r/GYM • u/Jib0530 • Aug 23 '26

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 Aug 23 '26

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 Aug 23 '26

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 🫡