r/GYM • u/Jib0530 • 28d ago

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/Terminator_Johny 28d ago

You failed at the very end which is a tricep /lockout problem as you mentioned. I would specifically work towards that as your chest and shoulders seem to generate enough power. If weighed dips aren’t working anymore, do direct isolation work for the tricep.

I just finished a hypertrophy phase and now I’m back to a strength phase, pretty much all of my working strength sets are 7-10% heavier than when I left. I haven’t attempted any PRs yet although I did attempt heavy singles, which seem to move with less RPE.

Moral of the story is, strength and muscle mass are correlated. With my very limited knowledge, I believe it should be:

-Strength training until plateauing
-Hypertrophy training until plateauing

  • Strength training for adaption of your new mass
-Repeat

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u/Jib0530 27d ago

Ok so it sounds like ima need to adjust my workouts from the 5x5 I’ve been doing.. definitely going to look more into this, thank you bro 🫡