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Yes, absolutely recovery was my issue. To be honest, I didn't read the "advanced novice" section until I had already switched to 5/3/1 as I still considered myself a rank beginner at that point. I think you're right that I could have kept up the linear progression for awhile longer but I'm making consistent (albeit not speedy) gains on 5/3/1 now so I think I'll stick to it until I've stalled/reset a couple times at least before I try something else. I have been neglecting my assistance work recently though so I really need to remedy that. Like I mentioned, my upper-body strength is by far my weak point so I need to hammer that a bit more.
I've started gaining weight again over the last couple months after a long period of consistent loss (120kgs down to 108). I was gradually ramping up the kcal intake trying to identify my maintenance level which seems to be around 4000kcal at the moment.
Sleeping can be problematic with two young children but I also work from home so I can sneak in the odd cheeky afternoon nap which helps.
Anybody here doing any serious Oly lifting?