Hi warriors, "George, I'm going on vacation for 2 weeks am I going to lose all my progress?" That's exactly what one of my clients asked me last week. He'd been crushing his training, finally stringing together clean muscle-ups, and now he's genuinely stressed that a holiday will wipe it out. Sound familiar? 😅 Here's what I told him and what the science actually says: You won't lose meaningful muscle in 1–2 weeks. Multiple studies show muscle size barely moves over a short break losses are often too small to measure, and you stay well above where you started. Strength dips a little, but it's mostly neural. It's coordination and motor recruitment that fade, not the muscle itself. Those first sessions back feel a bit "off," but it returns fast. Gains come back quickly. A 2024 trial found that whatever strength/size dropped during a planned break was regained rapidly during retraining. The researchers' takeaway: don't stress occasional short breaks. The scary "2 weeks = massive muscle loss" numbers come from extreme cases casting, bed rest, serious illness — not a normal holiday. What I told him to do on vacation: - Stay generally active — walks, some mobility, maybe a few pull-ups or basics if a park's nearby - Keep protein high (~1.6 g/kg/day) - Treat the first 1–2 sessions back as re-entry, not a max-out test - For skill work (muscle-ups, planche, rings), expect the movement to feel slightly rusty the pattern returns faster than it took to build Bottom line: a planned break is low-risk, and often exactly what your body needs to come back stronger. Consistency matters over months, not every single week. So if you're heading off somewhere go enjoy it. The gains will be waiting when you get back. 💪 Who else has stressed about this before a trip? Drop a 🌴 if you've been there. Saludos, Coach G