"5x5 Stronglifts," said Max. "It's a two-day cycle program where you work out three days a week. Squats every day, bench and barbell rows on day one, overhead press and deads on day two, then back to day one. Next week, you start on day two. You try to do five sets of five reps at half your max weight range for all of the lifts except the deads, which you only do one set of."

Oh, how easygoing.

"It's a full body workout." That's very important. "It hits all the major muscle groups." Extremely important. "Compound lifts over machines." Most important.