It's probably not "by the book", but I use my best judgement too. Sometimes the first set, I use a slightly lighter weight. Then I move up to the appropriate weight on successive sets. Sometimes, if I'm really tired, I might drop back down to the lighter weight on the last set. Ideally, I try to keep it the same. But the big picture goal, is to keep moving the weight up at each successive workout - within reason. Even if it's only for one or two sets. That's my MO. Again, I don't know if this is kosher, but my rationale is: For Hyp. I, on 5x5=90-95% of max, 4x10=70-75% of max, and 3x15=about 50-60% of max. That's how I've been able to work through it. Hope that helps.
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