time taken for strength loss?

Hi,

How long would it take somebody to loose strength if they didnt train? i know that everybody is different and their is no exact answer, but generally how long to loose a little strength and how long to loose pretty much everything youve worked for over the months?

Thanks for your time,

Hayden.

It takes about one month to start losing maximal strength. Endurance leaves more quickly, after around 5 days mitochondrial density starts dropping. Of course endurance comes back faster too, 3-4 weeks at the most unless you've had a total layoff, and even then 2-3 months can get you damn near back to previous peak endurance.

Maximal strength takes a lot longer to build back. I have no numbers there for you, except that it takes a person 30% less time to build their strength back to previously achieved levels if it is not their first time. So, if it took you 1 year to go from 250 to 300 on bench, and then you screw off for a year and you're back at 250, it will take you around 8 months to get back to 300.

All hail muscle memory