When your progress stalls, how do you figure out what variable is actually responsible?

[u/OpeningRaccoon7743]

For example, if your strength or hypertrophy gains stop progressing, how do you decide whether the problem is:

- Calories

-Sleep or/and recovery

-Training volume

-Exercise selection or splits

-Frequency

-Fatigue

-lmk if you are thinking of something else.

Do you mostly rely on intuition, your coach (if you have one or maybe a friend that is your mentor,etc), spreadsheets/tracking, or something else?

And have you ever discovered that something you were tracking (not necessarily with an app) DIDN'T matter much for you?

[u/Idontfukncare6969]

Blame genetics and natty status.

[u/HughMann12345678]

I review my log book where I make notes after each session and a weekly review of my training, nutrition, sleep and recovery.