Im sore! weaker

cnl83 · 09-Sep-05, 05:42 PM

Hello all...
I worked out for 6.5 months straight. I went from benching 175 to 250 lbs. Well, I moved a few hundred miles away, and its been two months or so since I worked out. I finally got back in the Gym Monday, and now im really sore, and I cant bench press what I was benching two months ago. Monday I
benched 135 like toys, but today im sore and I could barely bench 185 twice. Im not sure and dont remember but after soreness goes away I should pretty close to where I was before right? I hope lol..

I just started taking N02, and always took Protien.

Ozzy · 11-Sep-05, 07:52 AM

It depends how unactive you were. I've seen people who take a break from bench pressing and then can't bench press near as much as they used to. It just depends.

**.V.** · 11-Sep-05, 10:06 AM

Keep going. It will come back. It just takes some time. How much time? Depends on how consistant you work and your body.

CF-OC_gal · 11-Sep-05, 10:57 AM

That's pretty normal. Your strength is not dependant on your soreness or vice versa.

Be smart about it and don't try to rush back into it on the next workout. It won't take as long as the first time to come back up to your previous strength levels.