Those of you who have gone from an HST cycle to a strength cycle like 3 x 3 or 5 x 5- is it best to take a break after the HST cycle or continue to ride the heavier weights right into the strength cycle?
The first weeks of many strength programs are somewhat of a deloading phase because you will be ramping up your weights starting with lower weights. So you might wind up deloading without even really realizing it.
I've done just this HST (heavy compound routine) to 5x5.
Didn't take a break. The first week of 5x5 had loads that were 3 increments down from my 5RM. Just finished the 4th week yesterday (using my 5RM), going for PRs next week