[quote]AzCats wrote:
Honestly, I would probably quit working out completely if someone approached me now and told me that I couldn’t train legs for the next 3 months. Anything less than that would be ok I guess. I just don’t wanna be “that guy” you know, the one with decent upper mass and tiny chicken legs. I would much rather be small everywhere than just a built upper body. I have pretty small legs as it is and I work them more than any other body part. Some can get away with this because they naturally have decent legs to begin with… Not here![/quote]
Do you honestly feel that in 3 months time you would somehow substantially increase your upper body mass to the point of having this issue?[/quote]
absolutely not! I’m talking about not training my legs for 3 months or longer. They would end up looking like sticks if I didn’t train them for that period of time. My upper body probably wouldn’t change much at all in 3 months of training. Rather not have the physical attributes of SpongeBob square pants.[/quote]
Not to sidetrack this thread… But my training has been shit for the past 2 years, and before that I only trained for like 6 months in a healthy state. Regardless, even after these 2 month completely off I haven’t lost THAT much. I mean yeah my physique is pretty terrible, but I’ve continued to eat a maintenance diet and its worked out somewhat well. Im comparing this to my former 140lb self btw. Just stating that its interesting that I’m able to maintain a decent looking (for an average guy) built at 200lbs. Maybe its just that I’m not starving to death anymore [/quote]
Also. I’m not sure how old you are, but it was much easier to maintain and bounce back from injuries at 25 than it is at the ripe old age of 46.
I was a non-traditional student @ at a primarily undergraduate 4 year university
for a while.
It was very hard to see anyone impressive at the university rec center,
it really takes at least a few years of consistency past 21 to start to reach your prime.
Yeah, you’re right late twenties is probably the strongest years for most guys, assuming they have been lifting for years before. I’ve had numerous surgeries that have had very long healing times and also some pretty serious complications and after care. By serious I mean very painful and limiting, not life threatening.
The surgeries were for a pilonidal sinus that kept reoccurring, as well as the wound itself not healing. The area itself makes it so that almost any physical activity can have an adverse affect on the healing process.
I separated my shoulder snowboarding and was out from lifting for at least 6 months aside from physical therapy. I did so much leg press. Heavy GVT every lifting session.
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
I separated my shoulder snowboarding and was out from lifting for at least 6 months aside from physical therapy. I did so much leg press. Heavy GVT every lifting session.[/quote]
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
I separated my shoulder snowboarding and was out from lifting for at least 6 months aside from physical therapy. I did so much leg press. Heavy GVT every lifting session.[/quote]
Ouch. To all of the above.[/quote]
It was nasty. Level 4 separation. My right shoulder hung a few inches lower than the left. Luckily, after years of heavy lifting, my strength has balanced out.
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
I separated my shoulder snowboarding and was out from lifting for at least 6 months aside from physical therapy. I did so much leg press. Heavy GVT every lifting session.[/quote]
Ouch. To all of the above.[/quote]
It was nasty. Level 4 separation. My right shoulder hung a few inches lower than the left. Luckily, after years of heavy lifting, my strength has balanced out.[/quote]
Damn that sounds rough. I used to ski/bmx/skateboard and all that when I was younger. I was horrible at all of them, like terrible. Probably a good thing though as its just one less way for me to hurt myself.
