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Firsy time in my life i go to the gym just to do one move. Way too tired these days for anything more.
You lose it pretty fast, but youll probably gain it back super quick too.
How quickly do you lose strength when you stop working out regularly? Used to go to the gym regularly, even got into cross fit a little bit for a year or so but got married and had a kid. Decided it would be easier to workout at home that way so bought some home gym equipment. Went at it hard at first but slowly over time did less and less, had another kid and now want to get back into better shape.
Now 35, 6'1 195lb. Used to weigh about 185 and max bench was 245, deadlift just under 400 and I can't remember what I could squat, this was like 4 years ago. I lift sparingly and when I do I struggle with 2 reps of 185 on the bench, doing a warm-up of 135 x 10 squats feels super heavy and I haven't tried to deadlift more than 225 because I'm afraid I'll hurt myself. I've been just doing a lot more light weight, higher rep moves with dumbbells and kettlebells. I just wish I had some of my strength back for bigger gains.
When I started back at the gym after an extended break I noticed that it wasn't so much the strength that declined (although it did) as much as it was my endurance. I was drained very quickly.
You guys have any products to help with your hands and calluses besides chalk? I mean more like stuff you can use after your workout.
Go through the pain for a few weeks and youll never bother about it again.You guys have any products to help with your hands and calluses besides chalk? I mean more like stuff you can use after your workout.
I've found that doing higher reps of moderate weight has led to more progress with bodybuilding compared to lower reps of high weight
When you say higher reps how many reps are we talking about? 12-15?
Just curious because I've been kinda experimenting with the same idea but i lift like 80% of my max with a 6-8 rep range.