@peter77t I've even had growth/strength gains by waiting until I've plateaued on 5 sets X 5 reps then dropping a set to make it 4 sets of 5 reps, keep going until plateau, then drop to 3X5 then down to 2X5 then 1 set of 5 ! honest, 1 set of 5 actually allowed me to keep getting (natural) gains!