Hi there,
5’11
240lbs
36 y.o
200-250 g protein per day
3500 calories per day
Progress – (all sets of 5 except Cleans for 3)
Jun 01
Squat 155 lbs
Bench 132.5 lbs
Dead 265 lbs
OHP 110 lbs
Cleans 110 lbs
Oct 5
Squat 325 lbs
Dead 397 lbs
Bench 220 lbs
OHP 148 lbs
Cleans 165 lbs
Beginning to fail various lifts – deads only got to 1 rep for 400lbs last session, I’ve backed off 2 times on upper body lifts. And I’ve moved onto the late novice 5 x 1 with 5 x 2 back-off for every relevant lift.
The first three questions:
Sleep is consistently 8-9 hours
Reduced jumps on my squats and deads to 2.5 lbs, press to 1 pound (have microplates) and bench to 2 pounds.
Rest between worksets is 7-10 min
Finally the question: Upper body lifts seem proportionally weak compared to lower body. But bench and press are getting damn hard. Are these acceptable numbers for a move to intermediate or is there more likely a novice technique or programming issue at play?
Would appreciate any help.
