STRONG CAMP: SMASH YOUR PBs
FITZGERALD
Most people should not be hitting a strength plateau within their first few years of training. If you’re consistent with your workouts, using good technique and eating pretty well, you should progress. But if you have stalled, this is probably why:
Plan problems
Are you sticking to the plan? Is it the program itself or your adherence to the program that has caused your progress to halt? An adaptation plateau requires you to alter the program to make it harder – either by increasing the volume, changing rep schemes or trying different exercises. An adherence plateau requires you to find a way to stick to the program by identifying barriers; perhaps work’s too busy and you need to cut down from five training sessions to four, or maybe your motivation is running low and you need a week off to reset and refresh.
Look at your technique
Better yet, get someone else to look at it for you – preferably someone who coaches that movement every day. It’s common to see people build hefty numbers at the barbell
