Most lifters finish a block and just start the next one without looking back. That’s how you stall for six months. This audit is about honest data: did you actually progress, or were you just 'grinding' the same weights with worse form?

A successful hypertrophy block should show a steady climb in intensity (load) or volume (effective sets). If your line is flat, you’re sandbagging. If it drops, you’re redlining and need to deload immediately.

Input your 'Day 1' vs 'Day 60' metrics. Be honest about your effort—hypertrophy happens in the RPE 8-10 range. If you stayed at RPE 7 all block, you left gains on the table.

• If Technical Breakdown was 'Poor' or 'Ego-lifting': Do not increase weight next block. Regress the load by 15%, fix the tempo, and rebuild with a focus on the stretch-mediated hypertrophy (the bottom of the rep).
• If numbers stalled but fatigue is low: You likely need more volume or better exercise selection. Swap this lift for a variation you haven't done in 6 months to trigger new adaptations.
• If you 'Overreached': Take a mandatory 5-7 day deload. Reduce all working sets by 50% and intensity by 10% before starting the next phase.