Are you still gaining weight?

>>36524570

Keep gaining weight slowly but steadily. Strength gains to be had staying at that height and weight are going to be very, very slow.

Eat more, Try doing more reps on the last set.

Eventually you'll be able to go up 5 pounds. If all else fails deload 10-15 pounds and continue with as many reps as possible on the last set, when you work your way back up you should be able to get past your plateau.

>>36524596
Not significantly recently. First surge came from the first few months consuming way more protein than I was previously

>>36524650
Eat more. You should be gaining a pound a week. If you're not, eat more. Eat a gram of protein per pound of lean body mass. If you're not, eat more.

Eat, sleep, lift, repeat. Stalling happens, just keep at it.

>>36524570
Creatine increases your strength by roughly 5% on heavy, brief sets (e.g. 5 reps). It's not necessarily noticeable but it adds up in the long run.

>>36524570
Creatine absorbs water into your muscles and stays in the muscle itself, slowly being used up over time. Someone who takes 10g of creatine a day will put on about a pound of creatine weight from the drug itself (powder weight as it's called) and another 5lbs of water weight in 3 weeks time.

Water weight increase decreases over time but in 5 months at your weight you should expect about 10lbs of water weight and 7lbs of powder weight increase. Pretty close to your numbers.

Creatine does not help you build muscle and only offers a 5-10% strength boost depending on exercise. Once you gain the 5-10% starter boost you will see no further strength increases, even as your powder level goes up.