I'm scrapping 5x5 for a while.....

[tzan]

........I have been doing the 5x5 routine for about 3 months now. I pick one core exercise and do 5x5 and then I do 2 other exercises at 10-12 reps for 2 sets each. Although I have deffiantly gotten stronger, I haven't really grown that much. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of the 5x5, but I just feel that I have somewhat plateud from it and I need a change. Since right now my goals aren't really with strength, but more towards size, I was thinking about just going with a simple 3 sets of 4 exercises at 10 reps for my major muscles and 3 sets of 2 exercises for my smaller ones. I'm planning on doing an anavar cycle after Dec, so like I said, I'm not concerned with my strength, but would like to grow as much as possible till then. Here is what my planned splits will look like:

Mon-Chest/Front Delts
Tues-Back/Rear+Side Delts
Wed-Off
Thur-Legs
Fri-Arms
Sat-Off
Sun-Off

P.S.-For whatever reason, my body has always responded better to higher reps(8-10) then lower ones(3-5).

 

[Backlash]

You might want to look into routines that allow you to train your whole body three times a week, giving two extra growth periods per week (if you can take the low volume - some people hate it). Check out the HST and DC stickies.

 

[FatRat]

I find that DC is a great change of pace from 5x5, I cycle between to two with great effect

 

[tzan]

Thanks for teh replies fellas, but I've researched DC training and it just doesn't seem that appealing to me(maybe down the road, but not right now). I'm very strict with my rest time between sets. When I was doing 5x5 I was resting 3min forn the 5x5 and depending on the exercise either 1:30 or 2min on the other two. Would it be better for me to keep my rest periods the same on all my exercises, then change that time the next week, or would it be better for me to have different rest periods for different exercises on the same day and keep that constant for the next week? I was thinking about rotataing:
wk1 2min
wk2 1:30min
wk3 1min