Hitting intermidate lifts

[wicat3]

Hey everyone. I have been doing LP for some time now. I started the program at 175lbs and now I am 191lbs at 5ft 10 and 33 year old male. I have been struggling to make progress in my Press. Someone suggested to go on to intermediate with it. I planned on going to Old man texas method so if I wanted to move my press into the intermediate stage would that be cutting the weight some and doing 5x5 instead of the 3x5 for the press?

[Mark Rippetoe]

I suggest that you gain another 15-20 pounds of bodyweight and keep going up on your NLP as long as possible.

[wicat3]

I'm working on getting some more weight under my belt but so far my press just isn't going up.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Let's get this over with: The First Three Questions | Mark Rippetoe

[wicat3]

Let's get this over with: The First Three Questions | Mark Rippetoe

Yes I have done this the first time I had issues and have addressed these problems as best as I can. Due to my job and home life my sleep isn't the best but I average 5 hrs during the work week and get 8 hours on days off. I struggle with lifts at times even with 8 hours of sleep. I know its not ideal but its the only way I can make it work without giving up my job. I am eating between 2200-3000 calories and I rest 5 minutes between work sets. I have micro plates and use them on my upper body lifts. I could try making smaller jumps to see if that will help me milk the progression. I have been using mostly the 1 lbs and 1.25lbs to get between lifts. For example if one week I did 150 bench press instead of jumping to 155 bench I would do a 152 or a 152.5 bench.

[Mark Rippetoe]

This is why I posted the link. You're not eating enough and you're not resting enough. You have not dealt with these problems as best you can, unless you cannot afford more than 2200-3000 calories and you just do not have another 3 minutes to rest between sets.