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5x5 or 3x5?

beastmode_kitty
beastmode_kitty Posts: 844 Member
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Hey all! Not sure if I should be doing 5x5 or 3x5 with these workouts. I'm looking to lose fat and bf%.

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  • Jennifer_Lynn_1982
    Jennifer_Lynn_1982 Posts: 567 Member
    The answer is yes....either option works when you're starting a lifting program. Start at 3x5 and work up to 5x5 and then move up in weight, repeat.
  • mirrim52
    mirrim52 Posts: 763 Member
    SL is meant to be done 5x5, but depending on your deficit, that might be too much once you get to heavier weights.

    I did 5x5 until the weights were so heavy that 5x5 was too exhausting on my deficit, then switched to 3x5. I will go back to 5x5 once my cut is over (hopefully by the end of March).

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