Not training

[Massive1]

Has anybody ever tried the method of not training after their cycle is over for two weeks? Does it work for keeping more gains?

[bigjim33]

some people take breaks some don't. after my last cycle i took 10 days off because i went on vacation and i came back and gains were almost the same, so i say if you want take a week off.

[BullFX]

i think most poeple take at least a week off.. then when they go back use the same heavy weights but do less volum ... so keep intesity and reduce volum and frequency... so ur muscles stay and u wont go in a catabolic state..

[alwayzgrowing]

it is good to take a week of every few monhz. allow your body to fully heal and recover

[jack hust]

i myself stay in the gym just to stay in meantal focus

[HeHateMe]

taking a break occasionally can be beneficial...oftentimes, you come back stronger and rejuvenated...if you consistently train heavy with high intensity (which u should IMO) i think a break every few months can only be a positive..atleast that's what i've noticed

[Team Flex]

Originally posted by HeHateMe
taking a break occasionally can be beneficial...oftentimes, you come back stronger and rejuvenated...if you consistently train heavy with high intensity (which u should IMO) i think a break every few months can only be a positive..atleast that's what i've noticed

I belive this to be true also. Has always worked this way with me.

[Auriflex]

I've tried both methods. Neither one to me seems superior to the other.

Plus I'm still skinny.

[god smacked]

I took a year off after my last cycle. it was a pain to try to get back into the groove again!

[LOCO]

i had to take off 2 months after my last (1st) cycle cuz i got tendonitis in my left forearm and bursitis in both my shoulders. pretty much fuked up everything there is to fuk up...
anyways, it's been 2.5 months now, and i just started going to the gym again (it still kinda hurts but less)
regadring the gains, i did loose a lot, but i can still tell the difference... my chest and arms are definetelly bigger than before the cycle
planing my next cycle soon

[Massive1]

I know the intensity has to be decreased a little at some point ,because in some instances the body cannot do what it was doing before while on the sauce. ie fast recovery and whatnot...but I don't fully understand if there's some kind of extra cortisone thats' going to be relaesed in the body that makes hard training actually muscle depleting at that point. I might give a week a shot to see if it works, two weeks seems a little extensive IMO. Like Teek replied how a BB might feel guilty about skipping a workout,that's just the time to find something else to do.

[alwayzgrowing]

i take at least a week off after my showz. i might push it two weeks this year if i do 2 showz in consecutive weekendz

[morebeefplease]

i took a one week off after my last cycle and did two weeks of few light workouts after that. i felt great when i came back to hit it again. i take almost a month off after shows. my head needs time to refocus.

[koss]

I did it last cycle but not by choice. I got the freakin flu. I tried to eat alot and kept on my clomid/nolva. I got a little fat and lost some serious strength but kept my size to an acceptable leve.
Dont know if I want to do that by choice but I know I dont have to hit it hard