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Strength training
Some gains in muscle force can appear in two weeks, but gains in muscle size won't be seen until around eight to 12 weeks.
12 Weeks without training causes a significant decrease in the amount of weight we can lift, but only a minimal reduction in the size of the muscle fibres. We will maintain some of the strength we gained. We lose muscle strength because the muscles are not put under stress, effectively becoming "lazy".
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Cardiovascular fitness
Cardiorespiratory fitness - shown by a person's VO2 max will decrease around 10% in the first four weeks after a person stops exercising. The rate of decline continues but eventually evens out.
Highly trained athletes (like a marathon runner) will maintain a VO2 higher tha...
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Losing fitness
We become unfit much quicker than it took to get in shape. To understand how the body becomes unfit, we need to understand how we become fit.
The key to becoming fitter is to do more than our body is used to. The stress from this makes us become more tole...
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The reason VO2 max declines
Blood and plasma volumes can decrease by as much as 12% in the first four weeks after a person stops training. Plasma and blood volume decrease due to the lack of stress put on our heart and muscles.
Plasma volume can reduce to about 5% within the first 48 hours of stoppin...
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