>Nearly 4 years lifting
>Capped at 100kg x 5 squat
I've come to the conclusion that something is wrong with my body and squatting just doesn't work well for me. I hit a 100kg x 5 squat in the first year of lifting, and in the last 3 years I've been stalled at it. I just can't progress, no matter how much I eat, no matter what routine or method i try, squatting just feels REALLY fucking hard and painful for me.
With all that said, my legs are actually pretty muscular and big, I have tear drops and separation and all that good stuff. I am only 5'7 though and have short legs, so that's probably why they look muscular with only 100kg x 5 squat.
I am going to assume my body just isn't built for squatting really heavy weight.
lol what
something has to be wrong with your form, I'm over 100kg after like 2 months of lifting
>>36718704
Have you tried using HIP DRAHVE and eating at a surplus for a significant amount of time?
Have you tried increasing the reps if you can't increase the weight?
>>36718722
>1/4 ROM squatting
Either that or you're a fatass
By the way, I'm waiting for someone to tell me the magic of how to get a stronger squat, since this is the place where everyone has a 5 plate squat in the first 6 months of lifting.
I'd like to know how you guys actually do this.
I "man up" and slap an extra 10kg on the bar to try 105 or 110kg and I can barely get 2-3 reps.
My OHP is 70kg x 5 and has stalled in similar fashion, anytime I try adding even just 2.5kg it instantly feels a million times heavier than it should, like the squats do with a few KG more added.
>>36718741
Nope, I've been complimented multiple times for my deep squatting and I'm 6'3" 195 lb, which is skelly for my height
>>36718722
I started squatting the bar only 20kg and hit 100kg on 5x5 within the first year.
Ever since I've been stuck on that for the last 3 years straight. My body just doesn't seem to want to push passed that. Eating is not a problem, I've gained 20kg in the last 3 years without my squat going up, and that weight is not age gains, I am 28 years old, it's literally mostly fat.
Idk what to tell you man, what's the rest of your leg day like? What other habits? Get enough sleep? Low test?
I got 140 kg recently and I just added weight each week
>>36718760
It took you a year? If you literally just added 5 lbs per workout on 5x5 (which in reality you should have done 10-20 lbs per workout for the first few) you would reach that level within 7 months
Somethings wrong with your squat friend
>>36718742
Have you tried deloading and working back up? I've had that work before
>>36718785
Im on PPLxPPL
3x5 or 5x5 squats
4x6-8 front squats
4x15 calves
>>36718760
What happens if you put 102.5 kg on and try to squat it for 5 reps?
>>36719165
I know it sounds retarded, but squatting 102.5kg some how feels like 120kg.
100kg in itself is still not easy, like today for example I only got 4 reps on my 3rd set and I felt like I was about to fail so I just didn't bother doing the 4th or 5th set and went straight to front squats.
I don't even know why I keep on trying to bulk, I am just getting FATTER for no fucking reason.
i had a mental block that stopped me from progressing, i didn't get depth because i was scared i'd fail. so i did pause squats with lower weights and just got more confident in my squatting and now i'm over 1pl8 woo.
i'm having the same problem with my bench rn but i'll figure it out
>tfw too scared to bench 50kg
>>36718704
>4 years
>100 kg squat
Nigga your legs are not big
>>36719124
no wonder you have a garbage routine lol
>>36719307
Compared to the rest of my body theyre big.
My arms are 16 inches and my legs dwarf my arms, im only 5'7.
>>36718742
I squat 550 at 220 pounds.
I just try to work up to 8 reps and when i hit 8 reps i add 10 pounds to each side. Now you think, hey this guy did 20 less pounds for 8 reps, he should do this for like at least 5 right? Well its funny Im only able to do 1 solid rep.
6 years lifting 2 back injuries though.
>>36719454
wtf routiine does this to your body
i never want to do it
>>36719454
>ss+gomad
>>36719454
You just had to open up 3 exact same threads did you?
Fucking troll
>>36719532
hahaha, i havent been on just 1 routine for 4 years bro, ive done every single routine out there, the results have been the same...pretty sure routine has nothing to do with my results, since they've been horrible no matter what routine ive done
Ive done full body a bit, some brosplits, some upper lower, some PPL. Results have been the same on all of em.
>>36719454
>mfw this is the average poster on /fit/
Seriously im looking for help.
Why am I so weak and fat after 4 years in the gym?
Look at my body composition, doesn't it just scream low test?
How can I prove to my doctor that I need TRT? I told him and he laughed and said thats bullshit and I should stop reading what people say on the internet.
>>36719454
Look at your legs and how crazy they are. Work the rest of body like that. Stop counting your macros and all that bullshit. After 4 years your should know how to eat. Just keep a good diet. Your legs show that 4 years of hard work. Put that much effort on the rest of your body and you'll be a sick cunt in no time!
>>36719607
I'm betting that you eat too much and not work out enough.
>>36719607
>Why am I so weak and fat after 4 years in the gym?
lol well lets see how much of a surplus of calories are you consuming during bulking days? are you getting 1g of protien per pound of BW?
>>36719655
My leg lifts are literally my worst lifts man.
>>36719671
I think I over-estimated my macros for a long time, eating wayyy too much calories.
I am eat around 180-200g protein per day. I tried eating less protein (like 100g) and I started getting weaker and fatter, then I brought the protein back up and I stopped gaining fat and getting weaker.
Pisses me off because people on here claim to eat 100g< protein and look good, and I need to eat 180-200g+ or my body-comp starts to get even worse than it already is.
FML
>>36719607
Dude stop with the bullshit. Just focus more on upper body strenght and you will be good. Also maybe you need to change your routine each 3 months. It's how you move past plateau
>>36719454
>teardrops
>separation
Go fuck yourself, you're delusional
>>36719694
you just have naturally bigger legs genetically wouldnt worry about them as much kick up your protien intake to 1.2 times you BW in pounds and hit a cut phase also
>I think I over-estimated my macros for a long time
YOU THINK???? why the fuck do you not know?? fucking do your math you probably have not been eating enough dummy.
>>36719514
>lying on the internet
>>36719707
Change routine, working the muscles from a different angle will help your regular lifts
>>36718793
It could not be more obvious that you've read a tldr of the program but have never yourself stepped foot in a gym
>>36718793
Buddy stop talking. If you don't lift, don't post.
>>36719694
people eating way less protein probably look better because they dont have crazy high body fat....
