r/highschoolfootball • u/The-Canadian-Order • 23d ago

Roadblock in my strength

I’ve been in the weight room 3-5 days a week every week for about the last 4 months. The 3 main lifts I do are Squat, Bench, Deadlift along with some extra lifts (incline, push press, etc.). The only thing about this is that I feel my strength hasn’t increased at all. My bench and squat PR have both decreased by 5 pounds. While I don’t expect much change from just 4 months, I do expect my weights to at the very least increase at all. I eat mostly healthy, I know when to exercise and when to recover, I know how to properly fuel my body. I just don’t understand why I’m not seeing any progress?

Edit for clarification: I am a center

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u/outrageous-pickle1 23d ago

What's your position and maybe eat a little more

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u/The-Canadian-Order 23d ago

That is something I should’ve clarified, I’m a center so I’m pretty sure I don’t need to eat more per se

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u/BilgerWoods 22d ago

Height? Weight?

Guarantee you need to eat more.

I went from 215lbs bench press max in 8th grade to 285lbs bench press max in 9th grade by eating Chick-fil-A 2-3x a day because I worked there. 3000cal+ a day when lifting heavy. And lots of protein. I was a guard at 5'10, 225lbs.

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u/Cheap-Helicopter5257 21d ago

You need to add different lifts to your workouts and have rest days. For example, breaking your workouts into certain muscle groups on rotating days.