As uwanderingdev has said , SL will give you that look . I didn ' t assume your gender , but what they said was also correct Women don ' t just lift a few heavy weights and BAM ! become Arnold over night . One of the main focus points around SL is building up a good strength base . What good is hypertrophy if your weights are so low ? The big compound movements will get your central nervous system up to par and after some time , you will have a better time switching to a different program . That ' s not to say something like PPLPPLR Can ' t be done either , though . I think most important is finding something you ' re happy with so you stay motivated . A lot of success stems from SL 5 x 5 because it ' s only a 3 day workout with 3 compound lifts making it a quicker workout . My . 02 on protein shakes is pretty simple . use em if it ' s cost effective and convenient , and you need it for your macros , otherwise do what you want . Personally I dislike lean meat like chickenturkey so I consume protein shakes to fill my macros because it works for me .