muscle memory

[haider]

This shit is real.

Even with lengthy layoffs and not even lifting 80% of what I used to, I've made tremendous progress in gaining back muscle.

I'm only lifting every 5-6 days on a fullbody routine yet 'growing like a weed'. I actually feel like lifting too often is counter-productive now.

[SF1900]

This shit is real.

Even with lengthy layoffs and not even lifting 80% of what I used to, I've made tremendous progress in gaining back muscle.

I'm only lifting every 5-6 days on a fullbody routine yet growing like a weed. I actually feel like lifting too often is counter-productive now.

Agreed. No matter how long I take off, once I get back into it, I gain everything back pretty quickly. Its kind of like riding a bike.

[haider]

Agreed. No matter how long I take off, once I get back into it, I gain everything back pretty quickly. Its kind of like riding a bike.

Nice. I'm surprised by how little effort it takes to maintain muscle.

[SF1900]

Nice. I'm surprised by how little effort it takes to maintain muscle.

Flex Magazine will have you believe you need to eat 1 gram of protein per pound to maintain/gain muscle. 

When I first started I was obsessed with eating 6-8 meals a day. Now, as I get older, I cant be assed into doing that. I eat 2-3 meals per day, and 1-2 protein shakes per day and I still maintained and/or grown.

[haider]

Flex Magazine will have you believe you need to eat 1 gram of protein per pound to maintain/gain muscle. 

When I first started I was obsessed with eating 6-8 meals a day. Now, as I get older, I cant be assed into doing that. I eat 2-3 meals per day, and 1-2 protein shakes per day and I still maintained and/or grown.

exactly. For those of us not doing this for a 'living' that level of obsession is uncalled for. People involved in bodybuilding lose perspective very easily. I actually find the psychology of it interesting. What originally starts as an interest in becoming fitter / looking better evolves into a pursuit for its own sake: getting bigger/stronger for no reason other than just getting bigger/stronger.

[chaos]

 

[SF1900]

exactly. For those of us not doing this for a 'living' that level of obsession is uncalled for. People involved in bodybuilding lose perspective very easily. I actually find the psychology of it interesting. What originally starts as an interest in becoming fitter / looking better evolves into a pursuit for its own sake: getting bigger/stronger for no reason other than just getting bigger/stronger.

Too bad I didnt realize this in my earlier days. All that money on garbage supplements. I even purchased muscle-tech supplements :/

[haider]

Somebody got their cankles in a twist

[chaos]

One cankle > your biceps

[haider]

sorry it was a touchy subject for ya 

[chaos]

Epic excuse to be lazy and workout once every six weeks hoping muscle memory keeps up.

[haider]

keep lifting as often as you want dude, who gives a fuck? I choose not to, and that's why I created the thread.

[chaos]

keep lifting as often as you want dude, who gives a fuck? I choose not to, and that's why I created the thread.

We can tell.

[haider]

again, sorry it was a touchy subject Mr. "strong man". you seem to be hurt at the mere implication that picking things up and putting them down doesn't have to be a way of life 

[che]

This shit is real.

Even with lengthy layoffs and not even lifting 80% of what I used to, I've made tremendous progress in gaining back muscle.

I'm only lifting every 5-6 days on a fullbody routine yet 'growing like a weed'. I actually feel like lifting too often is counter-productive now.

Enjoy it , as you get older your muscle will  start losing their memory.

[chaos]

In order to have muscle memory, you first must obtain muscle.

[SF1900]

Enjoy it , as you get older your muscle will  start losing their memory.

Most of will be shitting and drooling ourselves anyway as we get older. 

[haider]

Enjoy it , as you get older your muscle will  start losing their memory.

yikes 

My comment about muscle-memory stands regardless of how much I should be lifting. It's a mere observation, but some people are too butt-hurt to allow for that.

I simply prioritize other things over lifting, and several times the scales have tipped over in favor of no lifting at all.

I happen to think bodybuilding is a dead-end hobby. With regards to having a decent physique, you really don't need to lift that often. Just my experience.

[haider]

*decent with respect to what might be considered built/attractive by the general population

[SF1900]

yikes 

My comment about muscle-memory stands regardless of how much I should be lifting. It's a mere observation, but some people are too butt-hurt to allow for that.

I simply prioritize other things over lifting, and several times the scales have tipped over in favor of no lifting at all.

I happen to think bodybuilding is a dead-end hobby. With regards to having a decent physique, you really don't need to lift that often. Just my experience.

Lift as you see fit. As long as you stay healthy, that's what counts.

[chaos]

 

[haider]

Lift as you see fit. As long as you stay healthy, that's what counts.

Thanks. That's how I see it in the long-term as well.

[TheShape.]

Same here, takes me about 3-5 weeks to get back to where I was depending on the layoff, but boy does it come back fast.

[chaos]

 

[the trainer]

What about caffeine memory no matter how long I come off that shit, as soon as I go back on in a few days my talorance goes right back to where it was before.