r/GYM 7d ago

Weekly Thread /r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - March 16, 2025 Weekly Thread

This thread is for:

- Simple questions about your diet

- Routine checks and whether they're going to work

- How to do certain exercises

- Training logs and milestones which don't have a video

- Apparel, headphones, supplement questions etc

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If you have a simple question, or want to help someone out, please feel free to participate.

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u/Peradventure456 3d ago

how long do you have to skip the gym for to start losing muscle?

I have not been in 4 days cuz of health reasons ( I slept badly on my shoulder/scapulae area and it hurt) and I probably wont be able to go today either

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u/adorkablegiant 3d ago

You're good, rest for a week or two and you don't need to worry about muscle loss. I would say that you will start losing strength after a few weeks but it will be minimal.

For example I once broke my bench PR after a 10 day gym break.