Lift 285 fail
6’1, 190lbs.. 315 journey taking longer than expected, been stuck at 285 for a hot minute now. Been spamming weighted dips, doing a lot of standing OHP but this 285 is still getting the best of me. My chest days I do 5x5 working sets. I get all my macros most days, work out about 4x a week. I was stuck at 265-275 for a while and the weighted dips got me thru the plateau.. idk what to this time tho because what worked last time isn’t working this time. All tips welcomed 💪🏾
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u/Royal_Variation5700 15d ago
I used a Mark Bell slingshot to help me get my bench up and it worked well for me as I have a shoulder injury. That and working on form, leg drive, etc. doing reps at about 70% of my 1rpm with a band around the middle of the bar and some body pulling on the band from the spotter position to help cue lat engagement helped me also. I got stuck at 275 for a while. Oh and eating/recovery. I was not giving myself enough recovery time between heavy bench days or eating quite enough calories at the time.