[Nothin' but a peanut!!]

after this year im really looking forward to summer/christmas hols for taking some time off the gym. whats the best way to get back into it? before ive just done back to the normal training split and gone from there but im thinkin just 2 days a week 2 sets pre bodypart and try and get some strength back before diving into mass building again what do you guys do/think?

[TheAnimal]

depends how much time you taking off?

[Nothin' but a peanut!!]

dunno man before when i have its only been becuase i know that after a while it is good for you but i think now after exams and study is why im realy looking forward to it right now im thinking about a month maybe? maybe even upto 6 weeks if i still dont feel ready to hit it hard again. ive never really taken "time off " seriously so making it longer hopefully help me once i hit it hard again
how long do you take off each year animal?

[TheGame]

i am currently off gym training for a few days more..been taking 3 weeks off for studying..and im gonna hit it just as hard a did before, i haven't really lost any strenght so unless my body slaps me in the face im not gonna change anything

[Nothin' but a peanut!!]

cool man
i know i will if i dont squat and bench once a week i notice it the week after where as say deadlifts i can usually go to max or near max whenever i do them even if i work them 3 or 4 weeks apart.
i guess thats half the challenge ehy getting back into it while training hard i couldnt imagine ever resting from the gym yet come christmas time and once i start back for the year i couldnt imagine i used to do this much and its really hard to get back into the groove.
hope u dont get slapped in the face

[BigBen]

Originally Posted by Nothin' but a peanut!!

cool man
i know i will if i dont squat and bench once a week i notice it the week after where as say deadlifts i can usually go to max or near max whenever i do them even if i work them 3 or 4 weeks apart.
i guess thats half the challenge ehy getting back into it while training hard i couldnt imagine ever resting from the gym yet come christmas time and once i start back for the year i couldnt imagine i used to do this much and its really hard to get back into the groove.
hope u dont get slapped in the face

For the most part thats in your head. Youl loose muscle size way before you lose muscle strength. i took a good month off to let my back heal and even when i came back and i was injured i wasnt as strong as b4 but i was only a week or 2 worth of training off from where i was at but at the same time i was like 20 lbs lighter. and i still havent got my size all the way back im like 227 use to be 242 but my bench seems to have only gotten stronger. Shoot the hardest part of coming back from a lay off is getting back into the rut of your daily routine. The endurce you had will come back, how quickly it comes back is all up to u. u hit it hard and id say for ever month u take off it will take u two weeks to get the endurce back that u lost.

now geting size back was more difficult for me bc having lifted so heavy for so long my natural test production was really up their and i was eating 8 times a day. (that includes protein shakes.)

What im trying to say is that every body is different and who knows u might come back from the lay off and have set your body up for massive growth just bc u gave your muscles a vacation for a while u know. Dont be worried about what your gonna lose in the lay off be glad that it should be good for your body to relax for a while, and just realize that if u take a month or more off once u get back into the swing of things, a week or so after u get backinto the gym thats its time to hit that iron. thats my only advce to u.


Good luck and enjoy the relaxed time away from the gym


Godbless

Ben