Skip 15's

[RafaelNadal]

I did search throught he forums however i couldnt find anything on this, so i was wondering is it ok to skip the 15's?

 

[Lateralus]

If you are not experiencing any joint/ligament problems, then yes.

 

[RafaelNadal]

my elbows are a bit stiff? but they do not hurt? so i'm not sure, i'm in the last week of my 5's and my cycle.

 

[Lateralus]

I you find the stiffnes is due to muscle stiffness, then that is, if anything, a good sign.
If it is indeed the joint, I wouldn't skip the 15's come next cycle. You wont get the same kinds of warnings from joints/ligaments as you would from ie. muscles.
When you first feel it, acting on it, is already overdue.

 

[Lateralus]

Don't think it would stop me from completing the cycle though. But when recomending something, I feel it has to be "the right thing", and not reflect my own stupidity.

 

[Rizzo23601]

If you skip the 15s, how is the cycle supposed to look? 2 weeks of 10's, followed by 2 weeks of 5's, and then...??

 

[Lateralus]

Same as the vanilla cycle. just without the 2 weeks of 15's.

 

[Rizzo23601]

Vanilla cycle?

So the cycle would be 6 weeks instead of 8... (I usually do 15s, 10s, 5s, and 2 weeks of negatives/5s)

 

[Lateralus]

Vanilla = "The standard provided without modification."

And yes, if that's what you usually do, then the cycle would be 6 instad of 8 weeks.
In this case, as any, you could extend the 5's a bit, trying to reach better 5RM's.