Press Pause: Taking a break

[Mike Dura]

Every year after 15 weeks of stringent low carb dieting and cardio up the yin yang, I take about one month off to turn my attention to other things and just recover and think about "what's next?" I'm sure a few of you do this too. Although somehow it always feels like a pensive time, I always feel that this break is necesary and healthy and a change of perspective seems like a good thing. Also, during this time, that fire in the belly definately re-kindles. It almost feels like "a tease" to avoid the gym, like I'm playing hard to get with myself and my self-oriented lifestyle.... I'm looking forward to an awesome off season and more self-absorption. It's all about me baby!

[Smak]

Holy shit 1 month off from the gym?

That's impossible for me unless I was injured.

G'luck though and enjoy yourself.

[MoneyAddyct]

Enjoy it bro.

[Davion]

Never could/would I take one month off.

[*Narkissos*]

My contest is Saturday.. and i've been contemplating a month off.

Dunno how i could accomplish it tho.

4 days off an i feel like i'm going crazy!

Heck i'm already planning next week's workouts.

Nark

[rodge]

month is to long for me but every now and then i take off a week to charge up the battery and hit the gym/diet harder then before. most of the time when i get back in the gym i'm stronger then before and small injury's seemed to be vanished.

-rodge

[Kärnfysikern]

I have been toying with the idea of a longer break myself. But more like 3 months or so to se if that gives me back my motivation. I would do other stuff during those 3 months offcourse. Cardio and stuff.

Just had a 2,5 week break after I hit my new bench pr and it feelt pretty good. I love the soreness the first workout after some time off.

[Mike Dura]

I like you're X-man look. You gotta post some pics. Good luck with your show!

My contest is Saturday.. and i've been contemplating a month off.

Dunno how i could accomplish it tho.

4 days off an i feel like i'm going crazy!

Heck i'm already planning next week's workouts.

Nark

[dedic8ed1]

Yeah I pressed pause back in april,pause button must have gotten stuck because my short time off turned into 4 months due to injury damit!!!!!!
And today is my first day back,time to blast off and never look back."YEAH"!!!!!