Need some advice on my 5x5 Sqaut

[mm107]

Hey all,

i was sqautting yesterday.

i was supposed to go for 280x5

Well one thing led to another and io told myself i wasnt going to stop untill i puked.

Well got out 14, then the inevitable happend lol, i started to black out ( i was breathing right too) the bar started to roll and thats it. I racked it after i got it up for the last rep.

NOW i did 14.
My set weight is 280x5 on week 8 of my 5x5.

if i changed the spreadhseet my next monday lifts are
179
224
269
314
358

NOw thats 280-358 Is that too much

(this is 280x12 as my max on the spreadsheet)

Just wondering. Or since im slowly adding weight, should i stick with what i have. wich would be 285 for next monday. even tho i can clearly handle more?

 

[BiggT]

Stick close to what you have laid out because it will ensure more long-term progression. If you were scheduled to do 285, I'd do it, or if you feel it is enirely too light, think about 290-295, and maybe make 10lb jumps the next several weeks if you can, like 290x5, then on Fri do 300x3, then 300x5 the next Mon, then 310x3 that Fri and so on and so forth, but that is about as aggressive as I would get with it, if you play it smart, you'll be at 350x5 before you know it, if you get to crazy, you'll miss reps, form breaks down and you'll hit a wall.

Never rely on max calculators, with low-reps they are nothing more than a rough guideline, with reps over 5 they are useless

 

[mm107]

Stick close to what you have laid out because it will ensure more long-term progression. If you were scheduled to do 285, I'd do it, or if you feel it is enirely too light, think about 290-295, and maybe make 10lb jumps the next several weeks if you can, like 290x5, then on Fri do 300x3, then 300x5 the next Mon, then 310x3 that Fri and so on and so forth, but that is about as aggressive as I would get with it, if you play it smart, you'll be at 350x5 before you know it, if you get to crazy, you'll miss reps, form breaks down and you'll hit a wall.

Never rely on max calculators, with low-reps they are nothing more than a rough guideline, with reps over 5 they are useless

thats what i was thinking, i was like damn, thats WAY to big of a jump. Glad your advice leaned on what i liked better. I would rather add weight slowly over months then just jump in weight real fast and then loose the strenght just as quick.

Im going to go for 290x3 this friday. and then 290x5 on the monday. Besides the LIFT i want to go up most is my deadlift.

 

[petpre61]

additionally, dont forget that with the smaller jumps there is hypertrophy going to happen on every new step. by making such a huge jump you would waste a lot of hypertrophy potential

 

[mm107]

additionally, dont forget that with the smaller jumps there is hypertrophy going to happen on every new step. by making such a huge jump you would waste a lot of hypertrophy potential

Really? Nice. Didnt even think about that apsect of it.

sounds really good i like that idea then =]

i can grow bigger while getting stronger, who doesnt want that.

 

[djeclipse]

wow, congrats on those extra reps!

 

[mm107]

Thanks bro, around 11 it got REAL HARD. BUT i was so fucosed, and so in tuned i ddint wanna stop.

Thanks!