Originally Posted by Sentinel

matt,

5x5 = 25 reps which u know adds #s to ur 1RM, right?

Not exactly, its the planned progression of a 5x5 that will increase your 1rm, I could do 5 sets of 5 @ 225 for the rest of my life and it wont help my strength a bit

ok,

similarly,

10x3 = 30 reps which is close to 25 and will add #s to my 1RM plus it will also add a bit of hypertrophy

In theory that may be correct, I have done the same before, going from 5x5 to 10x3, ect. And it didnt help my strength at all. It did however increase my endurance and give me some hypertrophy

no, for me everything is not 1RM. im not a powerlifter. I am a powerbuilder. also, my goals right now have very little to do with 1RMs... (What exactly does that mean? If your not looking at your 1rm as your progress factor, what are you looking at?)
here are my goals:

1.) get from 18% bf to 12.

2.) get my deads up to 225 (this will happen very soon)

3.) overhead press 185 (this will take another 4-6 months)

thats all i am concerned about, matt.

more importantly i want to get big and strong overall.