Have been stuck on the same weight since months, i have tried correcting my form but haven’t seen much difference

Video: https://litter.catbox.moe/uqi5zh.mp4

Thanks in advance :)

  • respectmahauthoritybrah@sh.itjust.worksOP
    1·
    1 month ago

    Well ig i should take a deload, but this is only after an increase of around 10 pounds (from what i could do before) before i need to take a break, is this normal?

    Edit: I m going parallel tho arent I?

    • howrar
      4·
      1 month ago

      I took a screenshot at the bottom of one of your reps. Parallel means the hip crease going below the top of your knee. I’ve circled both here. It doesn’t look parallel to me, but maybe that’s just the camera angle.

    • howrar
      1·
      1 month ago

      So if I understand correctly, between the first day you started the program until now, you’ve only gone up 10lbs on your squat?

      I’ll check the video again later, but I’m pretty sure you didn’t reach parallel.

      • respectmahauthoritybrah@sh.itjust.worksOP
        2·
        1 month ago

        No, i started with 85% of 5RM for 5x3 which was very low for me, previously i was squatting 55kg 2x3 arnd and i started with 45kg, now i m stalling at 60kg, also i m sorry idk why i m switching up my units lol

        • howrar
          3·
          1 month ago

          Not ideal, but it’s not bad either. You’re making progress.

          How does failure look like for you? Do you fail in the sense that you drop the bar on the safeties, or do you complete part of the set and rack when you think you can’t do another?

          How is your progress on T2 squats? If that’s still going up, I wouldn’t be too worried about T1 stalling.

          I just checked, and the program also prescribes switching up the set/rep scheme when you fail. Have you done that?

          You didn’t say anything about your sleep and diet, but I want to reiterate that they’re both very important. They have a huge effect on your recovery, and how well you recover is one of the main factors in determining how much stronger you get. Make sure you get enough quality sleep. Make sure you’re getting enough protein. But of course, not all is lost if you can’t improve here. It just means you’ll have to live with slower gains at the gym. Slower progression, and more frequent deloads.

          • respectmahauthoritybrah@sh.itjust.worksOP
            2·
            1 month ago

            I drop the bar on the safeties, T2 too is going the same way

            I do hv a suboptimal diet and sleep tho, I described it at another post but basically i do my best, i do still seem to be making decent progress on other lifts

            Yes i tried switching up sets x reps, i failed immediately on 6x2

            What are ur suggestions on widening the stance? I was thinking maybe my stance is way too narrow

            • howrar
              2·
              1 month ago

              There’s no harm in experimenting with your stance. Different people will have different optimal stance widths. The best way to figure out what’s good for you is to try it. You would have to decrease the weight and work your way back up, so it can double as a deload.

              Yes i tried switching up sets x reps, i failed immediately on 6x2

              How did you do on the 5x3 set before that? i.e. how many reps did you complete on each set? 6x2 should be easier in my experience. How long are you resting between sets? What about the 10x1 sets?

              I follow a GZCL style program as well, and one thing I like to do is to only progress in weight when I can do at least 2 extra reps on the AMRAP set. For example, on the 5x3 sets, if I do 3/3/3/3/5, then I up the weight, but if I get 3/3/3/3/4, then I consider that a failure and I’ll try the same weight again next session. It’s one way to reduce the fatigue from each workout. That could be worth trying.

              • respectmahauthoritybrah@sh.itjust.worksOP
                2·
                1 month ago

                Thanks a lot for ur help! On my previous 5x3 i failed on the 2nd rep on the 5th set, when i tried 6x2 i failed on the very first rep lol, so I didn’t try 10x1

                Ig my form might just be super inconsistent maybe? Anyway i will try lowering the weight and the widening the stance and practicing with it

                I typically rest arnd 3 min for t1 lifts but sometimes upto five between the last couple of sets

                And also ur approach on AMRAP makes sense, maybe i missed something when reading the material but yeah getting anything less than 4 on 3+ AMRAP set should be considered failure

                • howrar
                  2·
                  1 month ago

                  If you were able to do 3 reps on one session and unable to do even a single rep with the same weight the next session, that’s a sure sign of under-recovery. You need that deload.