Coming back from a few months off.

[David O’Neil]

#16149

Hey guys- wondering what you recommend for me with getting back to the powerlifting program. I’ve been out of the gym for about 3 months due to a 12hr/day work and school schedule, but with that slowing down I’m getting back to it. I’ve lost probably 20lbs (down to ~180 from ~200), and with that have definitely lost a lot of strength. I was wondering if you’d recommend starting the program from scratch? I know obviously my numbers will be way lower, but just wondering where you’d recommend me starting.

[Murph]

#16154

David,

First off, welcome back.

Second, as Matt said in one of our videos, if a program you did worked well, why not use it again?

With that said, after a layoff and a weigh loss, I’d suggest Beginner Acclimation.

You can run it as written, or if you did it before and want some variety, feel free to swap an accessory exercise for similar one.
EG:
Barbell row instead of dumbell row.

[David O’Neil]

#16178

Sounds good- thanks, Murph!

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