Reply With QuoteI know your pain, man. I took about a year off, and I just got back into it about three weeks ago. I lost about 20 lbs and a LOT of strength, but in three weeks I've gained about 5 pounds of lean mass and lost a little bit of fat. A lot of that was in the past week, so it should come back pretty fast.
I've heard that if you've had it before, it'll come back fast. That muscle memory will kick in, and you'll be fine. Just stick with it.
Remember this when you're doing sets with weights that used to be your warmups (like I am): You are training for size and strength, not for your ego. Don't worry about what the guy next to you in the gym thinks of you.
Good luck buddy. Let us know how it's going.
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12-15-2004, 06:58 PM #1i take p-gh year long!!
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i was in motocycle crash that kept me out of the gym for 8 weeks.now i been back in the gym for 3 weks now.in my lay off i lost alot of size.since i lost all that size i dont feel like working out .i say to my self why work out im half the size i use to be whats the point!does anyone else feel like this after a long lay off.also will i every gain my lose size back?
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12-15-2004, 07:26 PM #2Training again...finally
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be patient man. you aren't going to get all the strength back in one workout. just keep training hard and eating right and you'll be on the fast track back to where you once were and hopefully stronger. just set a realistic goal and go after it. you'll get the strength and size back....good luck!
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