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Old 09-21-2007, 04:25 PM
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Umm let me see if I understand what you mean

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The first option of simply backing off the weight is the best, IMO. You shouldn't change parameters so much if not necessary. Everything that can be kept simple and linear and still be progressed, at least in this type of routine, should be. That would mean a simple linear progression from Monday to Monday with a set amount of work. What is happening here is that you are producing complications where they are simply not needed and more complicated is never better.
So here do you mean If I were to stay at 5x3 just adding weight to that set amount of work until I stall? (15reps)
EG week1 90kg week2 91kg week3 92.5 kg and so on until I stall?

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In this case the best thing you could do, imo, is to add reps to the sets when you need to but carry over the weight, and hope you can re-establish progress. To do that you may need to back off the weight a bit also, but maybe not. I wouldn't stick with 3 reps for main work groups. It's not a good range for general strength. Of course there are no hard and fast rules and anything can work for a while but reps in the range of 4 to 6 produce a good tradeoff between neuromuscular and functional mass gains, i.e. general strength, providing of course there is enough work for the given individual
So here say I stall at 95 kg x 5x3 the following week would go say 95kgx5x4 reps(20)
then next week 95kgx5x5 (25)
then reset to 96 or 97kg x5x3 and build up from there again

Is this what you mean Eric?
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