In another thread, someone recommended going to 5-3-1 workout after re-setting 2 to 3 times. I have reset bench and OH press twice (soon to reset OHP for a third time), squats and row once and the only reason I reset my deadlift was I pulled a muscle in my lower back. As you can see my natural strength is in my lower body and I am struggling with overhead press and bench press. 5k time in Feb was over 27 minutes, now 23:30. Started a weight loss group in Feb at 250 lbs.Дid cardio and diet until April, down to 230 lbs. This post is a bit bragging, a bit encouragement to those working to get fit and a bit looking for advice. Or I could get up at 4:30 am instead of 5am. Sometimes life gets in the way though, so there has to be a balance. He'd rather see an hour workout and all the sets finished, than a 45 min workout and the last rep of each set missed, or get sloppy (form, bar speed, ect). Stay warm, but if you need 5 min between the last sets, do it. I heard Allen Thrall say on a Q and A video, that for strength training, take the time you need to complete the next set. Bodybuilding for sure the short rest is needed, but strength training *can be different. Later I found that time doesn't apply to everything.

When in the early stage of Stronglifts is fine. I had always thought 1.5-3 min rest was gospel. Mark rippetoe said that when someone is stalling on lifts one of the first things he asks them is how long are you resting between sets. I like going 3-4 min sometimes, if needed. If you are doing 3x5 (vs 5x5), you'll have a little less volume at your working sets, so you'll have more time to put between sets. The app also has a bunch of warm up sets that I follow rigorously. I am a bit time constrained in the morning, so I can't wait the prescribed 5 minutes between sets when I don't get all the reps. I use the app and the timer is 1 min 30 secs and I always wait at least that between sets. I'd milk out as much progress you can doing sets of 3, then switch to 5/3/1. Make sure to do proper warm up sets to of course warm up and get a little volume in because you've dialed it back from 5 sets to 3.ДЄlso how long are you resting between sets? If you are gonna miss a lift you wanna make sure you miss it because you were not strong enoigh, not because you were fatigued from not resting enough between sets. IMO keep doing 5x5 but instead of doing 5 sets of 5 just to 3 sets of 5.

How long to do stronglifts 5x5