Quote (Deathslaya16 @ Apr 28 2012 12:33am)
just out of curiosity...would it be bad to stay on my 5x5 routine?
I was kind of hoping to stay on a strength oriented routine during my cut (first 9 months of lifting and you recommend doing a year of strength before doing any hypertrophy) and it looks like both of those routines arent focused on strength but more on destroying your muscles

i dont mean to question your advice i just want to better understand is all
5x5 is meant to build strength and size....when cutting, your goal is to lose as much fat as possible.
you can certainly do 5x5 with cutting, however your strength is not going to increase when on a strict calorie deficit.
You can do either one, the key is lots of activity with the calorie deficit in order to promote continued fat loss.