3 months off the gym with no training | What happens next? 

Yes, i have. I went 5 months without the gym because i was sick and injured. But got through it.😀👍

@@mauricecooper9763 Wow 5 months, that must have been hard! Thanks for watching and commenting Maurice!

Pretty much all the time lol

Have torn my pec and looking at 6 months off now. Feel so low

3 months out of gym and diet. Same as you.. All in or all out. I don't know if its healthy to go all out of diet but my biggest fear was heart health everytime I had a junk meal. Gracefully back to gym now and sticking to my diet.

Definitely mate, totally agree

You right but i take this to fear level and would warm for 40 minuts

It was horrible, and not something I hope to repeat again! Really enjoying getting back in shape!

Same here. Was 4 months into my training, then coronavirus happened. Lost about half my muscle mass in the time the gyms have been closed. Going back tomorrow, excited to see how much I can lift.

Same here lost muscle but also gained a lot of weight this corona shit really fucked up the world

Was 72kg about 10% bf and went to 80kg in 4 months. Havent lifted a weight or single exercise cant wait till gyms open again feel like ive lost everything but in reality havent

@@notnatty781 same thing happened to me, although I kept on training home doing some calisthenics basics and stuff suddenly a wrist injury appeared and i had to take 2 months off from training, it's been a week since I started training again and I can already feel my physique coming back again

wink west so ? How was it?

I can't even imagine 5 years off and what they would do to my psychology! Diet is such a funny thing; but my mindset is the same as yours. I comfort eat and I know that it will make things worse, but for some reason I continue to do it anyway. Oh and yes, not eating the "right food" because of not training was my go to excuse! Crazy. Really pleased to hear things are improving - 11 lbs down is great especially in such a short time frame! Keep it going!

With all do respect, we were talking about temporary and not life long. Im sure alot of ppl during coronavirus shutdown can relate. Also i understand where you coming from but that explanation is for an entirely different video. Maybe u should consider posting a video about it.

Would love to know how you're doing now man??

Thank you! I hope it gets easier as you get back into it 👍

Good thing is, it will come back soon. I took months off from the gym before or working out, due to a death in the family and another time because i hurt myself. Each time i can remember going back it took me 2 months to get fully back but after a month you will see your self start to get insane again. So the temporary weakening from months off will dissipate as you consistently keep working out again, id say 2 months you'll be very happy again. Side note: i was at 280 max and easily was benching 230, now i can barely lift 230 after coronavirus shutdown. It will take some time, but time is on your side! Ha haa.

Thanks mate, I really appreciate it

Thanks mate I appreciate it!

Thanks mate, I really appreciate it!

Thanks mate

Good thing is, it will come back soon. I took months off from the gym before or working out, due to a death in the family and another time because i hurt myself. Each time i can remember going back it took me 2 months to get fully back but after a month you will see your self start to get insane again. So the temporary weakening from months off will dissipate as you consistently keep working out again, id say 2 months you'll be very happy again. Side note: i was at 280 max and easily was benching 230, now i can barely lift 230 after coronavirus shutdown. It will take some time, but time is on your side! Ha haa.

Thanks mate I really appreciate it

That’s why I’m here

@@wasteman3259 me too right now we getting only 2weeks tho but amma keep active and doing pushup and shit

Thanks mate, I appreciate that! It feels good to finally get a video out again! There are probably many similarities in our lifestyle and struggles!

Awesome - stay safe, and get back on it! :)

Definitely, I think we're all feeling it at the moment. The only difference is that we're all in the same boat at the moment - when you feel like you're the only one losing your physique it's a hard pill to swallow.

That sounds very relatable mate. When it comes to getting started again, my approach was doing things that I enjoyed the most to form the habit again. So, I started off by prepping just one meal per day (lunch), and when I got into a routine I started making more meals in advance and planning. Same with the gym. I just did the things I enjoyed the most like bench press, squats, curls and didn't focus too much on a plan at first. Getting past this initial first step was a good foundation moving forwards. I hope that helps, and good luck getting back on it!

Thank you mate, I really appreciate it

Thanks mate!

Thanks for the kind comments, much appreciated!

Maurice Cooper right on

Thank you mate I really appreciate the kind words!

Thanks mate! Yes thank god indeed! Strength seems to be coming back quicker than it took to build in the first place, so hopefully I'll be back on track again soon!

Thanks Graham, really appreciate your comments and glad your like minded! Hoping you stay injury free in 2020!

Good thing is, it will come back soon. I took months off from the gym before or working out, due to a death in the family and another time because i hurt myself. Each time i can remember going back it took me 2 months to get fully back but after a month you will see your self start to get insane again. So the temporary weakening from months off will dissipate as you consistently keep working out again, id say 2 months you'll be very happy again. Side note: i was at 280 max and easily was benching 230, now i can barely lift 230 after coronavirus shutdown. It will take some time, but time is on your side! Ha haa.

Thanks Rich! Life definitely gets in the way in a lot, but we need to just keep working around it

Thank you very much!

Everything helps! Unfortunately I sold all my home gym equipment a while back to give us more space in the house for the kids, so I'm making do with a pullup bar, a pair of dumbbells and some resistance bands!

Anything is better than nothing

Good thing is, it will come back soon. I took months off from the gym before or working out, due to a death in the family and another time because i hurt myself. Each time i can remember going back it took me 2 months to get fully back but after a month you will see your self start to get insane again. So the temporary weakening from months off will dissipate as you consistently keep working out again, id say 2 months you'll be very happy again. Side note: i was at 280 max and easily was benching 230, now i can barely lift 230 after coronavirus shutdown. It will take some time, but time is on your side! Ha haa.

M1 LIFE right on!👊🏻

@@TRTandHormoneOptimization lol thanks dude :)

sure!!@@M1LIFECREATIVE

Haha thanks mate, although remember that's my performance after nearly 5 weeks back in the game now! You should have seen me on day 1... Ha!

Thanks mate, much appreciated

Sorry to hear about the injury mate, hopefully when you can train again you'll gain back quickly!

I can relate! For now I'm stepping up my home workout game, but I can't wait to get back to the gym

Thanks mate I really appreciate that. Watched a few of your videos recently, they keep popping up on my feed!

Most of the time I'm grateful of my desk job, but every so often I wish I did something that involved some strength/manual labour for that very reason! Hopefully your strength will continue to return on your main lifts

Same man this virus sucks

Yeah and so far they're still better! Speaking of injuries, how are your legs now mate?

Thanks mate, it's great to finally get a video up again! Definitely need another collab at some point mate - can't wait to see your Cable results too, you're looking so LEAN in your latest vids

Luke Sherran would have loved to have done something before Christmas but I'm gonna be worn out this weekend with Miles coming down haha but I know your gonna be super busy yourself before Christmas I'm continuing the cut after Christmas so we'll have to sort something out for the new year I've got to say doing these 24hr fasts have really speeded up the fat loss process MINT

@@GreyWolfFitness yeah definitely! We've been so busy we're trying to spend as much time as we can with the kids. 24 hour fasts are AMAZING!

Thanks Jon!

Thanks mate, I'm on it! That reverse before and after provided some serious motivation! :)

I hope the time off resolves some of the issues you're having. Keep your diet as clean as you can, and if you can maintain some level of activity such as bodyweight exercises it will help you maintain.

Awesome, enjoy! Go easy on your first session back mate... the DOMS will be unreal :)

Thanks for the insights mate, much appreciated

same

Thanks mate

Haha, the good news is that the DOMs gets better fast! Hope training goes well for you now you're back!

Thank you so much!

Oh man, I feel you. The worst condition I've ever been in was after the birth of my daughter. Sleep deprived, eating junk, no motivation to train. Best thing I could recommend in this instance is start small to get back into the training mindset. Start with aiming to do 10 mins of bodyweight training in the morning, and then build on it as your motivation starts to return. Also, take photos. What really kicked my ass into gear was seeing photos of my overweight physique - the mirror lies, and when I saw the photos I couldn't wait to start getting back in shape. Good luck, and congrats on your baby! :)

4 months away and you're lifting 275? What were you taking before the pandemic? If you're that adept of a lifter then you would surely have found some other way to exercise

Same haven’t lifted in months before everything I was benching 240 and know I can’t even bench 215 😭 fuck this shit sucks.

It depends on a lot of factors, but initially be aware that your strength and work capacity will likely be diminished - so reduce the weights and the volume at first. I too had cramps; at first I thought this was due to hydration, but realised in my case it was just the fact the muscle was fatiguing very quickly. If a muscle cramped, I reduced the weight again and just went for higher rep sets. I personally don't do much of a warm up. I normally do about 10 minutes on the cross trainer/elliptical machine to get warm and get the blood flowing, and then I do training specific warm ups i.e. light weights on a particular exercise, building up to my working sets. I could probably benefit from stretching and mobility work before training too, but my time is often limited!

If you're eating right, keeping active and have a set of dumbbells, there is a lot you can do to stay in shape and maintain what you have. At 57 it will be harder to "get back what you had", but even so, getting strength and fitness back is always quicker than building it in the first place.

It comes back quicker than it took to gain it in the first place. But you're right, patience is key!

Good thing is, it will come back soon. I took months off from the gym before or working out, due to a death in the family and another time because i hurt myself. Each time i can remember going back it took me 2 months to get fully back but after a month you will see your self start to get insane again. So the temporary weakening from months off will dissipate as you consistently keep working out again, id say 2 months you'll be very happy again. Side note: i was at 280 max and easily was benching 230, now i can barely lift 230 after coronavirus shutdown. It will take some time, but time is on your side! Ha haa.

I was actually apprehensive going back, which isn't like me at all. Initially I thought I had retained a lot of my strength, but everything was much more difficult. Thanks for watching and commenting!

any updates? hope you're doing well

19.5 inch arms - you beast!

You don't need weights. There are tons of bodyweight exercises on youtube.

I hope it came back quickly!

And me only just over a week back nice 1

My advice would be to start slowly, and patiently build back up to your previous level. So reduce the weights and expect to be weaker with less work capacity. However, regaining strength is a much faster process than getting it in the first place. Hope it returns quickly!

I started by just doing what I felt like, and routines that I enjoyed. Initially no structure or plan, it was just a case of rebuilding the habit of going to the gym. After a couple of weeks I then started to follow a structured program agaij but with reduced frequency and volume, slowly building back up to what I was doing before. The more "fun" you can make the early stages, the less of an uphill struggle it will be to get started again. It will really suck when you can't lift the same weights as before, BUT, it comes back much quicker than it takes to gain it in the first place. Good luck! 💪

U will be extremely sore. Here comes the pain

3-4 times per week on average in the gym, but I also did cardio at the weekend, bodyweight circuits etc too. If you think you're overtrained then definitely take some time off and see if helps.

@@LukeSherran Thanks, man! Your video was very helpful, informative, and inspiring. Thanks from Ohio!

Thanks mate, really appreciate it 👍

d00shm00k fast to heal

First thing I did was visit an osteopath. They gave me my initial diagnosis which was then confirmed with an MRI. The sooner you start treatment the better. These types of injuries don't get better by themselves.

@@LukeSherran i forgot i wrote this lol. Thx for the reply, here's to better days.

@@dshmk-hd1pf sorry for the long response, I didn't get notified and just happened to come across it!

Full Contact Medieval Fighting............ how have I never heard of this?? It sounds AMAZING, I'm going to have to check it out! Yeah injuries can kill motivation, and most importantly momentum with your training. It really does feel like going back to square one after you've healed up. Great to hear you got the cardio in this morning, keep it going!

@@LukeSherran ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-28UNwAp1PrA.html It's an uprising sport but it's getting more and more popular! Do check it out !

I can finally live out my very own Game of Thrones scene!

I know the feeling, I used to be like that until I turned 30, and now I get fat just by looking at food :)

Hopefully it will come back quickly mate

Luke Sherran it did quite remarkable

@@ChaosSW serious in only 3 weeks? My squats felt half as strong as before today and its my first day after quarntine. How long did it take for u to get back or where are u now

Hopefully you'll be healed up and back in the gym soon!

Good luck man. I had rotator cuff surgery 3 years ago. I never stopped training and finally got back to 3/4 of where I was. In the last 3 months I havn been able to train because of work and I lost everything when it comes to strength. I never took time off but in this case my job requires it. Unlike this guy I still eat right and was bigger and stronger before this happened. Train your legs and even do a few light exercises with your good side. Don't completely stop unless you are bed riden.

That sucks mate, hopefully you will recover soon!

you have to see the big picture. Training is not just for "looking good" it is doing SO much more to your body and mind. Do something atleast 2-3x times per week. Do fun exercises, go for a run or a swim. Take for example a push a pull and a leg exercise and do something every two or three days. You don´t need to be at the gym for an hour a day. I do some exercises at the morning and some at noon, I am not training for longer than maybe 20-30 Minutes and its scientifically proven that 2-3 exercise "blocks" per day are superior than one big chunk

That would be amazing

Nope but you will regain absolutely every gain you had fairly quickly comparing to first starting to work out that if you were natural

@@Cazanu417 sow it's come back very quickly?

Getting it back is quicker than acquiring it in the first place, so hopefully you'll back to form soon

Yeah the injury recovery is definitely a positive outcome! As much as I love the NHS, I can't remember the last time I had a check up. They are so stretched, I'm still awaiting results on v very specific issues from March/April! Because resources are so low, they tend to be more reactive than proactive in terms of diagnosing and treating. Still, it's a heck of a lot better than if you're in the US with no health insurance!

I hear ya and Theresa May has PURPOSELY underfunded the NHS and privatized parts of it....you guys have to get rid of her and the Torys SOON ! She has completely botched the Brexit stuff too

As much as I have my own personal feelings towards TM, no one could deal with colossal mess of Brexit. Still hoping for a good outcome.

Oh it is a total mess I agree with that - its going on 2 years and still not exited yet.

Hopefully we never will!

Good thing is, it will come back soon. I took months off from the gym before or working out, due to a death in the family and another time because i hurt myself. Each time i can remember going back it took me 2 months to get fully back but after a month you will see your self start to get insane again. So the temporary weakening from months off will dissipate as you consistently keep working out again, id say 2 months you'll be very happy again. Side note: i was at 280 max and easily was benching 230, now i can barely lift 230 after coronavirus shutdown. It will take some time, but time is on your side! Ha haa.

😭 and situation I lost 30 lbs in my bench.

It happens! At least you made it to the bathroom. Hopefully it will get easier as you get back into it

Same here, took a 3 month break. It was awesome to keep my mind off from lifting and diet. I returned to lifting 1 month ago and it was painful going back to resistance bands and ultra light weights to regain mobility and strength. However, totally worth it.

SAME and i cant even do anything

Sam Weldon I’m the same with you, literally no motivation to train at home. Good news though, I’ve previously had a long period off the gym due to a shoulder injury, took 3 months off, kept up diet with no training. I ended up losing my abs and obliques, and visibly lost a bit of muscle. Thing is when I returned to the gym the thing that helped me is that I accepted this is my body now and that I’m gonna do all I can to improve it, you’ve got to forget what you looked like in the past, since comparing your improvements with your older self will not motivate you as much. First few weeks you’ll be aching and not be no where near the weight you used to do, however this is the hardest part and once your’e past the barrier of getting back into a routine you’ll see your strength quickly rise, quicker than you’ll think. Strength wise I was back to 80-90% after around 1.5 months training. Took me around 2-2.5 months to get back my muscle mass and I was working more on reps and intensity to lower my body fat. This is training with high intensity, going for high reps with short break times between sets, 5 days a week minimum. That’s my personal experience, you might be able to regain the mass and strength even quicker. Once the gyms open just focus on improving your current physique without thinking about the past and the quick strength and mass gains you restore will motivate you even more to push yourself. I’m ready to do it all again after this virus things over, It starts slow first couple of weeks then you see fast changes as long as training and diets on point! Enjoy this time as a rest and try not to think about lost gains, you still have the muscle memory!

I can really relate to this - I'm very much "all in" or "all out", so doing small home workouts doesn't really do it for me in the same way. Because it's still unclear when I'll be able to train again, I have started doing "bits" at home, but nothing that comes close to what I was doing in the gym. However, even just getting a quick chest pump from pushups can help with muscle maintenance, and does a world of good for your psychology. Upper body is easy to maintain for me; I have weights, bands, pull up bars etc. What I struggle with the most is legs. I really miss heavy squats and leg machines. But as Sam G said, focus on rebuilding when we can train again.

No, the definition of chronic is "persisting for a long time or constantly recurring"

Yeah constantly recurring for life 😂

Wasn't really my point anyway, was mearly infuring that maybe your shoulder issues that went away when you had a lay off may be down to bad form or technique.

Ahh, I thought you were a grammar troll! Still doesn't mean for life though (although it could 🤣). Yes I'm sure the issues with my shoulders were down to bad technique, training through injuries, ego lifting and much more.

I don't use steroids, no.

Haha, yeah I know the feeling well. The older I get the harder it is to maintain, and the easier it is to lose!