What Happens When We Stop Working Out?
 

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:hug: I hope you can end your experiment soon. Being a lab rat is no fun.

This is a great example of what I tell all the women who join the gym and then proceed to tell me that they "don't want to get big." First, it's not so easy to get big, and if by some miracle you manage to build more muscle than you like, the solution is really easy...stop what you are doing and change workout tactics ;)

Mel

Wow, Meg, :hug: ... I can only IMAGINE how anxious you are to getting back into the swing of things, but don't don't do it too soon k? What an experience that has turned into an experiment this has been for you, quite unbelievable. But the upside is that muscle has a very good memory and I know you will get back into shape much faster than what you physical therapist says, because I do really think that she is talking of the average person, and we all know that you are above average physically!

Youch! Poor Meg, thanks for the info, even if you did have to totally bust your shoulder up to get it ;)

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Wow Meg! I'm glad to hear you're on the mend and that you're be able to begin again soon. :hug:

I hurt my shoulder in January and had to take it easy for a few weeks. It wasn't easy, but now I'm back to my routine, I'm just really careful!

Hi Meg,
Just a note to say thank you for sharing this with us, and I think it is a lesson to us all.
On another note, this must feel pretty awfull for you, and I hope you'll be out of that sling soon. Be careful with what you have left !

Thanks again,
rabbit

I had almost the exact same experience only with my left leg instead of shoulder/arm. I was on crutches with an immobilizer on for a few weeks after tearing a bunch of stuff in my knee. I remember being completely amazed at how fast the muscles, specifically my quad, just disappeared. My leg turned into jelly. The best part about losing muscle in one leg was occassionally I would just fall flat on my face :D . After the immobilizer came off but before the muscle built back up I would be walking and my knee would involuntarily bend when I put weight on it, I found the situation quite funny, especially when it was in front of others. Also, after years of favoring my right leg for all activities it appears I may have some problems with that one now. My good leg has become my bad leg and vice versa, so watch out for that.

Anyway, just wanted to further confirm Meg's experiment, not that it needed any confirmation. And BTW, good luck with the rebuilding and try not to push yourself *too* hard.

WOW! That big of a change in just seven weeks?!? :fr:

Thanks for sharing, though you learned it through personal experience. I hope you get the use of your right arm back soon.