So i've been doing SL 5x5 for a little over a month now, and I was reading up on a thread about stronglifts 5x5 and how the volume (5x5) is a little too much to allow smoother, more sustainable progress over the course of 3-6 (or more) months in comparison to 3x5 which would allow smoother progression - this is what i've gathered from the thread, at least.
My question is, would I be better of doing SS with the 3x5 set/rep scheme over SL to milk as much of my linear gains as possible? I'm at a 70kg squat and i've realised that i'm already starting to find it harder to progress because i'm still sore/a little fatigued by the time my next workout comes around, and it's really messing with my progression to the point where i'm having to lift the same weight 2 squat workouts in a row, THEN add weight on the third workout of the week to see progression; this doesn't seem optimal for a beginner like me, and I've accounted this to the 5x5 scheme, I might be wrong here but I think that's the focal point of my very early plateauing.
Any ideas? Should I just switch to SS instead for more sustainable linear progression? Thanks in advance to anyone who helps.
Charles Reed
Do 4 x 5.
Ethan Bailey
DEVILISH
Charles King
I've had great luck with 4x5 since our coaches first had us start lifting in middle school. Did a massive cut while back and lost a lot of strength have bounced back quite well using 4x5
Parker Flores
the main issue I had with stronglifts (which I started out using) is that it says to switch to 3x5 when you stall on your progression. On SS you can just start at 3x5 and progress, so if you think about it there really is no reason to do those extra 2 sets per exercise imo. If you're a true beginner the only thing I would change on SS is getting rid of power cleans all together and just substitute rows or pull ups from the getgo. Powercleans are too hard for complete novices to do without fucking their shit up.
Juan Sullivan
I've decided to go 3x5 on squats and 5x5 on every other exercise apart from dl's.
Julian Miller
I ditched squat on day B and started doing 5x5 DL instead. Am I retarded?
Hudson Kelly
Yes.
Carter Williams
Thx. Any suggestions? I can't keep doing squats everytime and also feel like DL deserves more attention and is a better excercise to manage my slight back problems.
