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Originally Posted by Barbarian
I've done a few maximal strength phases with 5 x 5 as the foundation of the workout and made some nice gains...only thing you have to be aware of is that your body quickly detrains in strength endurance.
For a typical hardgainer, I might recommend a few back off sets at the end of the workout to at least maintain strength endurance. Eg. 1 x 20 or 2 x 15
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The typical person who would embark on a DFT 5x5 and maybe follow it with a DFHT is probably looking to get as strong and inhumanly huge as possible, not maximize their ability to row a boat for hours or their ability to compete...
That being said your concerns are why people periodize their training. Now I'm all for non-linear periodization schemes but if you try to take a program like the ones in this sticky and apply these methods you could set yourself up for failure. Not that I think theirs anything wrong with your suggestion of a few back off sets...it may help with recovery if nothing else but if maintaining strength endurance or simply to maximize energy stores is really someones goal then they would be better off to apply this training as part of a traditional linear periodization scheme with a competitive or endurance cycle. Or to try a non-traditional periodized scheme.
In general trainees wanting mass think about muscle, strength, and power.