# 3 month Layoff

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-month-layoff/3071>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [August 21, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-month-layoff/3071 "2018-08-21T02:50:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![MD\_Rom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/md_rom/32/1143_2.png) [@MD\_Rom](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/MD_Rom)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-month-layoff/3071/1 "2018-08-21T02:50:20Z")

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Hello BBM Team, thanks for all the free information you guys put out, it’s really appreciated.

Anyway. I had a 3 month layoff due to life.  
I was on week 5 of the Bridge 1.0.  
I was 220lbs, comfortably lean, and the strongest I had ever been. Fast forward 3 months and now I’m 200lbs, and not lean at all, feeling weak, but ready to dance with the barbell again.  
Should I restart the Bridge? Run a quick LP?  
5’10, 24 years old, male. 1 year of serious training(since finding BBM),4 years of bro splits. No injuries, tweaks, nothing.  
Thanks for your time. Thanks again!

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**Author:** ![LeahBBM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/leahbbm/32/17_2.png) [@LeahBBM](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/LeahBBM)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-month-layoff/3071/2 "2018-08-21T13:53:55Z")

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Hi and welcome back! I’d have you restart the Bridge and enjoy getting back into training, finding your routine again.