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I’d do a variation that targets your weaknesses. And I’d do it on deadlift day for an upper/lower type split.
For example, if you find yourself tipping forward with your squats, do front squats for a medium heavy 5x3. If you lose tightness at the bottom, pause squats. If you don’t accelerate fast out of the bottom, pin squats.
Alternatively, use it as an opportunity to hammer hypertrophy using machines. Going HAM on a leg press isn’t going to hurt progress. Again, choose something that will attack your weaknesses.
Edit: worth noting that Juggernaut looks simple enough when you just look at main exercise but there should be the majority of volume coming from the ‘assistance’ exercises afterwards (something that doesn’t exist within the Stronglifts cinematic universe). They shouldn’t be treated like an afterthought, they’re an integral part of your success.
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So I re-joined the gym as soon as I had my second dose in August and I have been on the Stronglifts app four days a week until now. I have reached a plateau and I don't see myself advancing much more between now and Xmas.
So I am thinking I could shift over to Juggernaut which I have used before. I like the variation with Juggernaut – how you do both high reps/hypertrophy at one end and low reps/strength at the other end. But there is a big difference in terms of SL making you squat every session, but Juggernaut requiring squats only once a week.
I've had no issues recuperating from the (near) daily squats so I could maybe tweak the Juggernaut program to include the 5 x 5 squat with every session? As a kind of warm up exercise? But then again, that will just keep me at the plateau I am at now.
Your thoughts please.