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Thread: Since you began lifting, what is the longest you’ve gone without lifting?

post 1616045521 09-09-2020, 02:54 PM
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Since you began lifting, what is the longest you’ve gone without lifting?

Since I started lifting consistently, the most I’ve gone without lifting was about a month during college, when I was swamped with finals and other homework. Other than that, the most I’ve gone on average has been 13 or 14 days, because of something significant in my life, like moving, or heavy yard work and lifting would’ve interfered.

What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without lifting, after you started lifting consistently?
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post 1616045701 09-09-2020, 02:56 PM
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I started at 17. I'd say the longest was while I was pregnant and for a couple years after I had my son. I did some lifting off and on in that couple years, but nothing consistent.
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post 1616045751 09-09-2020, 02:57 PM
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I started 18 years ago, Longest I've went is almost a year without lifting, I could have been jacked as fuk if I had stuck with it all these years.
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post 1616045781 09-09-2020, 02:58 PM
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less than 350 days
post 1616045841 09-09-2020, 02:58 PM
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I hardly ever lifted from 2015-2019. Started back at it seriously when covid hit and now I’m dedicated like I was at 16.
post 1616045851 09-09-2020, 02:58 PM
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only when I have been sick with salmonella a couple times, I took 4-5 days off. Dont think I have taken a week off in at least 5 years.
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post 1616045941 09-09-2020, 03:00 PM
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Without lifting at all like 4 months this year because of the ******* gov. Did half ass it for 2-3 years after college though.
post 1616046021 09-09-2020, 03:01 PM
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6 weeks?

I don't lift when I go on holidays and I took the time spent in lockdown to do yoga and cycling instead cause no weights at home.
post 1616046281 09-09-2020, 03:04 PM
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post 1616046781 09-09-2020, 03:10 PM
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6 weeks with a broken arm when I was 15. Went on a 2 week long vacation a few years ago, so that was the longest I’ve gone without lifting as an adult.
post 1616047031 09-09-2020, 03:12 PM
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lifting for 5 and a half years now, never taken off more than 4 days
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post 1616049001 09-09-2020, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted By ayyy⏩
lifting for 5 and a half years now, never taken off more than 4 days
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post 1616050101 09-09-2020, 03:46 PM
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when the gym closed down this year... i think it was like 4 months
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post 1616051111 09-09-2020, 03:56 PM
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2 months. was only doing light bench
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post 1616051291 09-09-2020, 03:58 PM
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Been lifting for 6 years. Haven't taken more than a week or two completely off in a row, and only those few times due to injuries. Taking my first planned full week off next month on vacation, looking forward to it now but I know by the end of it I'll be jonesing to get back.
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post 1616051321 09-09-2020, 03:58 PM
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8 years i dont think i ever taken a break besides when i pulled my back out and got covid

ill take 3-4 days off but i dont count that as a break. ive taken weeks off on purpose for purpose of gains. our bodies are crazy. if the rock lost weight and didnt work out he'd get his gains back incredibly fast.

taking breaks is actually good for your gains
post 1616052211 09-09-2020, 04:08 PM
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6-8 months twice. Got super sick both times, one of which resulting in a 3 day hospital stay. Turned out to be an undiagnosed immune condition.
post 1616052411 09-09-2020, 04:10 PM
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A year. I started a new job 6 months before Covid so I was working late a lot. Then the world shut down for 6 months. Never want to take the gym for granted again. I was doing runs and home workouts though.
post 1616052711 09-09-2020, 04:13 PM
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Coming up on 6 months since covid. But for the first couple of years I'd regularly skip 1-2 weeks here and there.

Currently fat and barely hanging on to my gains.
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