I've always thought of it a bit differently, perhaps thats my ignorance on the subject. But I've always used ramping in 5x5 to achieve a higher overall max, where as I would use static 5x5 for more of a strength endurance type of workout. In other words whats more important, hitting 280 for five reps, or hitting 250 for twenty five reps? From a football stand point I'd say the latter, but I could be a bit off ... its been known to happen before

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