Ten reps may be a little much. I was thinking more like a COUPLE sets of 7 or 8 LIGHT
. If you go too high volume then you defeat the purpose of a recovery day because volume will actually incur more long lasting fatigue and it will accumulate rather than allow you extra recovery. That setup you proposed could actually make you MORE tired. There's nothing wrong with the weights they're actually pretty low for you.
You can think of it this way. If your were going to do 80 to 85 percent of your working weight for sets of five you would probably be able to do 65 to 70 percent for sets of 7 to 8 and not have that tax you too much. It's a tricky slope.
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Originally Posted by IK
Correct me if I'm wrong here... but don't pretty much all the 5x5 variations call for something like a 10-20% weight reduction on squats on Day 2?
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No, this program (as rip lays it out) is pretty much balls to the wall loading the bar every workout. The idea being that beginners can progress this way at this moderate volume. And then once they can no longer progress this way by any means it is time to move on to those intermediate programs with the light day as you described. That's the theory anyway. Of course I see nothing wrong with any one individual putting in a light day if they see fit. The way the program is supposed to be run is perfectly logical and tried and tested, though, don't get me wrong. My only gripe, as I've stated before, is the idea of fastest possible progression versus sustained progression. Sometimes, I really don't believe fastest possible progression is the best way to go for everyone.