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oso0960
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here's a story about my training leading up tot the question. skip it to get to the question:
I did 5x5 single factor for a while until it stopped working. reset it over and over and could no longer leech any gains. I figured the next step was the 5x5 dual factor. Did it for 9 weeks and made decent gains. Though..I know I was more than just overreaching. I had all the symptoms of overtraining by week 6 and persisted that I just wanted to finish the program. 3 weeks of a deload and then another go at the DF 5x5. Couldn't even get past the 2nd week because the weight just felt too heavy.
My question is: Isn't going from weekly progress to monthly progress too much of a leap on the 5x5? What happened to 2 or 3 week progress? Wouldn't a very simple Dual factor layout work better for those transitioning from the single factor? Say 2 weeks of loading and 1 week unloading. Then progress to 3 weeks loading and 1 week unloading as you get better at recovering?
I did 5x5 single factor for a while until it stopped working. reset it over and over and could no longer leech any gains. I figured the next step was the 5x5 dual factor. Did it for 9 weeks and made decent gains. Though..I know I was more than just overreaching. I had all the symptoms of overtraining by week 6 and persisted that I just wanted to finish the program. 3 weeks of a deload and then another go at the DF 5x5. Couldn't even get past the 2nd week because the weight just felt too heavy.
My question is: Isn't going from weekly progress to monthly progress too much of a leap on the 5x5? What happened to 2 or 3 week progress? Wouldn't a very simple Dual factor layout work better for those transitioning from the single factor? Say 2 weeks of loading and 1 week unloading. Then progress to 3 weeks loading and 1 week unloading as you get better at recovering?
