I am so out of shape. . . .

[Judge Pen]

I only took three weeks off for the Holidays etc., but MAN! I'm gassed after every work-out in a way that I didn't expect. It takes so little time off to lose your conditioning, at least it does for me.

[yu shan]

I panty waisted thru the holidays as well, I`m paying for it in the gym. It does not take long. I will not take time off next year. I think alot of it is the f`d up diet.

[GreenCloudCLF]

Judge Pen,

I took a weight training class at one of my colleges as a Phys Ed requirement...and he said every week off took 1 month to get back...welcome to 3 months of getting back to where you were...

[Chief Fox]

Judge Pen,

I took a weight training class at one of my colleges as a Phys Ed requirement...and he said every week off took 1 month to get back...welcome to 3 months of getting back to where you were...

I'm gonna go ahead and say that that guy is an idiot. There is no standard amount of time that it takes you to get back into shape after a layoff or break. Some people are so worn down from training that after a week break they are actually better off. The one week off 1 month to get it back also doesn't account for base fitness at all. And different people respond differently.

I say you'll be back to where you were in a month but ramp up slowly.

[Pork Chop]

my jobs' (plural) have pretty much killed my workout schedule.
my conditioning is pathetic at the moment and i don't know how i'll get it back.
so hard not to get frustrated and give up.
the fact that my main job has me reduced to being a janitor in the evenings is just plain sad; especially with all the bs i gotta put up with for my main job in the first place.

the only advice i can offer you is the same mantra i keep telling myself:
"stick with it and the body will adapt"

[JamesC]

I've taken a week off before and actually come back stronger than when I left...

[monkeyfoot]

yea when i came back from 4 months travelling in china + south east asia I could barely touch my toes.....what a **** take.

craig

[Mel]

You've heard the saying: Years to build, and moments to destroy. Ack.

[Judge Pen]

I've taken a week off before and actually come back stronger than when I left...

ONe week, maybe; I effectively took 3 off. Right now I can only get about 3 workouts in a week, but, starting in February, a buddy of mine is opening a full-time school just about a mile from where I live so that will make gym space more convenient for me.

[BentMonk]

Layoffs are never easy to come back from. Just keep working as hard as you can when you are able to. You'll be back to your old self eventually. Of course you could come to Louisville and play with some kettlebells. That would speed up the process quite a bit. :D You seriously should plan on coming to Dave and Steve Cotter's seminar in March. Steve is awesome. Come visit dude.

[MasterKiller]

I think you are just getting old.

Maybe you should learn to do your forms in a Rascal.

[Mortal1]

"I've taken a week off before and actually come back stronger than when I left..."

I agree. It is always good to take a week off every 3 to 6 months. Lets everything heal up. Also I feel so much more flexable and more energetic.

Now a month off is another story. My first few classes back are always a struggle.

[Judge Pen]

I think you are just getting old.

It's not the years; it's the mileage.