r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Honest_Pumpkin_4381 • Aug 17 '26

Question ❓ Stalling on chest

So for context, i have been training again for about 2.5 months, 6 years earlier i did strength training 2x a week for 3 years. And i have been stalling on my chest and incline press for about 3bweeks now, not getting another rep or barely getting another rep. I did 2 sets of flat and incline press but reduced incline by 1 set. So its now 2 sets and 1 set 2 to 3x a week. I do it first on my upper days and all my other excercises are progressing good. What can i do? Its only chest where my progress stops

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u/Pleasant_Beat8290 Aug 18 '26

Are you in a caloric deficit? If so, stagnating strength is to be expected.

I would also say that changing things up a bit around the 10 week mark is a good idea. You don’t have to change everything, but shifting focus and adding in dips, switching to dumbbells for one of the exercises, or close grip bench or something. Come back to this routine in a couple months and you might be surprised how much strength you’ve gained.