ORIGINAL: MGH_PA
Started HIIT about three weeks ago, and loving it. I do that two of my three cardio days. My weight fluctuates a lot, but I've never crested 170lbs. Right now I'm 5'11" 165lbs. I'm at a plateau I can't get over for the life of me on incline and flat bench (Germ, help me out here, why is this?). I'm doing 5x5s for incline and flat. My flat sets are:
135 (warm-up)
175
195
205
210 (usually only get it up 3 times).
My incline is as follows:
135
145
155
165 (and I can't get past that)
Oh, and I know, I'm a wimp[&o]
It sounds like you've plateaued. Try changing up your workout for a few weeks. Instead of doing presses try flies to work on your other stabilizer muscles and range of motion. Also, don't forget the other muscles involved in the presses (i.e. delts, traps, tris, etc.). If those aren't up to wear your pecs are you will never increase.
By changing up your routine you can sometimes shock your muscles into increasing when you go back to the presses.
I'm older and don't try to build muscle anymore as much as I try to keep lean. Playing ice hockey twice a week and hitting the company fitness center at lunch has helped out with that. I'd like to get my lungs in some better shape, but I just don't have time to run (I also hate running).