Incomplete reps/series: Can't push myself hard enough

nice blog post

if you're convinced you're pushing yourself as much as you can. then either you're a pussy and you need to try harder. or you just overestimate your own strength

>>40045297
Thanks for the input. Yes, I believe that I could just be a pussy, but there's anything that I can do short of being inside someone else's mind to see if I'm just not trying hard enough. I feel like I try, I literally cannot push harder. If it is just psychologial, then I'd like some help to overcome it. "Trying harder" might be the right advice, but how do I do that, exactly?

How about some actual numbers?

I know of powerlifters who are national record holders in squat and deadlift but can't bench or press more than the average bro.

Not many ever get a 3 plate bench or 2 plate overhead, 2 plate bench takes ages for most. You may just be average.

>>40045467
Well, I admit I'm a bit ashamed of my results, but ok:

BP: 1 plate
Squat: 2 plates
DL: 2.5 plates (yeah, I know...)
OHP:.... 8kg each side

Like, wtf

Probably arent working out consistently enough and arent eating so that you have good energy before your workout. Eat a good meal 2 hours before and stop skipping workouts. Also stop taking 5 minute rests between sets.

>>40045613
Are you eating lots

If not, eat lots

>>40045297
try harder faggot
I didn't think I could finish my last rep on my last set today but remembered some QT's were in there and I didn't wanna look like a bitch

Now everytime I'm gonna remember the QT's and how they would laugh if I didn't finish my set.

Shame can be a useful tool in the right mind

>>40045613
Doesn't seem out of proportion though, should just keep going with everything.

In something basic like SS you're getting most of your arm strength from benching, maybe some dips if you added those, and that's going to have to progress quite a bit more before your ohp gets significantly higher.

Think of reaching 2 plate bench 1 plate ohp after many many months of consistent progress. ohp just progresses slow as all hell.

Now you can talk about going faster on push presses and adding other supporting lifts like direct tricep work, or trying different programs, but with these weights you just need to get stronger overall.

By any means necessary really.. and anything should work; any rep range, any tested program structure, whatever. Just keep doing the basic movements and get better at them in whatever way.

You might try one hand dumbbell ohp to see if you can apply more force that way and progress better.

And you can finish the last reps you can't make strict anymore by push pressing them, or doing a few extra heavier sets that way.

You are not lifting right numbers if youre not fatigued. A real 5rm you will feel like dying at the end of the set. For example: my eyes get bloodshot and im sweating all over from one set. Thats the state your body has to be in to really be hitting 85% for 5 and progress right.

You have to sit down and catch your breath at the end of that 1 set, and after that theres 2-4 more depending on program.

Just let this run through your mind next time you do 5 rep max.

>>40045170

Not enough DMAA or Slayer

OP here.

Thanks for all the answers, I was afraid that it could be something metabolic (excluding eating too little), but good to hear it's probably normal.

Will try to eat more and look for auxiliar excercises, as >>40045787 mentioned.

Good night, guys

(And yes, I'll keep "trying harder". Not being ironic, I'd be really glad if I was just whining and can learn how to overcome it)

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>>40045613
>BP: 1 plate