Squat recovery after failing at limit

[bwilldur]

Squated to failure and feel like dog shit 3 days later.

Age 33, started @ 145 BW and 135lb squat, after 12 weeks 175lb BW.

Doing 3 sets of 5 as prescribed. Was getting gassed after 260x5x3 and added a light Wednesday. 275 and 280 were a huge struggle but I got them. 15 minute rests between sets.

At 285 I failed the 5th rep on the first set, I pushed on the weigh with everything I had for a few seconds before going to the safety bars.

I'm surprised to have failed on the first set, but me and the wife were making babies 20 minutes prior.

I'm happy with my rate of weigh gain, but I will increase protein.

Not sure what to do for programming. I tried to lift 255 on Friday after the fail at 285 to finish my volume for the day. My body felt like dog shit, no energy. Went down to 225 to finish the sets.

I came in Monday at 255 and was planning to climb back up in 10 lb jumps and today felt like garbage too. Is this a reasonable approach, is there a better alternative?

I don't think I had enough respect for how much a squat failure takes out of you.

[Mark Rippetoe]

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