how fast do you guys regain lost muscle?

RedLegendx · 2020-02-12T05:17:39+00:00

Muscle memory is a wonderful thing my man, don’t worry.

xandrewsxano · 2020-02-12T10:03:42+00:00

Most information here is unfortunately wrong or too negative. Sometimes I think this subreddit is full of nihilistic and pessimistic people.

Two years ago, after pushing through a rotator cuff injury on ibuprofen and denial alone, I finally took a sabbatical from the gym to recover.

I also unfortunately had issues with my wisdom teeth a few days after starting my time off. So I couldn’t eat enough CAL for two weeks. I was starving.

The changes in my body have started to set in after one week. I still mostly looked like myself, just a slightly softer version. I was definitely shrinking like crazy.

After a while it starts to screw with your mental health as well, complicating your sense of self. You might start to think this is it, it’s all downhill from here.

It’s not, of course.

When we see the muscles getting smaller, you’re not really losing muscles, but the muscle fibers are getting smaller, shrinking. They’re not as hypertrophied. For someone who isn’t going to work out for 2 months, you’re probably not going to see it turn to fat. The muscle fibers are still there, they’ve just decreased in size.

The only thing you really lose is glycogen and water.

You should be back on track in less then 2 months. I think even in 6 weeks you’ll see dramatic gains bro and be probably back.

To the Guy who said it takes 6 months or half of the time it took you to build it. Bruh I took a year off and was back in 8 weeks. Also you never totally lose all your shit if you held on to your bodymass for a very long time.

pilot333 · 2020-02-12T04:12:37+00:00

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Pooddit · 2020-02-12T05:50:14+00:00

Make sure your getting proteins in so muscle isn't straight catabolized. Eat more food as well, get to 15% bf. I read somewhere that creatine can help reduce muscle and strength loss from inactivity. You may not be able to lift but at a sooner time you can at least "flex" your muscles to reduce loss. Laying in bed, practice flexing different body parts.

nananaNate8 · 2020-02-12T06:57:55+00:00

Your fitness journey is a marathon, you have ups and downs throughout the race. You don't want to jump the gun and run too hard and ruin your chances. Sometimes you have to slow down, pace yourself, and slowly pick your speed back up. If you try pushing yourself too soon, you might fall and never finish that race.

Don't get emotionally attached to numbers. Your weight and strength will always change. You might never reach the place you were at before, but you can still gain strength and muscle. You workout because it's good for you, if it had no cosmetic benefits you would still workout.

All that being said, you can regain lost muscle mass twice as fast thanks to muscle memory. If it took you 2 years to put on 20 pounds, you can do it in 1 year. Just don't rush it and get injured and set yourself back even more.

dmi_3 · 2020-02-12T12:37:09+00:00

I didn't workout for a year due to an injury. Took me about 4 months to kinda go back to the similar weights, however I've also gained a lot of fat in that year which doesn't go away so easily. So overall I look worse than before injury. Currently cutting before clean bulk around summer time.

Red_Pill_Brotherhood · 2020-02-12T15:08:38+00:00

It's all good, brother. Its frustrating to see the progress evaporating away but it will all come back within 1-2 months, tops. The muscle knows where it's been, itll come back fast.

whiffofass · 2020-02-14T17:27:58+00:00

Quite fast because I'm on test and tren

HurricaneHugues · 2020-02-12T05:05:36+00:00

There's no exact math. You'll get about as fast as as much effort you put into getting it back.

Title	how fast do you guys regain lost muscle?
Author	pilot333
Upvotes	4
Comments	16
Date	February 12, 2020 4:09 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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