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Oct 27 2014 11:10am
I took a month off due to injury, my bench went from 225x3 down to 185x5, but within a week it was up to 205x4
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Oct 27 2014 11:38am
If you aren't training for some thing specifically (sport, event, competition, etc), then I would just enjoy your trip and not worry about it. If it bugs you that much, just do some bodyweight shit for like 5 minutes.

Also, if you always train with consistency and intensity, I wouldn't be completely surprised if when you returned, you were lifting as much, or more than before. (depending on how you train, resting the nervous system for a while can be invigorating)

I also don't believe much degradation happens in that short amount of time. A lot of changes in strength, at least majorly noticeable ones in the short term, come from nervous system adaption before actual muscular adaptation. So, if you lose strength quickly or gain strength quickly, you can usually attribute a good chunk of that to your nervous system and motor unit recruitment/efficiency. On a similar note though, if you are working on something technical, then yes, you will notice issues by taking a month off (which is why I started by mentioning training for something specific).
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Oct 27 2014 02:48pm
Thanks for all the responses guys. Really appreciate it.

Quote (PlaaD @ Oct 27 2014 03:31am)
PM me when you get details. I can probably help you find a liftingclub where you can train rather cheap.

Or just general sightseeing tips.

Sweden masterrace reporting out.


Awesome! I'll be in touch soon.

Quote (Lightman @ Oct 27 2014 08:24am)
there are gyms @ Stockholm..


I'll take a look but unless there is something close I probably won't bother busing to and from the gym. I'll probably be working long days and want to cook then explore at night. Maybe I'll even be close to PlaaD!

This post was edited by juicetoocool17 on Oct 27 2014 02:48pm
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Thanks for all the responses guys.  Really appreciate it.



Awesome!  I'll be in touch soon.



I'll take a look but unless there is something close I probably won't bother busing to and from the gym.  I'll probably be working long days and want to cook then explore at night. Maybe I'll even be close to PlaaD!


Sorry m8, it's like a 5½hour drive ^^
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Quote (PlaaD @ Oct 27 2014 06:36pm)
Sorry m8, it's like a 5½hour drive ^^


We apparently have multiple offices in Sweden and I'm gonna be in Gothenburg, not Stockholm!
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Oct 27 2014 05:38pm
just because of that you wont ever become Mr.O
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Quote (juicetoocool17 @ 28 Oct 2014 01:37)
We apparently have multiple offices in Sweden and I'm gonna be in Gothenburg, not Stockholm!


Oh, then it's like a 1-1½ hour drive ^^
Gothenburg has quite alot of good gyms aswell, I think 2 powerlifting clubs and 1 weightlifting.
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Quote (PlaaD @ Oct 27 2014 06:39pm)
Oh, then it's like a 1-1½ hour drive ^^
Gothenburg has quite alot of good gyms aswell, I think 2 powerlifting clubs and 1 weightlifting.


ah, ok cool!
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Oct 27 2014 06:33pm
if you're actually in decent shape, and you stop for a month, you'll be gucci in 1-2 weeks when you get back

If you find some time, do little 5 minute bedroom workouts before you go to sleep and when you wakeup, it helps a lot

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Quote (PlaaD @ 27 Oct 2014 07:05)
No. We only have IKEA's. He will have to assemble weird furnitures like the rest of us.

Haha! Win. :D
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