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Bill Winke said "the problem with young people is a lack of consistency in their efforts." When inconsistency is the only consistent, results will be less than their best. In order to get better at anything requires consistent effort. Getting better and then stopping what got you to that point will result in a return to a lower performance level. It doesn't matter if you're shooting free-throws or working calculus problems. If you fail to use it, you'll lose it.
Take my hard won improvements in bench press performance. In May of 2017 I had a personal best of 290 lbs. After a summer break from all resistance exercise of 10 weeks, in August 2017 the best I could muster was 240 lbs. That's a decrease of %17. If I had only done 1 day of resistant work on my bench press during this time I likely would've maintained my strength. There's no excuse, I was inconsistent in my efforts and this is the result. WEAKNESS! Mental weakness led to physical weakness. A Google search suggested that one may lose %10 for every 3 weeks of inactivity, up to about a total of %30. I don't know that this person has data to back up that claim, but my own results are similar. I'm relieved I didn't regress a full %30. In the past it's been easier to regain what lost and I hope that'll be the case this time as well. Regardless it's time I should've been spending improving on my personal best instead of trying to get it back. So whatever your endeavor, consistent effort is key to improvement and maintenance of that improvement.
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