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I've started Stronglifts/5x5 a few weeks ago. There's a long old warm up at a similar weight there.
5 x 20, 5 x 20, 5 x 40, 5 x 60, 3 x 70
then the actual set, 5 x 5 x 82.5I mostly keep to the warm up, though I don't worry about much rest between. I used to squat a decent amount (for a punter that is) and it'll be interesting to see if I can get anywhere close again. feels like a long way to go still.
duncs-
I've started Stronglifts/5x5 a few weeks ago. There's a long old warm up at a similar weight there.
5 x 20, 5 x 20, 5 x 40, 5 x 60, 3 x 70
then the actual set, 5 x 5 x 82.5Same here - although by the time I get to the third lift (rows or deadlift), I drop the lower / empty bar warmups, as by that stage they are somewhat redundant.
Dammit's lifts & reps of 20x12/30x10/40x8/50x6 feel like warmups, which makes me wonder why he is being asked to do them for the second and third sets.
Absent any scientific backup, it just feels that it would be more beneficial to drop them for sets 2 & 3, and up the weight on the work sets.
For reference, I'm squatting 5x85 max at the moment, and I'm extraordinarily untrained (as in I can count the times that I have exercised this year on my fingers).
NotThamesWater
I dropped the earlier weights this time (did them last time) as they really were just useful as a warm up. I've never squatted 80kg before and did that to see if I could, really. Then dropped down to 40/50/60 to make sure I got the sets in. Next time I'll push that up by probably 10kg, then the next time another 10.