Fitness and Exercise

[Assertn]

No you got it right. I've always felt that if you don't continue your workout routine, then the occasional workout is kind of pointless. Yes you work off what you ate that day and maybe the next day. But in the larger scheme you would have gained as much from working out that one time as if you hadn't worked out, ie zero gain.

I can see the benefit of it maybe waking up a hunger to want to continue to work out and get in shape.

If your body gets used to working out over an extended period of time, it becomes easier to regain that strength if you lose it.

[Animeniax]

If your body gets used to working out over an extended period of time, it becomes easier to regain that strength if you lose it.

Definitely, but you have to hit that stage with lean mass and long term muscle. I've flirted with hitting it a few times in recent attempts, but something always halts my regimen to prevent further growth (usually sickness or just being busy, sometimes injury or lack of motivation). But the one-off workout after a long time away doesn't contribute to any of this.