Making a comeback is the element of champions that make them champions. I guess you can call it "getting back on the horse." Have you ever taken an extended break from weight training... or any training for that fact.

You seem to lose everything you have gained. Your strength, your size, it even seems that your fat starts to grow again.

That is crap!

Your fat does not come back even though you may feel like it. You do loose a little strength at least in the beginning. This happens because your body, the great adapter, was getting used to doing nothing.

Your metabolism was slowing and your muscles were not required to grow and then didn't even require any extra energy.

So how do you successfully make that comeback?

You really do have to start small. If you go big right from the starting gate, you will pay for it. Take these steps...

1. Drop your weight by 10% for each week you take off
2. Do just the big multi-joint exercises
3. Add 15 extra seconds of rest
4. Hit is hard the very next time in

You don't want to play with with too much caution... that is like playing with matches. You gain when you push it, but taking it easy will help you make that comeback harder and faster.