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  Nice jumps Arowe!

  Very nice post.

 Absolutely not, 8 reps is just fine and so is 10 and so is 2, what my concern was you set on a "hypertrophy phase" which is essentially abandoning speed strength and power specific work altogether.  The rep ranges are all fine in most cases, in yours I would definitely lean towards the lower rep range due to your specific situations with different nagging injuries and pains.  The rep range is not nearly as important as what you put into each rep anyway. 

  I wouldnt reccomend the 20 rep squats (or even a "hypertrophy block") in your case Raptor, you are constantly having issues with the bar hurting your shoulders/wrists, your knees hurt, etc.  A good set of 20 rep squats will likely be very painful regarding your issues and cause you to not complete the sets with adequate loading.  

  Sets of 5, sets of 6, sets of 3, etc. are going to be more about what you PUT INTO THE REP than how many reps you actually perform.  Alot of athletes can focus much better on form, speed, tightness, etc. during a lower rep range and will gain more strength and hypertrophy from this range than they would doing a higher rep set where a high number of reps get sloppy and slow due to different forms of fatigue, irrelevant to your actual goal.  

 I agree that rotating set/rep ranges is the way to go, I just wouldnt put an exact number on it such as 5 and 8, I would do 4 x 3-5, and 3 x 8-10, or something of that nature.  That gives you some room for the days when youre stronger than normal to go up a couple of reps as well as when your not feeling well to still make the rep range.  

 Its just my personal experience but going into a set "hypertrophy block" for an athlete wanting strength and jumping gains has never worked out well.  The switching period is always too long going back to an explosive/speed emphasis and often the CNS is firing on very low levels.  But I would never have an athlete do a session that didnt always include some type of explosive strength or reactive type movements in it either.  Movement effeciency, cns effeciency, etc. should always be maintained to some degree imo.

 Knee wraps are still considered raw in alot of powerlifting organizations including his.  "Geared" refers to supportive briefs and squat suits.  Belt and wraps is still a "raw" squat in alot of orgs.

Damn, good job man, sounds great!

If being able to squat 950 pounds means you can only get around by waddling, then I never want to be able to squat 950 pounds.

thats the knee wraps man, sux trying to walk in them.