60 day challenge

michael_loske

I'm starting a 60 day lifting challenge after not working out for over a year, due to breaking my collar bone. I figure 60 days of being consistent is a good starting goal. Has anyone done this with noticeable results in this amount of time? Also if anyone can relate to gaining strength back after breaking a clavicle tips would be appreciated, as I have lost a significant amount. Thank you!

L1zardQueen

Fitness is a lifelong endeavor.

AnnPT77

IMU, strength (re-)gains can happen pretty fast, mass gains usually slower. You mention strength as your goal, so it seems like your chances would be decent. I'm not nearly serious enough about lifting, but saw fairly fast strength gains at first when I started lifting, and saw the same in the group beginner situation where I was lifting at the time. I have no reasonable experience with seriously pursuing regain after a long break, but it reportedly/anecdotally can be fairly fast, too.

sijomial

I would expect you to see rapid increase in strength in that time - that's very measurable "results".

If your clavicle break was treated with immobilisation rather than being plated you will have lost muscle mass as well as strength. But that will also come back more rapidly than for a person who had never attained your previous levels. Not fast, just faster than otherwise.

I didn't break my clavicle but did separate the end of the clavicle / AC joint a couple of years ago. There were many false starts in returning to training and having to back off / take more recovery when I pushed harder than the injury would take. The recovery was also uneven in terms of progress in different exercises, it tolerated horizontal pushes far better than vertical pushes.

Listen to your soreness and pain signals rather than ignore them, you need to have some empathy to a healing body and find the right balance of pushing hard enough but not too hard. Consistency needs to take second place to training appropriately for how you react to training. Consistently training is good, but maybe consistently training your shoulder won't turn out to be the best option - adapt and overcome.

Don't think a 60 day challenge is really appropriate for rehab from an injury, I'd just look at it as a return to training.

mikethewriter

I was on bed for 3 months due to fracture in my foot. I had gained weight and then to restart, I started with 90 days challenge. 90 days are over but I am still following the routine because I believe fitness is a never-ending process.