I'm 10 weeks into a 12 week layoff, I've lost 12lbs already and will be around 210lbs when I get back into the gym after my vacation. I WILL gain at least a pound a week for the next 20 weeks...
My finals at Uni and starting up my own business have curtailed my training energy. This was compounded by the fact that I had tendonitis in both knees and my shoulder getting out of shape again (a re-occurance of my torn roator cuff in early 2002. It was a good time to take a long break!
I'm feeling great now, having had 10 weeks off. I've been swimming a few miles a week and visiting my sport therapist and osteopathic doctor (who is a legend!) and I'm ready to resume training when I get back from a tour of Europe in two weeks. My girlfriend still says I'm huge (210 feels very small to me) and random people still ask if I'm a football player or a bouncer, but I'll be much happier when I'm back up over 225.
Havn't been posting here much but I've been logging in briefly to see what's going on...
I'm 10 weeks into a 12 week layoff, I've lost 12lbs already and will be around 210lbs when I get back into the gym after my vacation. I WILL gain at least a pound a week for the next 20 weeks...
Yeah, I always grow back better after losing some. RIght now I´m 210 but my body has the support systems in place to carry 225lb. Dieting down and then massing up bigger then ever is something I learned from some British guys who ran Chemical Warfare - now Chemical Nutrition, Dorian´s company.
They call it "creating a vacume". Just bulk up huge so that your body is used to being heavier than before, fat is fine. Then cut up fast, and fill the void with lean muscle.
I´ve done some light stacks and had OK results but I think that I´ll be a natty from now on. Maybe when I´m in my 50´s I´ll use again to boost my failing hormone system. Last stack was over 6 months ago and the previous stack was a year before that. Tore my quad on the last cycle, and I prefer to do things that will benefit me in the long run...