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Has anyone ever found that taking a really long break from lifting actually helped?

Archer Burnett · 2025-12-30T09:21:49Z

I’m not talking about a quick deload or taking a week off to recover. I mean more like a legit 1-3 month stretch where you barely train at all or just stop entirely. Basically a full detraining phase. I've been going at this hard for nearly 7 years now and I feel like I've hit a serious wall. Honestly, I've plateaued and I'm even starting to get weaker, plus my body just feels totally beat up and my motivation is shot. I still want to train in theory, but at this point, it feels like going to the gym is doing more harm than good. I was just wondering if anyone here has any experience with taking an extended break like that and could share how it went for them. Did it help you reset or was it a mistake? Thanks!

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Mia Kim

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i stopped training for like 6 weeks once and came back feeling way fresher

Posted : 10/01/2026 3:16 pm

William Johnson

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forcing it when you’re beat up usually just makes things worse

Posted : 10/01/2026 3:17 pm

Charlotte Brown

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you can always rebuild muscle- fixing burnout is harder

Posted : 10/01/2026 3:17 pm

James Garcia

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training should add to your life not feel like a chore every day

Posted : 10/01/2026 3:19 pm

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