[–] Al3s 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
When you squeeze SL 5x5 its adviced to keep the same routine but doing 3x5 instead and keep upping the weights. After that you can do Madcow 5x5 wich is basically the same exercises but having different intensity days and upping the weights once a week.
On the losing weight thing, some people recommend lowering the volume and clinging to your actual lifts to not lose strength wich makes sense. FWIW, I always do full body routines and this summer I decided to cut and changed to a PPL 6 days a week and it went pretty well because each day focused on a different big lift so I maintained almost all my strength.
[–] SwiftLion [S] ago
Well, shit. Somebody came in and gave me some really amazing advice, and I saw it, but I didn't think to upvote it (I'm a career lurker and never submit or upvote on comments), and then I came back today to tell him that I tried 3x8's and it was amazing. I guess I'll crawl around and try to find him. I thought his username was . . . @MajorShitposter?