Can't go to gym for an entire month, how do I maintain it all?

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I will absolutely not be able to go to the gym for an entire month because of my schedule/work/events in my life, so I wanted to know what sort of things I should do. Other than some 10 lbs dumbbells laying in my bedroom, I will not have any access to weights outside of the gym.

I am sure I will be losing some mass that I've developed since the first week of July when I started my workout regimen which is 3 times a week:

1 - chest, triceps, abs
2 - back, biceps, shoulders, abs
3 - legs, abs

With 1-3 hours of cardio on the off-days in between. I also take muscle milk supplement after every workout as well.

I have been advised by two different people about this:

1) Rest and take it easy during this month and allow my muscles to fully recover so I can hit it again hard when I get back.

2) I was given youtube links for 8-minute workouts and told that I should do the 8 Minute Legs and 8 Minute Buns on one day and the 8 Minute Arms and 8 Minute Abs the next day so that I can stay active until I can go back to the gym again, and I can do them in the comfort of my own bedroom. I won't be able to do cardio (like jogging or treadmilling) either.

3) Something else that you members of the forum suggest.

Which option should I go for?

Thanks
 
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You can try doing some body weight exercises like press ups and chins if you like, that might help a little

I think the best thing to do though is to make sure you eat well, a good diet is the first defence against atrophy
 
There is plenty you can do with little to no weight at all. Just as CCR said, you can do pushups and pull/chin ups. In addition to that you can lunge, jump squat, speed squat, dive-bomb, crunch, twist, etc.

Search on the internet for "bodyweight workouts" or "workout no weights" and you'll find a plethora of information.
 
I reckon if you are super organised then you can make it to the gym. Unless you really cant then I would do some bodyweight stuff.
 
Do bodyweight stuff, just don't do the traditional things like pushups and situps.

Instead, try some 1 limbed things like 1 armed pushups, 1 legged squats, etc.

You can also try handstand pushups for your shoulders, arms, back.

Then go outside and do pull ups on a tree limb, bringing your abs up like a leg lift as you pull yourself up.

Or some burpees where you come down into a full pushup position and jump as high as you can.

And the list goes on, and on, and on...:beerchug:
 
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