30/08/2026
Have you ever worried that taking a few weeks away from the gym would make you lose all your progress?
Four weeks no gym. Did I start again From Zero? Absolutely not😊
Yesterday you saw me kissing the barbell 😘
Yes, I kissed it... 4 weeks apart can do things to a relationship!
Here's what actually happened when I came back:
My first workout was on Tuesday: chest;
Wednesday: back;
Thursday: legs.
I didn't do a full-body workout.
I went back to the way I normally structure my training.
And my very first exercise after four weeks away?
Barbell bench press.
Of course, after my warm-up sets of shoulder barbell press.
Now, here's the thing.
Four weeks away from the gym did not turn me back into a beginner.
My body hasn't forgotten years of training. I haven't forgotten how to bench press, deadlift, squat; how to brace; how the movement should feel or how to judge the weight.
But that doesn't mean I returned immediately to my maximum weights. I managed 40kg x3 on the bench press - enough.
I returned to my normal training structure, but I reduced the weights, reps, even skipped a few exercises.
That's the part I want you to take from this.
After a break, you don't necessarily need a completely different program.
But you do need to distinguish between:
what you used to be able to do
and
what you can do today.
Warm up properly. Start below your previous weights. See how the movement feels.
Then build from there.
And please don't copy my exact return. I've been training consistently for years.
Copy the principle, not my structure or weights.
Know what you train.
Know why you do it.
Record what you do.
That's progressive training, not attempting to repay some imaginary fitness debt because you dared to enjoy August!
I walked, swam and did some push-ups while I was away.
Now I'm home.
The barbells are here.
And apparently our relationship survived the separation.
Fit is Fun ❤️