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MuscleHead
- Apr 20, 2011
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I feel a 5x5 system is more for strenght training rather then for power...I feel a 5 x3 is the ticket for building power.And for a good reason it allows u to train heaver then u would doing five reps ...U can train a more closer percenage to your max lifts...Here is my scale of of reps that repersent power and strenght
Power -1 to 3 reps
strenght -5 to 8 reps
Anything above 8 reps heads towards fast twich which has nothing to do with power of strengh.Thats just my view ......dw
I do a lot of triples and it builds strength trust me.
Singles are to test strength and 3's to 5's are to build strength.
When I 1st got into Powerlifting all I did was singles and my friend Mark Bell had a talk with me and taught me this and ever since I started gaining strength.
He said all your doing is testing your strength you need to build it and this is how.