So for the last year I have been training for strength and when I finally got my one arm pullup, I decided I could be a little bit vain and actually try to put on muscle. I switched to a high volume program and have been having great results so far.
The problem is, I have been sick for a couple weeks, and have not worked out in that time. I was SHOCKED by how quickly the muscle went away.
My question is, has any else noticed (or have scientific articles to back it up) that high intensity/strength muscle is more resilient to shrinking with inactivity than high volume/hypertrophy muscle.
So for the last year I have been training for strength and when I finally got my one arm pullup, I decided I could be a little bit vain and actually try to put on muscle. I switched to a high volume program and have been having great results so far.
The problem is, I have been sick for a couple weeks, and have not worked out in that time. I was SHOCKED by how quickly the muscle went away.
My question is, has any else noticed (or have scientific articles to back it up) that high intensity/strength muscle is more resilient to shrinking with inactivity than high volume/hypertrophy muscle.
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In two weeks you haven’t lost muscle. It is just your constant inflamation from abusing your muscles has receded and you are looking at what you really have.
Once you start lifting again you will “look bigger” as you start beating up your muscles and they get a bit inflamed.
So for the last year I have been training for strength and when I finally got my one arm pullup, I decided I could be a little bit vain and actually try to put on muscle. I switched to a high volume program and have been having great results so far.
The problem is, I have been sick for a couple weeks, and have not worked out in that time. I was SHOCKED by how quickly the muscle went away.
My question is, has any else noticed (or have scientific articles to back it up) that high intensity/strength muscle is more resilient to shrinking with inactivity than high volume/hypertrophy muscle.
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Could also be dehydration from being sick for so long. even a low grade infection (long cold, mild flu, ect) that takes a while to go away can cause dehydration, causing you to look a little flat. i agree that once you get back to it you’ll probably see some rebound.