When is it ok to switch to 3x5?
I'm at 1pl8 squat now doing 5x5
>>36948838
3x5 isn't enough volume
>>36948858
So, when is it viable to switch to 3 sets instead of 5 then?
>>36948838
Start at 3x5 and do SS you small faggot.
>>36948912
Give me a reason and i'm switching
>captcha: triple 6
Eventually you will get to a weight that is heavy enough that you'll feel as if 5x5 is too much.
That's when you switch to 3x5. And only you can make that decision.
>>36948965
Alright, 1pl8 is, for me as a beginner, pretty taxing right now.
>>36948934
Because SS is impossible to mess up, and beginners are really, really good at messing things up.
For instance: you were doing 5x5 under 1pl8. That's a mistake, you can go up much faster doing 3x5 and then switching to the Texas method when that stops working (which may not occur until 3 pl8).
>>36948999
Yeah, i started doing SL. But now i'm starting to feel 5x5 is gonna be harder the more i move on
>>36948838
>1pl8 squat
Jesus Christ how fucking weak can you be? When I started lifting I was 69kg at 180cm and I could squat more than that untrained.
>>36949025
Whatever
>>36949009
Do SS you hardheaded faggot. The book costs like $30, just buy the fucking thing and educate yourself.
>>36949032
>shilling the SS meme
Stronglifts tells you to switch to 3x5 once you have stalled (failed at least one set three workouts in a row) twice.
1st stall: drop 10% and work back up
2nd stall: drop 10%, switch to 3x5 and work back up
3rd stall: drop 10%, switch to 3x3 and work back up
4th stall: drop 10%, switch to 1x3 and work back up
5th stall: find a new program
This is full proof. I was always able to unstall after deloading in this manner when I was running Stronglifts.
>>36949032
SS is a fucking meme though
>>36949096
Hm is it viable though
>>36949096
OP is just asking for permission to pussy out, though
>>36949180
Nope
>>36949098
>>36949044
SS is a meme is a meme, summerfaggots GTFO
When someone is actually considering doing the problem, drop the whole meme thing and be real with the guy.
>>36948838
you will know. When the 3rd set is a mega ball buster of epic proportions and you simply couldn't envision a 6th rep in your wildest dreams switch to 3x5
Or better yet just do 3x5 the whole time to avoid pointless frustration
>>36949246
Had that with my 3rd set of 1pl8, so i just might.
>>36949198
Lol okay sure anon
>>36948838
SL is just remarketed SS, the guy who made it has no knowledge of lifting.
Move to SS. The extra 2 sets are just more work.
>>36949484
But are the 2 extra sets good?
>>36949025
When I started lifting I weighed 40lbs and could squat more than you faggot
>>36949096
"Denying enemy transportation."
>>36949512
Yeah. For cardio.
People still do SS?
