Well I've seem to have plateaued recently. I haven't seen much progress lately whatsoever. I started lifting in March and the first 2-3 Months went really well. This past month It hasn't been anything special.
My diet pretty much includes eating everything in sight. I have gained a little fat but nothing too noticeable. I am definitely getting my caloric and protein needs but I still feel like I haven't progressed that much.
My split is
Day1 - Chest/Triceps
Day2 - Back/Biceps
Day3 - Abs
Day4 - Shoulders/Legs
Day 5 - Biceps/Forearms/Triceps
Day 6 Off
My current supplements are just ON 100% Whey and Creatine Monohydrate heaping teaspoon post workout.
I use to take N.O Xplode/Cell Mass Stack, Animal Pak, Pro Complex, and Casein but I noticed a lot of acne so I stopped.
I am looking for good advice to keep me motivated and hopefully start getting stronger and bigger.
I feel like especially my chest workouts have stayed the same for a while.
Today I started with bench and this is what I did
135x12
175x5
155x6
145x5
It is kind of a random set of weight and reps but I feel like I'm pretty much plateaued.
I would love tips, thank you.
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Thread: Plateau
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08-05-2009, 01:39 PM #1Registered User
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Plateau
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08-05-2009, 01:41 PM #2Registered User
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If you're just looking to get your lifts up look at programs like the 5x5. They're specifically designed to bring up the heavy compounds. Also, higher weight, lower reps gets you stronger.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=461194001
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08-05-2009, 01:44 PM #3Registered User
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do some variations. Keep your mass workouts the same (bench, incl bench, etc.) but at the end change up your isolation workouts (incl flyes, cable crossovers, hammer press). you can also go from doing barbell bench to benching dumbells and keeping your muscles active. Something as simple as benching dumbells in a punching motion (your hand rotates so that your thumbs are closest at the peak of the rep) will help break plateaus. This can be applied for lots of workouts. I usually switch my isolation excersizes every two weeks, and i havent plateaud in 6 months. if you have any questions just lemme kno, i know im not the best at explaining ****.
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08-05-2009, 01:44 PM #4Registered User
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Hmm, I guess I could try a 5x5. I'd probably try and do 160 5x5 I guess. I'm not sure if I would be able to do too more.
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08-05-2009, 10:14 PM #5Registered User
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Any other thoughts?
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08-06-2009, 09:36 AM #6Registered User
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