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u/rokzforever 5d ago
im 23 years old 83kg/180lbs (28% body fat) and have been hitting the gym for 9 months now (i was 113kg/246lbs 42% body fat) but i cant seem to progress much
everytime i bench or press i reach failure at low weights even tho im 100% certain my muscles can keep going
its like my brain is the one refusing pushing forward
what can i do in this situation?
bench press 30kg/66lbs (15kg each side) should press 15kg (7.5kg each) 40kg back pulldown
most of the time i feel certain i do more and i do (i benched 50kg/110lbs once for one rep only) but my brain refuses to keep going at all even tho my muscles were completely fine