A new study found that people who took a 10-week break from strength training maintained muscle growth, strength and high jump performance after they started exercising again. So if you’re a lifelong bodybuilding trainer, you don’t have to worry too much about missing the gym for a short period of time. This is stated in a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.
A team of scientists from the University of Jyväskylä selected 55 relatively healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 40 to conduct a new experiment. None of the participants had much experience with strength training before the study began.
Volunteers were randomly divided into two groups. One group did continuous resistance exercises (curls, squats, and lunges) twice a week for 20 weeks, while the other group took a 10-week break in the middle of the experiment.
It turned out that participants who took breaks had the same increase in muscle strength and muscle size as those who trained constantly. They also found that both groups made similar progress, with strength and muscle size quickly returning to baseline levels in those who rested for 10 weeks.
However, in the group that trained continuously for 20 weeks, progress slowed down after the first 10 weeks. This means that there was no difference in strength development and muscle size between the two groups.
News materials cannot be equated with a doctor’s prescription. Consult an expert before making a decision.
Source: Ferra
I am a professional journalist and content creator with extensive experience writing for news websites. I currently work as an author at Gadget Onus, where I specialize in covering hot news topics. My written pieces have been published on some of the biggest media outlets around the world, including The Guardian and BBC News.
