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- Thread starter SAGAT
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Actually i just asked this same question on another board not too long ago. I was also asking about whether to do a 5X5 or not. It was suggested to me to change it week to week maybe a 5X3 one week, a 5X5 the next week and maybe a week where you do higher reps like a 5X10. That way you are using a variety of weight/rep ranges. Just a thought
supersizeme
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5x5 is grueling. i did that for a while and clearly remember the suck factor. works pretty well though obviously or it wouldn't be grueling.
right now i dl every other week. when i do them, i alternate each time whether i go heavy or focus on reps.
heavy days: 4 sets of 5 with 20lb increments until the last set is the most i can hit for 5
rep days: 3 sets of 10,8,6. 20lb increments here, too
right now i dl every other week. when i do them, i alternate each time whether i go heavy or focus on reps.
heavy days: 4 sets of 5 with 20lb increments until the last set is the most i can hit for 5
rep days: 3 sets of 10,8,6. 20lb increments here, too
Lord_Suston
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5x3 or 6,4,2 or 7,5,3 depending on what I am aiming for 5x3 works well on bringing up a lagging deadlift IMO, but 6,4,2 increasing weight help me get some pr's and use to heavy weight
psychedout
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Haven't done deads in a while due to a wrist injury. But I used to do them every other week, with the rep sceme like this:
10 -warm up
8 - warm up
6 - working
4 - working
3 - working
10 -warm up
8 - warm up
6 - working
4 - working
3 - working
strongsmartsexy
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15 - warmup
12 - warmup
10 - working
8 - working
6 - working
1 - pass out.
12 - warmup
10 - working
8 - working
6 - working
1 - pass out.
SAGAT
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smurfy; that's actually what i do, though not on a weekly basis. when it gets too strenuous (sp?) or exhausting (or when my gains plateau, whichever comes first) i switch to 5x3, 3x5 or sometimes 3x3 (though that's hell on my joints and forearms after a couple of weeks)
ssme; you workout bor? j/k mang, don't the 10 reps exhaust you?
ssme; you workout bor? j/k mang, don't the 10 reps exhaust you?
Cuthbert
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I generally don't rep out deads too much. Back when I did I would do 3 x 3, moving up 10lbs each set, then the next week starting my working sets 10lbs higher.
It worked fairly well for getting my deadlift better, it was after a layoff and got it back up to par fairly quickly.
It worked fairly well for getting my deadlift better, it was after a layoff and got it back up to par fairly quickly.
supersizeme
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SAGAT said:
lol yeah they aren't fun. of course neither is the next 8 reps at a higher weight and so on. i am always lightheaded after finishing the higher rep sets.
strongsmartsexy
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Ingram said:
You're skipping the final rep of collapsing or passing out.
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