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 How much time off before atrophy sets in?
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 156 |
I'm sure this is dependent a lot on the individual, but say that your diet and sleep are up to par, about how long 'till you start to lose size/strenght? I'm not taking any time off, just curious. I don't remember where I heard it, but I've always thought it was about 12-14 days.     | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 288 |
I've always been curious about that. Good question. | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 935 |
It's been my experience that you can get away with 14 days while on, 10 off. When I've had surgery and was off for 6 weeks at a time it only took my muscle memory 3 weeks to get back to where I was. But I think a lot has to do with your age. | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 394 |
i lost 10 lbs. in 14 days last time i was in amsterdam. of course clubbing all night, not eating, not sleeping and handfulls of ecstacy tabs didn't help either! | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 935 |
decibel that's not a controlled study. That's an out of control study. | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 733 |
I read somewhere that you lose your gains twice as slow as you gain them. Which means if you have been training for 1 year and then stop it will take 2 years to get back to your original state. This is assuming you are not a steroid user. | ||
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 19 |
I was on crutches for three months after a knee surgery and I didn't loose anything to badly and after my cycle I have kept the gains and gone up some more in weight as well |
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posted September 22, 2000 02:39 PM