De-conditioning - Is it needed?

[hg5]

Any opinions on whether de-conditioning is needed? As opposed to changing a routine? Cheers!

[remek]

hg5,

It depends on the situation. A guy that has been exercising for a long time, opposed to a newbie, is more likely to hit a plateau. In my experience, nothing breaks a plateau better than a decon break.

The bottom line: Sooner or later, yes, a decondition break is needed. However, it might not be needed right away. If you are gaining suffciently, and the gains start to dwindle you can either

A) Take a decon break ranging from 2 - 12 weeks (many people suggest around 2 months). A more recent idea floating around is that taking breaks before a plateau can keep the gains coming indefinitely (without ever hitting a major plateau).

B) Up the intensity and time until the gains stop, at which point a decon break will be needed.

[hg5]

Remek,

Great answer!

[quik4life]

Originally Posted by remek

A more recent idea floating around is that taking breaks before a plateau can keep the gains coming indefinitely (without ever hitting a major plateau).

Never heard that before, but sounds like a good theory.

I guess it fits into the idea that it's better to undertrain than overtrain.

[remek]

Yea, I suppose it's more of a recent theory of mine. In any context, the penis acts like most other organs and muscles -- it reacts to stress by either becoming stronger (and many times bigger) or by breaking/weaking (when too much stress is used).

The goal is to not use too much stress in which gains stop. I think Dino9x7 is a great example of how hard it is to gain after a certain point -- nothing agaisnt Dino, he is one of the most dedicated PEers I know (and his size is wanted by nearly every PEer!).

I believe that when we exercise we are building our penis's defense against the stress. The size and hardness increase is just a side effect of the body's defense mechanism. That being said, I presume a plateau strikes when our penis becomes so adapt to the stress that growth isn't required as a defense anymore. It is pretty well noted (through the forums) that most men who hit a pleateau also have a pretty strong penis. Again, take Dino for example.

How does all this relate to a deconditiong break? Well a break literally gives the penis a rest from the exercise (the stress), which gives the penis's defense mechanism a chance to weaken. The longer the break, the weaker the defense becomes.

That's how I see it anyway.