How Many Days Can You Go Without Lifting Before Atrophy Begins to Set in?

**BowFlexUser** · 10-31-2009, 04:16 AM

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**Afroclipse** · 10-31-2009, 04:19 AM

Originally Posted by BowFlexUser

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atrophy is not the word you are looking for., muscle does not get eaten away it converts to fat, plus it would take more than days.

**Holty** · 10-31-2009, 04:22 AM

Originally Posted by Afroclipse

atrophy is not the word you are looking for., muscle does not get eaten away it converts to fat, plus it would take more than days.

lolwut. You got it completely wrong. Muscle DOES get eaten away if you stop lifting for a period of time because the body does not want or need extra muscle mass, and muscle does NOT turn into fat, they are two separate tissues.. one cannot turn into the other.

**deadforaminute** · 10-31-2009, 04:24 AM

Originally Posted by BowFlexUser

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strong bowflexuser.. negged for bowflex

**mfactor1** · 10-31-2009, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by BowFlexUser

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I have not trained for two weeks due to illness but it feels like my muscles have disappeared when I look in the mirror. How much of this is in my head tho, I don't know

**deadforaminute** · 10-31-2009, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by mfactor1

I have not trained for two weeks due to illness but it feels like my muscles have disappeared when I look in the mirror. How much of this is in my head tho, I don't know

all of it

when you go back to lifting you will most likely be just as strong on every lift and get just as pumped.. prob more pumped then usual because your muscles have had time to heal properly

**Afroclipse** · 10-31-2009, 04:29 AM

Originally Posted by Holty

lolwut. You got it completely wrong. Muscle DOES get eaten away if you stop lifting for a period of time because the body does not want or need extra muscle mass, and muscle does NOT turn into fat, they are two separate tissues.. one cannot turn into the other.

Atrophy is a different animal is my point, look up decubitus

**DontRevMe** · 10-31-2009, 04:31 AM

Originally Posted by deadforaminute

all of it

when you go back to lifting you will most likely be just as strong on every lift and get just as pumped.. prob more pumped then usual because your muscles have had time to heal properly

2 weeks of being sick kills my lifts.

**BowFlexUser** · 10-31-2009, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by deadforaminute

strong bowflexuser.. negged for bowflex

I use their dumbbells/free weights loser. Think before you judge next time. May you grow more neurons along with muscle fibers in the future.

**mfactor1** · 10-31-2009, 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by deadforaminute

all of it

when you go back to lifting you will most likely be just as strong on every lift and get just as pumped.. prob more pumped then usual because your muscles have had time to heal properly

Yeah I know, but still going stir crazy not lifting, as a side point I had noticed on previous occasions of illness/injury that I felt stronger when restarting training, which got me rereading brawn after dismissing it when I was younger training 2-3 hours 5-6 days a week, which led me to basing my workouts on it for the last couple of years, still not convinced that you can gain on some of the workouts (once every 10 days!) but 2-3 times a week of an hour each seems to work finefor me.

**-Lucifer** · 10-31-2009, 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by Afroclipse

muscle does not get eaten away it converts to fat

What the f*ck?

**SquatTilYouDrop** · 10-31-2009, 07:32 AM

Provided diet is good, It can take weeks to actually break down muscle tissue. This is in a healthy person. If other medical issues are present, then muscle catabolism may be accelerated.

Muscle tissue does not turn directly into fat tissue. That is a silly myth. If muscle mass is "not" maintained then it will be slowly eaten away by complex metabolic processes. The calorie burning engine becomes smaller and less efficient. Then if a lower calorie diet is not maintained, fat storage becomes more likely.

Look at it this way. Lowering muscle mass can start a chain reaction of metabolic events which lead to a higher probability of fat accumulation. One tissue does not magically morph into the other.

**Tyrbolift** · 10-31-2009, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by Afroclipse

muscle does not get eaten away it converts to fat,

Originally Posted by -Lucifer

What the f*ck?

You've never heard of the Betty Crocker Cycle?

n00b

**-Lucifer** · 10-31-2009, 07:35 AM

Originally Posted by Tyrbolift

You've never heard of the Betty Crocker Cycle?
n00b

Not popular in India.

**VoxExMachina** · 10-31-2009, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by Afroclipse

muscle does not get eaten away it converts to fat

Negged for complete misinformation.

**Beachman** · 10-31-2009, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by Afroclipse

atrophy is not the word you are looking for., muscle does not get eaten away it converts to fat, plus it would take more than days.

Originally Posted by Afroclipse

Atrophy is a different animal is my point, look up decubitus

Please educate yourself before you reply to another thread!

**Beachman** · 10-31-2009, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by deadforaminute

strong bowflexuser.. negged for bowflex

Originally Posted by BowFlexUser

I use their dumbbells/free weights loser. Think before you judge next time. May you grow more neurons along with muscle fibers in the future.

BowFlexUser- If you don't want comments like this you should change your name because you'll be getting these all the time with your current name. Just trying to help.

**theapexxxx** · 10-31-2009, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by Afroclipse

Atrophy is a different animal is my point, look up decubitus

DECUBITUS:

Commonly used in medicine, the word decubitus is used to mean "lying down". It originates from the Latin term decumbere meaning "to lie down". The term is related to the Latin cubitum, which means elbow. This is because of the Roman tendency to lean upon their elbows when resting. [1]

For a medical professional to use this term to describe the position of a patient, they first state the part of the body on which the patient is resting followed by the term decubitus. For example, the right lateral decubitus would imply that the patient is lying on their right side. Another example is angina decubitus [2]

In Radiology, this term implies that the patient is lying down with the X-ray being taken parallel to the horizon. [3]

Now WTF does this have anything to do with losing muscle you tool?

**DJAuto** · 10-31-2009, 08:07 AM

About 2 weeks with good diet and lifestyle.

**SquatTilYouDrop** · 10-31-2009, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by BowFlexUser

I use their dumbbells/free weights loser. Think before you judge next time. May you grow more neurons along with muscle fibers in the future.

"I play in a rock band"

"I gave all my fat clothes to my fat friends"

We both have Bow Flex bodies

**pharmamarketer** · 10-31-2009, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Afroclipse

atrophy is not the word you are looking for., muscle does not get eaten away it converts to fat, plus it would take more than days.

Muscle does not turn into fat.

**pharmamarketer** · 10-31-2009, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by theapexxxx

DECUBITUS:

Commonly used in medicine, the word decubitus is used to mean "lying down". It originates from the Latin term decumbere meaning "to lie down". The term is related to the Latin cubitum, which means elbow. This is because of the Roman tendency to lean upon their elbows when resting. [1]

For a medical professional to use this term to describe the position of a patient, they first state the part of the body on which the patient is resting followed by the term decubitus. For example, the right lateral decubitus would imply that the patient is lying on their right side. Another example is angina decubitus [2]

In Radiology, this term implies that the patient is lying down with the X-ray being taken parallel to the horizon. [3]

Now WTF does this have anything to do with losing muscle you tool?

Just so you know. You say in your sign off steroids are as American as Apple Pie. Well, steroids originated in Europe so they are about as American as chopsticks. I hope you don't start pissing blood because your liver is breaking down. May be five years from now. All the nest to you and your steroids

**-Lucifer** · 10-31-2009, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by theapexxxx

DECUBITUS:
Commonly used in medicine, the word decubitus is used to mean "lying down". It originates from the Latin term decumbere meaning "to lie down". The term is related to the Latin cubitum, which means elbow. This is because of the Roman tendency to lean upon their elbows when resting. [1]
For a medical professional to use this term to describe the position of a patient, they first state the part of the body on which the patient is resting followed by the term decubitus. For example, the right lateral decubitus would imply that the patient is lying on their right side. Another example is angina decubitus [2]
In Radiology, this term implies that the patient is lying down with the X-ray being taken parallel to the horizon. [3]
Now WTF does this have anything to do with losing muscle you tool?

I think English is not his first language. Still, I am surprised.

**Beachman** · 10-31-2009, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by pharmamarketer

Just so you know. You say in your sign off steroids are as American as Apple Pie. Well, steroids originated in Europe so they are about as American as chopsticks. I hope you don't start pissing blood because your liver is breaking down. May be five years from now. All the nest to you and your steroids

What does this have to do with atrophy, decubitus or bowflex?

**MWheatley** · 10-31-2009, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by Beachman

What does this have to do with atrophy, decubitus or bowflex?

This. lots of misinformation and pathetic rebounds of being proved wrong. if you dont know anything on the topic GTFO and quit wasting peoples time

**theapexxxx** · 10-31-2009, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by pharmamarketer

Just so you know. You say in your sign off steroids are as American as Apple Pie. Well, steroids originated in Europe so they are about as American as chopsticks. I hope you don't start pissing blood because your liver is breaking down. May be five years from now. All the nest to you and your steroids

For one, your an idiot.
Two, it may have originated in Europe, but it was made popular in the states.
three, if you could read, you would see that I am not american.
And lastly, its a quote from a damn movie.

Only 4 posts in and your in the red now......tsk tsk.

**Defiant1** · 10-31-2009, 08:43 AM

good thread

*eats sandwich*

**-Lucifer** · 10-31-2009, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by Defiant1

*eats sandwich*

Stop stealing my chicken tandoori sandwiches.

Get your own!

**Beachman** · 10-31-2009, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by MWheatley

This. lots of misinformation and pathetic rebounds of being proved wrong. if you dont know anything on the topic GTFO and quit wasting peoples time

Not sure if serious?

**theapexxxx** · 10-31-2009, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by Beachman

Not sure if serious?

look at those shoulders.......
those are serious shoulders....

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