LIFTS STUCK ON STARTING STRENGTH? | How To Break Through A Plateau

[@DARTH-KTULU]

One method to consider is that when you stall on a lift, say the bench press, you get 315 for 2x5, 1x4 (for example) and you know you can get that first set of 315, so hold onto that. Just do that one top set next time. Then take off 20 - 50 lbs off the bar and do as many reps as you can. You have already progressed to 315, but when you were at 285 how many reps did you do? It was 3x5. Now you can hit a rep PR with that lighter weight. Do 2 back off sets with that, and go for 6-10 reps. Then the next time… add 5 lbs to the back off sets only so 315, 290, 290… you should still be getting MORE than 5. You’re getting rep PR’s. Work your way up to 315,310,310 and I bet you get 6 or 7 with the 310. Next session try 315 for sets across, I bet you get ‘em all, because you built more muscle with the higher rep sets.

[@blistersteel]

Back off sets are a great tool to start making gains again. Make muscle and you will become stronger.

[@jorjicostava3018]

blast gear

[@BillyRao1]

In the past after plateauing on 3 sets of 5, I would drop down to 3 sets of 3, next time 3 sets of 4 and then 3 sets of 5 and then add weight and repeat. When stuck there, I would move to 3 sets of 3, then 2 sets of 3 and 1 set of 4, then 1 set of 3 and 2 sets of 4, then 3 sets of 4 and continue in that fashion upward until 3 sets of 5 were attained.

[@tonysanchez1000]

The downside of being dead is you can't get stronger.

[@matthewstrauts5427]

That can be a gains killer

[@Etherealdegradation]

Wrong cuzzo

[@davidroche7685]

One of the biggest reasons why people platoue on the bench and the press is they add way too much weight each time . The pressing movements are highly sensitive to weight added. Add one pound to your bench and press each time is key, it's slow but it works and far better that constantly hitting the wall . The highbar squat is much less complicated to learn than the lowbar but a harder squat to get strong on due to the the ass to the grass rom where the legs are doing most of the work. So you will need to add 2 pounds to the highbar not 5 pounds. The highbar is slower to get stronger on but it is much more worth the wait! A 3 plate highbar is far more impressive looking squat than than a ugly looking bent lowbar even with 4 plates that only gives you a big fat ass where highbar gives you a chiseled pair of soccer players legs!

[@0vermars520]

ladies dig big juicy ass than tree trunk legs

[@donaldkasper8346]

How to break through a plateau? Out wait it, as they last 6 months. The performance curve is false. Advances are plateaus finished with launch phases. So gains are stair stepped.