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sassybrunet55

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Also one of the seniors guys taught me something valuable which was to stay loose even when I have a firm grip on someone because when I'm tight coiled and rigid, he can feel whatever I'm about to do.
 
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AmrisaJ

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witness the slow morphing of your judo into... TAI CHI! lulz

also, no DOMS today! time to lift harder! (actually need more endurance first. what do you guys suggest for a good progression from 5x5 to 3x10? i'm thinking maybe 4x7 for a few sessions?)
 
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DashingGeek

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I wouldn't use 3x10 for endurance. Not enough reps, but endurance amount of reps can make you week.
The problem is unlikely to be endurance in specific muscles, ie doing 30-40 reps of bench or something won't help.
Being stronger will help endurance, also training the energy systems will improve your endurance.

If your not putting in road work you need to do that as well as some form of HIIT. Then you will have the lungs and legs to keep on.

To have the muscles to keep on I personally like complexes for conditioning. Varying from 3 reps a movement to 7-8.

Training strength in a limited movement has a big carry over, treating endurance the same has not IMO.

Also I figure you've started grappling, roll more, you will develop some serious muscular endurance.
 
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the_future_mrs_nick_jonas

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i'm getting fatigued after 5x5 front squats that by now don't even make me sore the next day. i want muscular endurance before increasing the weight .

and i'm not doing grappling anymore, actually. lungs are more than adequate for weight lifting, never had problems with them (and i warm up with bagwork)
 
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SLH

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thats because 5x5 is poo for front squats (and deadlift and squats) try something else. i like 54321 after a warm up.

so say you front squat 100kg and want to work up to a 90%single you would warm up then do:
50x5
60x4
70x3
80x2
90x1

if your a volume junkie (which you may be with your fasination with DOMS) work back down again to a set of 5 reps.

i got my front squat from a 77.5 tripple to a 100kg tripple using this method (trying to set a PR every other week working to 90% of that PR the next week.)
 
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