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After a hiatus I started lifting again at the end of last year with 3x10 but eventually hit a plateau - just couldn't manage to increase the volume with the higher reps after a while.
Recently gone back to 5x5 and managed to increase the weight a bit in a few weeks, 1kg at a time but still creeping up - give it a try & see how it goes, I certainly find it easier to increase with lower reps & higher weights for a similar overall volume e.g. 65kg 3x10 = 1950kg vs 75kg 5x5 = 1875kg total.
5kg jumps sounds like too much though - especially if you're struggling to add more weight, the little 0.5 / 1kg plates are your friends here - try increasing by 1 or 2kg each time & maybe break down the exercises into different days, 4 consecutive days of bench won't allow the mucscles enough time to recover & will also hinder your progress.
Edit: Yeah, also - what chainbreaker said, adding reps is also adding weight (total volume) so don't necessarily get hung up on lifting more & more weight