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54 year old - 5:10 205 lb - 11 weeks of Linear Programming
I was making great progress (for me anyway) - 300 lb deadlift.
Then I caught the office bug followed by Mardi Gras.
Any idea on the percentage of weight to take off from previous high?
Thanks,
Rick
Andy Baker wrote an article about this that was put up late last year. Here's the link: Coming Back After a Layoff | Andy Baker
Best of luck with your comeback!
That made interesting reading.
I've just made a return to the gym after a really nasty bout of flu.
I chose to lift as heavy as I could for singles whilst keeping some degree of good form (not true 1RM). Then I started adding reps on each session and/or adding sets depending on how it went. If I struggled with a triple then I kept the reps to three and added an additional set until I could begin to increase the reps and drop the additional set. I realise this was a good idea having read Andy Bakers piece, because I had lost conditioning (I had also lost half a stone) and too many reps had me busted, but an additional set with a good rest in between was achievable.
