Weights for speed

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@Charlie_Francis

Probably not but that’s an individual call.
As the squat involves muscles directly involved in speed, I’d rather see him start where he can handle it and move it up as it proves easy, rather than set a weight via a rule and find the loading an impediment elsewhere in training.
I would be more inclined to stick closer to that thinking with the upper body.
Thoughts?

I’ve done 5x5 a number of times, and I have better results starting with a lighter weight that I can complete all the reps, and then slowly build up. That is opposed to taking a heavy weight and lifting something like 5, 5, 4, 4, 3 and trying to get more reps the next time. It depends on the athlete, but I have a tendency to over-exert myself using the latter.