-12-07 15:49:31

Hi guys and gals, I'm transitioning way from the 5x5, which I do to get my lifts back to reasonably respectable levels. I didn't lift a weight for 18 months but now after 6 months of 5 days a week, 3 of which are 5x5 I'm happy with my progress and am somewhere near where I was in my mid-twenties in terms of strength and…

07-12-2016 3:49pm

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brianblaze

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Hi guys and gals,

I'm transitioning way from the 5x5, which I do to get my lifts back to reasonably respectable levels. I didn't lift a weight for 18 months but now after 6 months of 5 days a week, 3 of which are 5x5 I'm happy with my progress and am somewhere near where I was in my mid-twenties in terms of strength and size.

As I approach my mid 30's, I'm considering a program aimed at putting on some mass and GVT seems to tick all the boxes.

My two main questions are:

Can you fit a GVT session into an hour time slot? (Especially with the 4-second eccentric movements, on a 10 sets x 10 reps Squat Session sounds like a long workout)

Should I expect to lose a lot from my ORM during the program?

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