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Originally Posted by ibavly
Programming might be a factor, but only due to the lack of volume. I've only done singles ones, haven't supersetted it in a long time but that is when I was actually seeing gains.
I rest a really long time. It takes me ~1hr to do 6 worksets.
Could you explain the difference between a stretch reflex and a bounce? Agree I could be tighter.
I don't think it's bad programming as much as a lack of programming. Just do GSLP or SS, rest adequately between sets*, and as long as you're doing okay nutritionally you should make gains, or stall in less-unpredictable ways. Going from 105x5x3 on 19.10 to not even being able to do it for a single a month later is concerning. Skimming the log I didn't see whether you were cutting weight or not. How's your protein intake?
I had the hunch about your resting because of a couple of cases like on 24.10 when you missed the first set of press after getting 3x5 in the previous session and on 11.11 when you got 5,3,4. It's much more typical to stall on 3x5 by going from 5,5,5 to 5,5,4 or 5,4,4, so it looks like you ran into some problems summoning WIM, had some major technical breakdown, or the recovery wasn't there.
(*) If you get 5 in the first set and probably couldn't have got 6, you will most likely fail to get 5 reps in the second set unless you rest minimum 5 minutes.