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Originally Posted by z28dreams
OP,
I'm on a very similar trajectory as you and am following this thread closely.
Do you feel you're plateau'ing very early at bench / overhead press like I am?
I've been stuck at 105 BP / 75 OHP now for like 4 sessions. I can do 5 x 2 and then on the third set just BARELY get by my last rep so have stayed at this weight.
Not really plateau'ing but struggling, yes. I did SS for 8 weeks and progressed 88 -> 119 w bench and 66 -> 91 w OHP. After a first few weeks I started adding only 1 kg / 2.2 lb to those lifts but still struggled esp. w bench - my form sucked and it still does but slowly getting better.
But like MF and SM already said, in the end, to really make progress it all pretty much comes down to eating and sleeping well.
How u doing w those two?
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Originally Posted by z28dreams
Also, any reason you're doing extra reps on the last set? I definitely don't have the stamina for that yet.
Like MF said, 5 WO's / 2 weeks ago I started doing GSLP instead of SS. Basically why I changed programs was because of all the biking I do I just couldn't squat 3x/week. Hell, even 2 times/week that I do now is v v hard cos it's winter here and daily biking in snow really murderes my poor legs.
GSLP is a bit more weighted towards upper body / hypertrophy I guess.
It uses a different rep-scheme, it's 2 x 5 + AMRAP ie. as many reps as possible on 3rd set.
Starting GSLP, I shaved 15% off of my SS-weights of that time. In retrospect 15% was prolly a bit too much seeing that after adding 3lbs twice I'm still doing 11-12 reps on the 3rd set of OHP. However, that won't last long for sure so whatever.
Anyhoo, I really like GSLP, banging out reps on 3rd set is a totally different challenge. Also bro-side of me likes doing curls too
All my lifts are weak but relatively speaking I think squat is by far my weakest lift and I have to admit that it's my least favotite lift to do, too.
I think next workout I'm going to try doing HBBS to see if they feel more natural/comfortable. For some reason LBBS just don't feel right, prolly just form-issues though...
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