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Originally Posted by Surfrider 
Also, I probably don't need to tell you that if you're not eating big, eating clean, sleeping enough, and getting enough downtime between sessions, you're fucking yourself into stasis....right?
Oh yeah; you ever considered trying heavy singles for a while? I've never done it myself, but I've heard of guys having success there, too.
Yes on changing rep ranges. Singles are tough. But nothing wrong with going to 3x10 for awhile. Or 4x8. Or switching up to a 20 rep squat program. Or change to a different split. Or change to a full body. Or deload and start a new cycle. Change is good.
To the person having trouble with finishing 5x5. Having you tried cutting the weight? If you can't finish the full five sets odds are you're letting your ego get in the way.
out there to waste your money on, but I've always been a fan of little, pre-weighed loops of chain to slide over the ends of the bar. Personally, I've had decent success with this method. Another guy I know was having some real problems getting off a plateau, and remedied the issue by hitting the dynamic movements really hard. Because the guy had never done, say, a snatch before, this obviously necessitated decreasing the amount of weight he was putting up over the course of an entire workout so as to get his technique right. By the time he had developed a solid technique for those movements, he found he was able to blast through previous limits on the more well-worn squats, deads, and so forth. YMMV, or course. Also, I probably don't need to tell you that if you're not eating big, eating clean, sleeping enough, and getting enough downtime between sessions, you're fucking yourself into stasis....right? Oh yeah; you ever considered trying heavy singles for a while? I've never done it myself, but I've heard of guys having success there, too.
