Because cutting is mostly about maintaining strength and getting adequately recovered, which most people can't do if weights are heavy and the deficit is decent. If you can do 3x5 with heavy weights and recover properly I hate you.

As someone who started SS while cutting, you can go for a while without reducing the workload if you start out as a fattie. Once you reach that point, then you can reduce the volume but there is no reason to cut back until you start struggling to complete workouts.

So when I start struggling, that's when I should start thinking about 3x3? Because that last workout when I failed my squats, then couldn't get my bench or deadlift really, that was the first real struggling. So the immediate answer for that probably shouldn't have been go down to 3x3 right away, maybe a reset was in order.

What do I do to reset, and what weights do I go down to?

Should I reset all my exercises, or just the ones that I'm stalling on?

http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wi...nd_Progressing

Ran for 40 minutes in preparation for weigh day tomorrow. I might also try to run tomorrow before the weigh in tomorrow too. We'll see how I feel in the morning.

Weigh in today

231.8 lbs. down 8lbs. from last month

27.7% body fat. Up 0.3% from last month.

That I don't understand. I don't know how I'm up on body fat this month from last month as I think I've eaten better and exercised more. Can anyone help to explain this to me? Is there something simple I'm missing here? Something complex?

I guess I'm pleased to be down 8lbs, but losing body fat is more important to me than dropping lbs. so, I guess I'm not pleased. I'm confused, and a little disappointed I guess.

without knowing anything else, i'd guess it's because body fat measurements can be pretty inaccurate. your lifts have gotten stronger since last month, yeah?

Yeah, they've gone up some. Probably could stand to go up a bit more.

You only reset the ones you're stalling on.

If you want to try to keep going on a deficit, go ahead. Chances are you won't be able to, but the worst that can happen is...you don't progress and have to tone down volume. I very much doubt you can keep going but that depends on the actual deficit.

Only reset the exercises you're stalled on ldo.

And the BF measurement sounds like the fault of a ****ty measuring system. Are you using one of these weights to do it? If you are, there you go.

How are you measuring BF%?

I'm measuring body fat through one of those scales that sends an electric current through your body (you're supposed to stand on it barefoot) and it measures your body fat using the electric current. I know it's not the very best method, or most accurate measure of body fat, but it's the best I have access to. I mean, I guess I should just accept that the body fat measurement isn't going to be accurate so don't sweat it too hard and just keep working hard at everything else, especially diet, and results will come through.

Is it a good idea to move up weight doing 3x3s? Because that's what I did this workout. Should I not do this, or keep going and see what happens?

Today's workout

Squats 3x3 245

Press 3x3 110

Assisted chinups 3x5 85

4x25 swiss ball crunches

Move up if you're able to.

So my brother just got back into town last night, and I guess he has a camcorder so I was trying to get him to go lift with me so he could tape my lifts with his camcorder and he was like "That's the gayest thing I've ever heard". But it won't be the gayest thing he's ever seen because if he doesn't tape me when we go tomorrow I'm going to **** his butthole until he bleeds to death or suffers a penis overdose.

So stay tuned for vids tomorrow and I can finally get my form critiqued.

Just don't get poop in your peehole (that would be gross).