Alternating sets and reps...

[Cheesy peas please]

My weight training routine is probably far from perfect at the moment but i'd appreciate peoples' thoughts and opinions.

At the moment i weight train twice a week. 1 week i'll do 3 sets of 15 for each exercise and the following week i'll do 3 sets of 10 and keep alternating like that. I increase the weight when i do 3 sets of 10 and aim more for endurance with lighter loads when i'm doing sets of 15. I increase the weight after each set regardless of the week and never reach the last rep of the 3rd set.

I was thinking of continuing with the 3 x 15 for on 1 week but replacing the 3 x 10 with 5 x 5 to try and build on strength

A while ago Alex Gold mentioned about alternating between dynamic effort max effort with the weight routine so that was what i based it on loosely but its probably far from what he meant. I did want to keep the reps high because i was bit paranoid about losing endurance but i'm probably fatiguing myself too much anyway so i'll never make any real noticeable strength gains.

The exercises i do are as follows:
Day 1
Squats, bench press, rows, power cleans, dips

Day2
Dumbell clean and press, dead lifts, dumbell press on flat bench, pull ups, lunges while clasping the barbell in the fold of my arms.

Feedback would be much appreciated and feel free to rip the entire routine apart if it seems crap. Are there any exercises which anybody thinks i should add to the above as well?

Cheers.

[Alex Gold]

Yes, it is far from what I meant - you are using neither dynamic of max effort!

Going to 5 x 5 is more like it. The exercises are good, some may not be best suited to 15 reps though. Also consider changing exercises/set/reps/load etc in order to make more progress down the line.

[Cheesy peas please]

Cheers for the reply Alex. I think i was stuck in the routine of using high reps all the time so i was slightly reluctant to change. I'll see how it goes for the next few months.

[Rob T]

I don't think 10-15 reps is particularly well suited for endurance anyway, is it? I thought a rep range of 20 and up is best for endurance.

(I don't lift at all at the moment) I used to do my main lifts for strength & power with 1-5 reps, a couple of assistance exercises in the 5-8 range and then a couple for endurance at 20.

[Cheesy peas please]

I know the 10 rep range definitely isn't endurance based. I was referring more to when i do 3x15 still doesn't have a great emphasis on endurance. However when i do the 3x15 i sometimes finish with 1 more additional set of 20 as fast as i can do it with the weight reduced while my muscles are still fatigued from the first 3 sets. I don't do that with every exercise; usually just bench, rows, squats. I understand what you're saying though and i agree.