Switching from 5x5 to 3x5?
I am currently doing Stronglifts 5x5 and have been for about four months. I've hit plateaus at least a couple times on all exercises already. I've deloaded and been able to bust through them, but lately even deloading is not really doing it. I'm wondering if the volume is too high and it's time to go to 3x5 or something else. When I don't get 5x5, my sets usually look like 5-5-5-4-3 or 5-5-5-5-3. So if I was doing 3x5, I'd move up in weight for the next workout.
And if I was doing Rippetoe's Starting Strength, I'd never do 5x5 in the first place.
Is it time to switch to 3x5 or another routine like Madcow or 5/3/1?
What do you all suggest?