I believe you retry for two more workouts, then deload if you can't reach 5x5.

How is your form? What worked for me (so far) was clenching the glutes, stabilizing the abs and moving the neck forward as I raise arms. The latter really made it easier. You're probably doing it all already.

I thought I was going to stall yesterday but made it through another "B" workout.

I believe you retry for two more workouts, then deload if you can't reach 5x5.

How is your form? What worked for me (so far) was clenching the glutes, stabilizing the abs and moving the neck forward as I raise arms. The latter really made it easier. You're probably doing it all already.

I thought I was going to stall yesterday but made it through another "B" workout.

Also make sure to keep your feet shoulder width apart. The closer you have your feet together, the harder OHP gets (and putting feet together is actually the military press).

I stalled on the OHP for the first time today, too. Although stalling on 42.5kg/94 lbs probably seems a bit puny to some of you guys, I'm actually amazed I made it this far before stalling. I'm a really small guy at 5ft 8inches with wrists of only 6.5inches (all my excess weight is around my gut and moobs!) and when I started 5x5 I even struggled with the empty bar on OHP!!

I studied loads of videos on YouTube to get my form right and will keep studying those videos to make sure my form stays correct as the weights increase. My favourite videos on correct form are Mark Rappetoe's. They are simple, concise and informative with great visuals.

I'm hoping that I can get past 42.5kg next time I attempt it. Good luck to the others of you that have stalled.

I'm using the "official" stronglifts 5x5 tracker app.
Not sure if there is an Android version.
It would be good if it synced to something online -- if anyone has a better tool, I'm all ears!

Funny this post was here, I was about to make my own stating I feel I'm about to hit my 1st stall on OHP. Maybe it's from the 2 weeks I took off, and this is my 1st week back, though squats and bench were fine. We'll see how it goes next week but this week's weight was difficult, the last rep of the last 3 sets was a grind! I'm at 135 on the press. Deadlifts were hard this week too, 385, but I got them all. 2nd rep was hard and I willed my way thru the rest. I think deadlifts are so much more of a mental lift because you can't really feel the weight like you can with squats and bench and press. You only know how heavy it feels when you pick it up for the 1st rep and I have a tendency to get amped up/psyched out when I stare at the bar getting ready for the set.

I had a huge lunch today and it was sitting at the back of my throat the entire workout which didn't help. I know better, but it's my wife's b'day and we had a some Carolina BBQ she brought home from vacation. Won't do that again!

As far as the Android app, I'm using a simple free one called Lift Big. It tracks all your sessions and has a timer for between sets. It calcs your weights and you plug in the number of reps you get for each set. There is a section where it looks like it will count stalls and deloads for each lift too, if you were to do that. It's nothing fancy but it's easy to use.

I stalled on OHP at 80lbs, got to 85 and stalled on that yesterday. It's by far my hardest exercise. I'm amazed you guys are putting up 135, great job! I hope i get there eventually, but right now that sounds damn near impossible haha.

I stalled on OHP at 80lbs, got to 85 and stalled on that yesterday. It's by far my hardest exercise. I'm amazed you guys are putting up 135, great job! I hope i get there eventually, but right now that sounds damn near impossible haha.

I so hear you -- I stalled twice at 65lbs, and finally got it. Tried 70 for the first time yesterday and failed miserably. :embarassed:

I wonder how many people have to drop to 3x5 in the first 3 months. :sad:

I stalled on OHP at 80lbs, got to 85 and stalled on that yesterday. It's by far my hardest exercise. I'm amazed you guys are putting up 135, great job! I hope i get there eventually, but right now that sounds damn near impossible haha.

I stalled too at 80 on Monday. Got it today though. Widened my stance a bit because I realized I was a little too narrow. Wasn't paying attention on Monday. Also put my hands a little closer together (about two inches). Made a big difference.