Plateau'd at 2 years, help!
Hey guys, Im looking for some advice to smash this plateau...Ill give you some info on my lifting history first;
Ive been lifting since my 19th birthday 2 years ago. I started at 155lbs (at 6ft1...I know lol) and for the first 10-12 months I used a basic 5x5 lifting routine 4 times a week hitting the big 4 compounds (deadlift, squat, bench and shoulder press). It worked really well and I hit 175lbs after 1 year. I started to get more serious about this lifting thing, aiming for ~200gs protein a day and ~3500 cals and changed my routine up to a 4 day split of Legs/abs, Chest/triceps, Back/biceps, Shoulders/traps/abs. That worked really well for 8-9 months, I hit 185lbs @ 9% bf (measured with calipers). Ive been using a weight gainer shake and creatine mono off and on during this period.
However this is where my journey to Mt.Olympus stagnates. In the last 3-4 months my bf% has stayed the same but my weight has been flucuating around 185lbs...even when im hitting my macros and training hard. My weight just wont budge :(
Im looking for some feedback from anyone else who has gone beyond a plateau, would anyone recommend another routine / nutritional advise / supplementation advise? My life time goal is 195lb/200lbs @ 8/9% bf. I am in this game for the long haul and Im aware it takes years of training to achieve the physique im after, is it a simple case of just 'keep pluggin away' or should I change things up?
Ty for reading brahs
