I've been workin out all this school year and started the 5x5 program right after xmas. Deadlifts have been comin up nicely, squats have come a long way ( started pitifully ), military press is increasing slower but still increasing. However! bench press has made very little progress on this program and its really starting to aggrivate me a bit...

I'm ~ 6' and 160lbs or so at the young age of 20. So keep in mind I'm one of the smaller guys at the gym but hey, thats why I'm there. I work out 3 times a week.

So far this is what my lifts look like :

Deadlift - 95kg 5x5
Military Press - 95lbs - 5x5
Squats (tryin to get below paralell) - 165lbs 5x5
Rows - 155lbs - 5x5
Bench 160lbs 5x5 (can't finish this)
Dips - BW + 10lbs 3x10

I know these numbers are not impressive but I'm puttin my heart into it here and its really startin to bug me when my buddies make gains and I stay the same...or at least on bench. On monday I switched down to a 5x3 to see if I could push past and I couldn't even finish that. I had a cold so that could have been a contributing factor as well (I'm hoping it was)...

Just wondering if you knowledgable lifters out there have any tips or even just a little motivation ha! I'm gonna hit up the bench again on friday and try the 5x3 again and hopefully I can push past this sticky point. I just feel like I have alot more potential then this.

Thanks for you time.

Steve