Smart Strength Training Podcast · Andy Vincent
What Actually Causes Strength And Physique Plateaus?
·23 min·2 clips
You can lift 10% less than your max if your technique isn't mastered, limiting your strength gains.
As heard by us
A practical reset for lifters stuck between doing more and doing less.
The episode treats plateaus as a programming problem, not a single failure. It separates muscle building stalls from strength stalls and weighs the familiar choice between adding volume, trimming it, or fixing the weekly layout for intermediate and advanced lifters.
Why you'd press play
When your lifts stall, this helps you sort out whether the fix is more work, less work, or better weekly structure.
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