How do I fucking get strong?

OP, I was gonna post my own thread or in a CBT but it looks like you kinda have the same problem as me. I'm wondering specifically if it's due to squatting entirely too much.

Background: I've been lifting for >4 years (started 18, now 22), but non-seriously for most of that time. Started with SS and more or less stuck with it because it was simple, consistent, and hit all the major compounds, but mainly also because I never got to 1/2/3/4 or thereabouts. So I've been pretty much stalling at the following weights since T+6months after I started and using the jim as just my steady exercise routine rather than a conscious progression thing:

All in lbs for 3x5
115 OHP
155 Bench
245 Squat
285 DL (probably could do more but idk whatever)

I have been drinking & dipping (baccy) harder than ever on the weekends, all this semester, BUT I can recall multiple times when I was hungover like "fuck it, I'll go to the gym" and had a great lift, way better than midweek. SO I think the problem might not be so much that I'm not getting enough rest (by drinking & drugs & staying up late) but that I'm stressing out my lower body too much with squats EVERY SINGLE WORKOUT. Only reason I think so is because my form has deteriorated a lot over time, it feels harder & harder to maintain a symmetrical load across the hip flexors and such in both legs. Plus I tend to feel pretty good when I take time off, which has lead to me skipping the gym a lot more recently if it's convenient. I still feel good after I lift, especially deadlifts, but squatting is hard af.

Is this literally just because of the SS squat meme? Should I switch to something, anything else at this point? I literally only today thought "most experienced lifters don't squat every single workout" :/ and that that might be part of my problem.

Yea man at this point if i were you I'd switch to a different program if you've deloaded and cant make progress. try 5/3/1

You're eating plenty make sure you get loads of complex carbs and fat too. If you're doing 5 reps for 3 or 4 sets that's fine too. Have you tried deadlift once a week with rows and bench, the second session could be a strongman based carrying or loading and throwing, the 3rd session could be overhead, bench and chins?

apart from deadlift those lifts are reasonable places for beginner lifting to end (but you are definitely a genetic dead end no doubt about it).

I'd also recommend eating more. if you still look like that after 6+ months of lifting you haven't been eating enough. every fucking skinny guy you meet will cry about not getting stronger when they blatantly could do with just eating a ton more.

Increasing strength is done by lifting very heavy weights where you can only manage 3 or so reps and each day you increase the weight

This is baby shit user. Read the god damn sticky.

>PPL
That's where you went wrong lad.

kek

Why the fuck would you reduce volume on an already low volume beginner program? Increase volume. Increase your work capacity.

If you don't want to do deadlift. Your only option is hand stand push ups.

wow this

only good response in this thread

do more volume and eat like the man you want to be not the twink you are