u/uremo017

Stuck in a lean bulk plateau… what am I doing wrong?

I’ve been training seriously for a while now, but lately I feel like I’ve completely stalled. I’m 20, 172 cm and around 60 kg, currently trying to lean bulk up to 70–72 kg. I train 5–6 days a week on a PPL split and usually take most of my sets close to failure while focusing on progressive overload. My diet is fairly consistent at around 2500–3000 kcal with about 130–140g of protein daily. Despite this, my strength gains have slowed down a lot, my body doesn’t look much different, and my weight gain is slower than I expected. I do sleep around 6 hours a day, which might not be ideal, but I’m not sure if that alone is the issue. At this point I feel like I’m missing something obvious, whether it’s recovery, training, or diet accuracy. What would you fix first if you were in my position?

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u/uremo017 — 2 days ago