Finish With Less Weight?

[Kadri43fan]

I'm doing stronglifts and the weight is starting to get really heavy, I even had to reset squats.

This might be a noob question but I was wondering if I fail on say the 3rd set of squats should I quit squats for the day or should I lower the weight by 10% and finish my last two (and 2/5) of squats? Say this is the first time failing. I know if I fail twice at the same weight I lower by 10% and try to break through the plateau and if I have to lower the weight 3 times for any lift then I switch to 3x5.

Thoughts?

[Retoaded]

I'm doing stronglifts and the weight is starting to get really heavy, I even had to reset squats.

This might be a noob question but I was wondering if I fail on say the 3rd set of squats should I quit squats for the day or should I lower the weight by 10% and finish my last two (and 2/5) of squats? Say this is the first time failing. I know if I fail twice at the same weight I lower by 10% and try to break through the plateau and if I have to lower the weight 3 times for any lift then I switch to 3x5.

Thoughts?

I don't think it really matters whether you do sets of 5 with 10% lower weight on the sets after you fail or if you just do as many reps as you can with the regular sets...it really doesn't matter because you are gonna be resetting the next workout anyway.

[OptimalHealth13]

You would have to lower the weight wont you ? if you failed in one set your not going to get more reps the next set

[skel1977]

perhaps you need longer rest intervals

[speedjason]

if you cant hit the reps, drop the weight and hit the reps.

[HarryFlashman]

if you cant hit the reps, drop the weight and hit the reps.

Don't do this.

If you fail a set, carry on at the same weight. You may only get 2 or 3 reps for your last couple of sets, then you try and beat those numbers the next time.
So you might get 5,5,4,3,2 one session, the next session 5,5,5,4,3, then the next 5,5,5,5,5 then you put the weight up. Don't lower the weight unless you've failed 3 sessions in a row.

[Bequi]

Don't do this.

If you fail a set, carry on at the same weight. You may only get 2 or 3 reps for your last couple of sets, then you try and beat those numbers the next time.
So you might get 5,5,4,3,2 one session, the next session 5,5,5,4,3, then the next 5,5,5,5,5 then you put the weight up. Don't lower the weight unless you've failed 3 sessions in a row.

I agree ^^^ But are you going for strength or size? everyone responds differently, particularly in legs so you have to play around to find what works for you and makes you grow but if you want to bust a wt plateau and build strength, I wld do the above. 2 is always better than none. Then I wld drop the weight and burn them out to total fatigue... take whatevers left ;O)

Does that makes sense.