Retaining Muscles

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ManLondon

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I have this question and wondered what the experts thought.

Here is my story, so far.

I started joined gym last year with a goal to bulk up. In 2 months, I really suprised myself and the trainers. I got impressive results that even the trainers got intrigued in my routine and diet plan.

Unfotunately, I had to give more priority to my desk job and had to leave gym. Needless to say all those muscles disappeared sooner than they had appreared.

On the bright side, for the last 3 weeks, I am back to gym and starting to see the benefits bit better than last time. (Of course, learned from past experience).

Now the puzzling question is there such a thing a low-maintenence muscles? I mean, do we have to go to the gym for the rest of our lives to maintain bit of muscles? For guys like us who do desk jobs and do not do weight trainning for any professional gains, it is kind of hard to imagine going to gym forever.

Is there a plan that I could follow to retain muscles?
I would prefer to achieve lesser+low-maintence muscles than big+high maintence muscles.

And not hugely related is another query. What can I do to get bit bigger forearms (does not has to be pure muscle)?

Cheers
 
1-2 times a week could be utilized for maintenance purposes.

Farmers walks, rev grip bb curls, hammer curls, chins will help with your forearms.
 
Thanks evolution very much. I found another thread on forearms as well.

A not-so-young but fit guy said to me.
"Training with weights will help you gain muscles easily but you will lose them easily as well. Hence high maintence. But training without weights, i.e. push-ups, chin-ups, dips, squats etc. will give you less muscles but you wont lose it easily. Hence less maintence."

Is there any truth in it?
 
ManLondon said:
Thanks evolution very much. I found another thread on forearms as well.

A not-so-young but fit guy said to me.
"Training with weights will help you gain muscles easily but you will lose them easily as well. Hence high maintence. But training without weights, i.e. push-ups, chin-ups, dips, squats etc. will give you less muscles but you wont lose it easily. Hence less maintence."

Is there any truth in it?
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Tell whoever told you that that he needs a refresher course on bodybuilding.
 
Thanks LV.

I was not very much convinced. But this guy is really fit and has never been to gym in his life. He was able to break bricks with bare hands in his prime. So I had to give him benefit of doubt.

Anyway, I am glad I got it cleared from the experts.
 
No Nobody, I didnot say at all that he was superior or class apart.
He is not a Body Builder and hence knows very little on Body Building.

He is entitled to his opinions. I did not want to just bin his opinion as he had pushed his body to an impressive limit. I have witnessed it.

I wanted to check with you guys - who I am sure know much better than him on Body Building. I got the answer back.
 
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