10 years ago, when I was lifting weights regularly, I followed the starting strength protocol for 3 months. I hit the wall on my bench press the first time at 160 pounds, dropped the weight (and added creatine and maltodextrose and protein as a workout shake), then worked up again slower. Hit the wall the second time at 185 pounds, and switched to a periodzation program, which took me to 225 over a period of months. Then, because life, I had to stop going to the gym and just did bodyweight exercises for most of the next decade.
When I started hitting the gym again, I started the exact same way, with the starting strength protocol, and hit the wall at 180. I backed off (restarted creatine and protein powder as workout drink but not maltodextrose this time as sugar now causes joint pain), built up again slower, and hit the wall again at 180. So I switched to a periodized program, and over the past 8 months I have hit the wall at 180 another 6 times. My body is NOT responding. I am not building strength, or muscular size.
I take a lot of supplements, but, I suspect resveratrol might be the cause. I was not taking it 10 years ago. I take 500mg a day, been doing that for several years.
Has anyone else experienced any effect like this from resveratrol? I'm going to wait a few more periodization cycles, and if no change, I will stop the resveratrol for a year and see if it allows me to improve again.