Hello /fit/.
I am a fully natural lifter that relies only on a robust and varied diet to build muscle and get stronger.I did not take creatine either. My program included 3 days worth of full body work, consisting mainly of compound exercises. Now I've taken about three weeks off of my training and I have noticed only minimal shrinkage. I am not focused on bulking as much.
How long until you lose your gains? Is it different for natural / drug users? Have you personally had experience in leaving the gym for an extended period of time and losing strength?
>>41859128
7 months now, i lost every single thing and am back to skinny fat
hopefully i'm back by next month
Takes a long time to lose natty gains and with a proper warmup you can probably lift near your best even after 2-3 months off.
Drugs on the other hand take a very steep impact and your performance drops almost instantly and youre back to your natty maxes til u doperoonie again
It takes about 3-5 days of non use to begin muscle atrophy. The rate of atrophy depends on your fitness level, what you're doing during the day, your diet, and genetics.
Maybe not the answer you were looking for but it's the right one.
>>41859171
This is bullshit.
Steroid gains last. You stop progressing as quickly, but steroid users maintain a muscle advantage over natties for seven years after discontinuing use after 1 cycle according to clinical trials. Imagine what it's like for somebody who's been juicing for a couple of years over a natty.