Currently doing Strong lifts 5x5
Doing heavy squats 3 times a week is starting to fail me. I'm trying to stick to the program but now when I hit the 3rd work out my legs just haven't recovered so my lifts are horrible. Should I cut back to two times a week? How will this affect my gains?
>How will this affect my gains?
you're legs will go from t rex to chicken
>>36562994
Who grill
GRILL WHO
>>36562994
how much you squattin, how much you weigh and how long you been liftin
>>36562994
Who is this?
>>36562994
First, figure out if there's anything screwing up your recovery - stress, lack of sleep, whatever. If it can be fixed do that.
If that isn't going to solve the problem, cut the squats to 3x5 or start looking for another routine.
WHO GRILLLLLLL
>>36563244
>>36563199
>>36563194
No clue
>>36563242
thanks
>>36562994
not OP
i also wanted to know WHO GRILL
google image search sleuthing, found it
instagram "sweetcheeksespresso"
>>36562994
its because you never fucking squatted regularly in your life. Keep squatting, and start eating, sleeping stretching and foamrolling properly.
Im getting away with doing smolov 4-5 days a week. 4x9, 5x7, 7x5 and 10x3. So quit being a pussy faggot
>>36562994
If your diet and sleep are ok, then you're probably going to hard and heavy for that frequency of lifting.
Dial the intensity back a little, stopping a couple of reps shorter.
>>36563284
Jesus what pussies you faggots are
>>36563294
you're an idiot
>>36563235
Remy the Crow.
>>36562994
yes you should cut back. you are falling for the YNDTP meme when you need to be listening to your body. it knows better than all these dumb faggots on /fit/
On Starting Strength beginner program you'd start alternating squats with either light squats or front squats.
I haven't read all of Strong Lifts, but don't they have something similar? Decrease number of sets?
>>36564068
It's definitely not Remy Lacroix
>>36564397
Yes, on stronglifts you are supposed to start decreasing the number of sets and when you get down to 1x5 it's time for an intermediate program.
>>36562994
First, make sure your diet and sleep are on point.
Second, acknowledge that your lifts aren't going to progress linearly forever.
Third, realize any goal you may have in lifting boils down to improving, however slowly.
What I recommend is doing light squats every Wednesday to get some extra recovery. You will also have to switch to 3x5 on all lifts sooner rather than later.
I too was cucked in the mind by /fit/ skewed standards, which caused me to stay almost all summed at 2pl8 squats for 5x5
Fuck that. Do whatever volume feels comfortable enough to progress in weight every week.
Also, Mehdi's programming is shit. A little autoregulation is necessary
>>36562994
Eat better and sleep more faggot. Also
>whos grill?
>>36563271
Thanks anon. Good guy.
>>36563271
>36563271
Damn body like that with those ugly tats!
>>36563242
This, I do 3x5 and drop a few pounds on deadlift days
>>36562994
Cut back to 3x5 as soon as you plateau. Switch to Madcows after
