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post #1 of 16
1/26/10 at 12:57am
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How long would they have to be inactive from working out until they start to lose all they added mass?
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post #2 of 16
1/26/10 at 1:06am
I can't speak for kunk, but I do know that it only takes like a week and a half or two weeks to start feeling 'soft'. Working out consistently will give your muscles some 'pump' and it's maintained if you keep on lifting. However, I dont know if you would lose all that much mass if you kept on eating normally. You just will go soft, though.
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post #3 of 16
1/26/10 at 8:07am
Tell kunk to stop, and we'll see.
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post #4 of 16
1/26/10 at 10:05am
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How long would they have to be inactive from working out until they start to lose all they added mass?

Depends on a lot of factors, but to lose an appreciable amount would take at least a month.

Edit: read this as 'strength' at first. Muscle mass....uhhh...two weeks? It really depends.
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post #5 of 16
1/26/10 at 12:47pm
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Depends on a lot of factors, but to lose an appreciable amount would take at least a month.

Edit: read this as 'strength' at first. Muscle mass....uhhh...two weeks? It really depends.

This is not correct. Depending on diet and activity, it takes much longer to actually lose muscle mass. The apparent "loss" in the first weeks of inactivity is actually a loss of stored glycogen and water. It is the opposite effect of the "growth" you see when you pick training back up again.
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post #6 of 16
1/26/10 at 12:53pm
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How long would they have to be inactive from working out until they start to lose all they added mass?

are you thinking of marrying him and worried about him not caring anymore?
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post #7 of 16
1/26/10 at 12:55pm
2 weeks and IME you will see a precipitous difference. I only take injury-related breaks.
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post #8 of 16
1/26/10 at 2:43pm
mass take longer to lose that strength. It take a couple of months to lose muscle mass. But that does not mean that you will put on fat in the mean time. That is what gives you the soft look.
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post #9 of 16
1/26/10 at 5:13pm
it depends how stupid you are. I used to lift 5 times a week. and ran. and I ate like I did. then I stopped excersizing pretty rapidly, almost cold turkey. but kept eating. I went to shit pretty fast.
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post #10 of 16
1/26/10 at 5:46pm
I'm far from jacked but I used to work out 4-5x a week. I stopped a few months ago due to too little time and while I'm definitely softer and weaker, my weight/size have remained more or less constant.
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post #11 of 16
1/26/10 at 6:23pm
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This is not correct. Depending on diet and activity, it takes much longer to actually lose muscle mass. The apparent "loss" in the first weeks of inactivity is actually a loss of stored glycogen and water.

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post #12 of 16
1/26/10 at 8:00pm
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Stein et al (2006) found no significant change in protein turnover during 14 days of strict bed rest in human subjects. Synthesis and degredation were equally reduced.

I reiterate the weight/size you lose during short periods of lowered activity is merely destorage of glycogen and water that muscles uptake during intense training. This is the equal opposite of the weight gain you experience when you start working out, or re-start after periods of inactivity.
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post #13 of 16
1/26/10 at 8:11pm
i know someone that went from 230 back down to his original weight of 145 after being depressed for a year
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post #14 of 16
1/26/10 at 8:12pm
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Stein et al (2006) found no significant change in protein turnover during 14 days of strict bed rest in human subjects. Synthesis and degredation were equally reduced.

That doesn't mean skeletal muscle isn't lost.

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I reiterate the weight/size you lose during short periods of lowered activity is merely destorage of glycogen and water that muscles uptake during intense training. This is the equal opposite of the weight gain you experience when you start working out, or re-start after periods of inactivity.

Insulin sensitivity varies, and a trained person will likely have little change in insulin sensitivity over a short period of time. If anything, short-term inactivity will result in size gains depending on diet and previous activity levels.
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post #15 of 16
1/26/10 at 8:40pm
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That doesn't mean skeletal muscle isn't lost.



Insulin sensitivity varies, and a trained person will likely have little change in insulin sensitivity over a short period of time. If anything, short-term inactivity will result in size gains depending on diet and previous activity levels.

So wait, are you agreeing or disagreeing with me? Both?
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