Losing What Has Been Gained

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rioch

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I was wondering after how long of not going to the gym will things start to go in reverse? Basically, I was wondering after how long will the gains I have made disappear if I don't train?
 
Don't take my word for it, but as I remember it, the consensus is that it's about a 3:1 ratio.

Meaning, if you train hard for a month, then do absolutely nothing for 3 months, you'll be back to where you were at the start of the first month. That's for all the work you've done to be completely reversed, though. You'll start seeing decreases in performance quite quickly. Also, realistically..the time periods involved would be larger than the simplified example I've given.

However, if you do less than you would normally rather than nothing at all, you can probably maintain where you're at.

I'm curious, why do you ask?
 
I ask purely because I am ill at the moment and am craving a visit to the gym. I know I'll only be sick for a week or so, and expect to be a little weaker, but will it be detremental to my goals?
 
No, rest up and hit the gym hard when you are feeling better. A lot of people will voluntarily take a week off just to fully heal up, so there's nothing wrong with it...
 
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