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Mr_Sworld

5x5 is doing well but I've hit my first plateau on OHP. My lower body is a lot stronger than my puny arms...

Also had a complete dickhead next to me today. Insisted on dropping everything.

Deadlift? Drop the weights.

Take the weights off the holders? Drop them on the floor.

Move a bench over? Oh, he'll drop that too.

Prick.

I would have called him out but he was bigger than me...

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JWestland in reply to @Mr_Sworld

If your lower body is relatively stronger, use lighter weights/bit higher reps/fewer sets and work on the upper body first.

I have the same problem, I stopped training my quads (HERESY!!!!) and train upper body hard one day, with just hamstring and light quad work.

You need to stimulate the weak bit first and not use energy for the strong part if you want to bring up a weakness.

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Mr_Sworld in reply to @JWestland

5x5 puts a lot of emphasis on squats then only 4 other movements.

BP, OHP, Rows and Deadlift.

The system, as TGR says, knows that you will fail at some point and works the failure in. I have confidence in it and will just keep plugging away.

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