Vacation and not working out...

[Howard]

In the past there have been summer holidays when I was frightened to shrink away because I could not train with weights for the 2 or 3 weeks duration of the vacation. I wasted lost of time and fun doing push-ups and pull-ups and all kinda shit stuff.

Question: if you just don't do any bodybuilding training, how long will it take to see yourself shrinking ?
And what is a good preparation for that 2-3 weeks ?

Dr Dutch

I hear ya and been there/done that.
I suggest you relax and enjoy it BUT don't take a 100% off exercise break.
Jog, do abs, push ups, pull ups, etc.
Plenty of basic body wt type work outs you can do with very little equipment.

Good luck.

[Dr Dutch]

Hamilton island in Nova Holandia is good for Oranje vocation ...........

Oranje boven. Lang leve Wim-Lex.

[Irongrip400]

Love this

Brought tears to my eyes. Very funny.  

OP, to answer your question, enjoy your vacation. If you want to work out, then do so. If not, I don't think it will matter too much as long as you're active.

[Dr Dutch]

Love this

vid's funny indeed......I guess it will count as a full-body.   

[OneMoreRep]

In the past there have been summer holidays when I was frightened to shrink away because I could not train with weights for the 2 or 3 weeks duration of the vacation. I wasted lost of time and fun doing push-ups and pull-ups and all kinda shit stuff.

Question: if you just don't do any bodybuilding training, how long will it take to see yourself shrinking ?
And what is a good preparation for that 2-3 weeks ?

Dr Dutch

Typically, most of the hotels I stay at (not all of course) have a gym that is open 24 hours. What I like to do is wake up very early (say 5am) and go to the gym for about 45 minutes every morning, followed by a nice jump in the pool, to a shower in the room, which leads me on time to breakfast.

If I don't have a gym at the hotel, I like to swim in their pool or at the beach and just do enough laps to get a decent workout in.

"1"

[ritch]

Love this

Indeed. Keep meaning to comment on it. They just fly like rag dolls...

[ritch]

anything over a week is long. I lose 7lbs easy in a week. 3 weeks is not gonna be good. That is way too long. Hotel gyms suck ass you may as well not even train. Plus your food won't be on point, so why bother. You're only as good as your last meal.

[DroppingPlates]

anything over a week is long. I lose 7lbs easy in a week. 3 weeks is not gonna be good. That is way too long. Hotel gyms suck ass you may as well not even train. Plus your food won't be on point, so why bother. You're only as good as your last meal.

You have to be creative & flexible, there are always multiple ways to maintain what you've got. You can buy chicken and perform body weight movements everywhere, so it mainly depends on your priorities.

[Dr Dutch]

You have to be creative & flexible, there are always multiple ways to maintain what you've got. You can buy chicken and perform body weight movements everywhere, so it mainly depends on your priorities.

But if I just sit on my ass doing nothing than tan (eating enough protein will be no problem) for let's say 2,5 weeks, will I visibly atrophy you think ?

[DroppingPlates]

But if I just sit on my ass doing nothing than tan (eating enough protein will be no problem) for let's say 2,5 weeks, will I visibly atrophy you think ?

You might be a bit less fuller, but not that much. It's esp the loss of strength/stamina that sucks once you start to workout again.
Make sure you have water with you all the time.

-De vakantieman

[_aj_]

But if I just sit on my ass doing nothing than tan (eating enough protein will be no problem) for let's say 2,5 weeks, will I visibly atrophy you think ?

Psychologically, you'll be a mess. The first week, you'll convince yourself that your "CNS needed a break" and that the time off is good for you. After that wears off, you'll start looking the other way when you pass a mirror. At week 3 you'll look down and no-shit see a 12 year old girl's arm hanging off your shoulder.

You've been warned.

[Dr Dutch]

You might be a bit less fuller, but not that much. It's esp the loss of strength/stamina that sucks once you start to workout again.
Make sure you have water with you all the time.

-De vakantieman

Vakantieman, ben ik al bruin ?

[Waller]

Psychologically, you'll be a mess. The first week, you'll convince yourself that your "CNS needed a break" and that the time off is good for you. After that wears off, you'll start looking the other way when you pass a mirror. At week 3 you'll look down and no-shit see a 12 year old girl's arm hanging off your shoulder.

You've been warned.

 

[Dr Dutch]

Psychologically, you'll be a mess. The first week, you'll convince yourself that your "CNS needed a break" and that the time off is good for you. After that wears off, you'll start looking the other way when you pass a mirror. At week 3 you'll look down and no-shit see a 12 year old girl's arm hanging off your shoulder.

You've been warned.

But then I remember Mike Mentzer, and by the time I get home I'll be 10 pounds of lean muscl le heavier. Then I will consider Arthur Jones my only God, and Mike his profet.....

[2Thick]

Have fun and forget about the gym for those couple of weeks. It's a good idea to take a week off every few months and 2-4 weeks off once a year.

[DroppingPlates]

But then I remember Mike Mentzer, and by the time I get home I'll be 10 pounds of lean muscl le heavier. Then I will consider Arthur Jones my only God, and Mike his profet.....

And dead around the age of 50

But on a serious note, that's only when your CNS begs for mercy after taking the HIT train for a long time, and -tadaaa...- the use of PEDs..