As I hit the 200lb mark, my squat form is getting bad, and I keep failing. I came up with a "fix". Modified 3x5?

Yeah bear with me. I'm doing SL5x5 and everything so far is great. I'm getting stronger, gaining some weight, looking good.

I have a problem with squats, though. I have weak adductors due to physical therapy to correct knee tracking disorder. So my VMOs are strong and my adductors are a bit weak. Once I hit 180lbs, my knees started to want to come together.

So I was thinking of maintaining the progression of 5x5, but bringing the progression down to 3x5 or even 2x5, and adding in a workout before I even do the progression. So for example I would do 2x10@135, then 2x7@180, then 2x5@200. This gives me volume to work on form at a lower weight, but also allows me to maintain some semblance of progression, and when I was ready I would just deload my progression 30% and switch back to 5x5.

Oh also I would have a progression with these "trailing" sets too, I think maybe add 5-10lbs each week to each.

Or am I just completely retarded?

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