You would use a weight (for working sets) that would allow you to complete all 5 reps.. but not much more... Say you can do 350lb squats for 8 reps but not 9... Then your target weight would be about 375-400lbs.. You could probably do 5 reps with that weight...maybe 6 reps.. but certainly not 7... see where I'm going with this? Use a weight that is challenging but one that you won't go to failure on.
btw, your warm ups sets don't count.. and you don't pyramid the weight up .. you find a working weight and use it for all 5 sets..
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