Yep, I’d say so too!

Too many breaks indeed aren’t good. But the occasional one worked for me like the research described.

Hey William, it’s hard to say how long exactly it will take, but one thing is for sure: it will be faster than what it originally took. I’d say less than a year.

I got a back injury, not due to the weights, and i had to take 7 months off. I haven’t started back yet.

Before I started, I couldn’t even do one pull up. At the two year point I was up to 26 pull ups. I can’t even do six now. :\

So ya, don’t take breaks unless you break your back. lol

I am considering starting up again. In some ways I look forward to the benefits, and in other ways I am not looking forward to all the re-work I have to do.

After six months of working out I did notice a lot of positives, that I am now noticing the absence of :

a. you gain strength (that’s the obvious one)
b. joint soreness and pain goes away
c. lower back pain almost gone (90% of my pain disappeared after six months of weight lifting – who needs a doctor?)
d. slept better than I had in YEARS
e. headaches gone
f. generally felt chipper and warmer – lots more energy

I could go on… working really is a great habit to get into. Even if it costs you 25 hours a week and a bit of money.

I am just trying to find the motivation to start again. I can say for certain I did lose a lot of my gains.

What i don’t know quite yet is how much time it will take to get back to my two year baseline again. Will it take two months, or two YEARS?

A similar effect is seen with aerobic conditioning also, I think.