muscle memory after long lay offs?

[alluprbdy]

What kind of gains have u guys seen after long lay offs? I use to weigh 205 when i was serious about lifting, droped to like 180ish a year or so later with runs to 205 everytime id get on a cycle. Now however i had a long time away from working out and have droped to 155#. Now my natural weight has been around 180 anytime i was working out. How quick assuming great bulking diet can one expect to grow with muscle memory? Is the muscle memory even true? Any experiences? I am hoping to get to like 170 in short time, but just seeing if im dreaming.

[alluprbdy]

No cycle either forgot to mention

[D3m3nt3d]

I have started over 3 different times bro. The most recent being July of this year at 156, and I am around 190 now, very little bf and a half ass diet, it has to be muscle memory

[DSM4Life]

Muscle memory is real but the timing all depends on your own body. We are all different and so will be our results. Muscle memory will help you get back to where to were a little faster.

[Swifto]

Muscle memory is pretty potent in some. With my diet in order and a little help from super supplements, my weight has jumped pretty quick to where I have been heaviest. It does take 1-2 months, but there is no way you could build that amount of LBM (in my experience) in that short a time frame. I'd talking 10-15lbs.

[MACHINE5150]

muscle memory, in my opinion is better than steroids.. i put on 20lbs in a few months just lifting 3 times a week and eating whatever i felt like and chasing it down with a protein shake.. that was after 6 years away from the gym.

[dec11]

yep, muscle memory is very real and ive experienced quick come backs afew times now

[stack_it]

Yeah it's real. I was out for most of last year and started back around October and have gained a ton of size and strength back

[vettewreck]

Im the best shape now ive ever been in after taking a year off and only been back in the gym for about 8 months. I surpassed where I was years ago.

[alluprbdy]

Awesome, glad to hear all this. Gives me high hopes of gaining back some of my size in a few months.

[auslifta]

Def real, about 5kgs in 4 weeks for me

[JDawg1536]

Every time I take significant time off and lose my gains, after I begin lifting again for a few months I look better than I did before taking time off. It takes me much longer to gain back strength, though.

[MACHINE5150]

Every time I take significant time off and lose my gains, after I begin lifting again for a few months I look better than I did before taking time off. It takes me much longer to gain back strength, though.

yeah i agree with this.. i am bigger than i was years ago but not as strong.. i think strength takes a while to get back.. or at least longer than the size does.

[Standby]

I have started over 3 different times bro. The most recent being July of this year at 156, and I am around 190 now, very little bf and a half ass diet, it has to be muscle memory

you started in the future? you haz time machine?

[Hoggage_54]

I remember having bigger muscles

[Shol'va]

Parts of my body have muscle memory.

[D3m3nt3d]

you started in the future? you haz time machine?

I will stab you in the face with a soldering iron.

[Standby]

I will stab you in the face with a soldering iron.

thats not very nice

[D3m3nt3d]

thats not very nice

Then I would let my wife stitch you up and you can have sex with her. I think that's a nice gesture.

[Standby]

Then I would let my wife stitch you up and you can have sex with her. I think that's a nice gesture.

been there done that, got the crabs

[D3m3nt3d]

been there done that, got the crabs

Yep that was her.

[dec11]

Parts of my body have muscle memory.

sorry but are you like, 10? why does everything you post have to be a sexual innuendo?