Lifts decreased by a lot after 2 week break

[Mick1984]

Hey Rip, have a question for you that I hope you can help with

Just come back from 2 weeks in Brazil and hit the gym the day after landing. Dropped my squat by 7.5kg but I struggled big time to complete even 1 set. My OP had dropped a little but not to much. I put it down to potential jet lag and finished the session

Today I've come in, dropped my squat by another 2.5kg and stalled again. That's a 10kg drop from my squat PR 2 weeks ago. My bench has seemingly suffered the most. Dropped it by 10kg from my last bench PR and couldn't even hit 2 reps.

Now is it normal for lifts to drop so drastically after a 2 week break? I kept my calorie intake high while away and made sure I got lots of rest and limited my acohol intake. Could it be because my muscles are not used the intensity and I need to deload more? Ill simply work my way up back to where I was but is this a normal occurance?

Cheers

[Mark Rippetoe]

Age/bodyweight/bodyweight loss/lifts/training history? Were you swimming outside many hours a day?

[Mick1984]

Age/bodyweight/bodyweight loss/lifts/training history? Were you swimming outside many hours a day?

23, 175 pounds, 280 squat 165 bench 320 deadlift 120 op 100 pc, been on and off for a year or so due to a couple of injuries.

And no I didn't swim much.

[Mark Rippetoe]

How tall are you? DID YOU LOSE ANY BODYWEIGHT?

[Mick1984]

How tall are you? DID YOU LOSE ANY BODYWEIGHT?

5"10 and no I think I stayed at the same weight

[Mark Rippetoe]

Well, you detrained a little. At your height and bodyweight this is to be expected, much more so than for an older more muscular man who has trained consistently for years. You will recover, eventually, even with your on-and-off schedule.

[Kevin Pavon]

For what it's worth, this has happened to me before, and what works for me it to deload 10% per week missed and just build back up to where I was. A 20% deload on my lifts would probably take me about 2-4 weeks to get back to where I was.

[crookedfinger]

23, 175 pounds, 280 squat 165 bench 320 deadlift 120 op 100 pc, been on and off for a year or so due to a couple of injuries.

And no I didn't swim much.

5"10 and no I think I stayed at the same weight

Sheesh, kids these days...