starting strength by design doesn't lead to a lot of upper body strength.
I had the same problem with my bench. I could barely hit 115 so I upped the volume
I was doing on my normal bench days: 5x5 regular bench then I'd do 3 sets of 8 with wide grip then the same with close grip. on deadlift days id do a light round of incline bench or dumbbell Bench etc. A few months later I was able to do a single of 225
starting strength is a good program, but if you keep stalling the best thing to do is to add more volume (at an appropriate weight) because you're never going to get anywhere maxing out every day
I had the same problem with my bench. I could barely hit 115 so I upped the volume
I was doing on my normal bench days: 5x5 regular bench then I'd do 3 sets of 8 with wide grip then the same with close grip. on deadlift days id do a light round of incline bench or dumbbell Bench etc. A few months later I was able to do a single of 225
starting strength is a good program, but if you keep stalling the best thing to do is to add more volume (at an appropriate weight) because you're never going to get anywhere maxing out every day