Originally Posted by
Gillian
I agree with most everything stated above. My personal opinion and experience is to use 5's for as long as possible because of their ability to build the best strength foundation. Triples seem to be great to push past a sticking point but don't require the same physiological adaptations as 5s.
I will go to triples with female clients once they have graduated to the intermediate phase. I will often go back to 5's once the stick has been overcome. If I stick with triples, I increase the overall volume by adding sets such as a 7 sets of 3 scheme. In my opinion this helps to achieve the adaptation that we get from 5s.