[lordgeorge]

5x5 and such does very little for me compared to a 3x8 workout, doing 3x8 my military press has been increasing by 2.5 kg a week for a month, same with most other compound lifts.

I'm not complaining, just wonder why this is, maybe I have a lot of slow twitch fibre ?

 

[8103]

everyone is different.

 

[Jake1436114563]

I'd be inclined to think your not doing 5x5 as intensely as you could.

 

[zelobinksy]

1) doing 5x5 you may not be forcing the intensity as suffiencent (at the fith rep, it should be a really difficult struggle).

2) Perhaps your technqiue is better at high reps?

3) Different muscle fibres respond well towards different, i.e. type 1 muscle fibres will respond towards higher reps more aerobic based activities, whilst type 2a/b will respond more towards low reps.

Watch your self in the mirror, don't forget to really push yourself and get those reps deep!.

 

[martin brown]

Strength cannot respond better to higher reps.

It's easier to put 2.5kg on your 8 or 5 rep max than your 3 rep max though.

As above your 5x5 wasn't intense enough IMO

 

[lordgeorge]

hmm, well on 5x5 I always give it my best, same for higher reps I think all it could be is that as I am relatively inexperienced my form on 5x5 probably goes to ****e so right now

I get better gains through stricter form and a lighter weight ?

like you said zelobinsky

 

[big_jim_87]

lol slow twitch fibers because you work better with 8 reps lol

 

[Ryan16]

hmm, well on 5x5 I always give it my best, same for higher reps I think all it could be is that as I am relatively inexperienced my form on 5x5 probably goes to ****e so right now

I get better gains through stricter form and a lighter weight ?

like you said zelobinsky

on 5x5 how long a rest are you taking? i usually take about 1 min rest, maybe 90 seconds if it was a heavy weight but no more and its really intesnse for me

 

[jjb1]

if you always hitting a clean 5 times 5 you cant be pushing it enough sometimes you would finsh with a 4 or a 3 this would just happen with progression of weight over time

 

[Andy Dee]

If your gettin stronger on 3x8 than 5x5 you aint lifting heavy enough or intense on 5x5.