Is it easier to regain muscles mass??

[frenchy19]

I only ask because i've neglected the gym for almost 6 months and im probably back to my natural physique right now. I'm now returning to a full time workout regime and just wondered whether i should expect better gains than when i first started.

Also how does the body change through age in this way??? Will it be easier/harder now that im 20 rather than 18???

Just some general wonderings, i appreciate any feedback.

[Callaar21]

Well I have heard "muscle memory" being tossed around quite a bit. And from what I understand is once you lift and reach a certain point and then let yourself go it is much easier to regain what you have lost than if you never touched a weight in the first place. Now , whether that is from your muscles actually having a "memory" or from YOU actually knowing the lifts, what works , what it takes etc etc etc, I could not distinguish between. I would have to imagine that it is a mix of both.

I was out of weightlifting for 3 years due to both my scaphoids (wrist bones) being broke and in the past 6 months i have gained more than I ever have in any 6 months of lifting, EVER.

In conclusion I think all in all you will get back to where you were in much less time time than it took you in the first place.

[Callaar21]

Also to respond more directly to the age thing, weightlifting is one of those things that actually gets better as you age to certain point. Your whole 20's-30's-40's should be prime time to pack on some mass. I am 23 and it is much easier to gain than when I was 16-17.

[dom996]

I have had many large breaks (slack offs) for around 6 months and regain around 80% within weeks. It's the last 20% that I found takes more time.