Lack of volume or food?

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Hello! I got a quick question about gaining strenght.

Recently I did the Texas method and ended up plateauing on 220 pound bp, 374 squat, 143 press and 440 DL. ( I am about 5 feet and 7 inches, and weigh around 154 pounds)

I changed up my programming a lot, (more volume at a bit less intensity. (At the end of the Texas method every set was about rpe 9-10) But how do I know that i ended up plateauing because of lack in training volume and not lack of eating?? (calories, proteins)

Maybe that is a hard question to answer since you don’t know my diet, but is there any general signs that the amount of food might be the problem?

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You don’t know. Could have been either, or a component of both. Those are pretty strong numbers for a 154 lb guy though. At 5’7" you should probably continue to gain weight if you want to get as strong as possible.