Different types of fitness take different lengths of time to build, but they also take different lengths of time to disappear when you don’t train them. Original question: “Quite some time ago the TrainerRoad Blog had an article exactly about this topic, one problem, I cannot find it. Does anyone kn…

[image] IanDarlington: This one I think: How much training volume does it take to maintain ~3w/kg? Ah yes thank you! I remember seeing this way longer ago but I guess it has been sourced multiple times. I can now either delete this topic or keep it as a Training Residuals resource place. Let…

There’s loads of stuff on the internet about detraining and what happens to your fitness if you stop.

I now have a second question which is, what constitutes the fact that you can regain past fitness much faster than it took to get it the first time?

Muscle memory? Because you don’t lose 100% of fitness? :man_shrugging:

[image] sbrands: what constitutes the fact that you can regain past fitness much faster than it took to get it the first time? Part is mental. It’s easier to attain a level of fitness you have already obtained. You just know you can. Part is physiological. Exercise related angiogenesis is…

How long does your fitness last?

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IanDarlington November 13, 2018, 12:37pm 2

This one I think: How much training volume does it take to maintain ~3w/kg? - #4 by mcneese.chad

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