Gains following a long lay off

I'm 43 and have just started training again after a long (11 year)
layoff, I haven't found too many posts on resuming training on the net
and would be grateful if you could point me towards any good
resources. So much has changed since I last hit the gym - the internet
for one thing - I feel like a newbie again.

At my peak I carried a reasonable amount of size (52 chest, 19 arms at
254 lbs), I'm not expecting to be able to regain it all, but how much
would be realistic to aim for? Also how long has it taken people to
regain a significant size loss - it took me 18 years to build up in
the first place - my bodyweight is around 230 today but I'd guess that
I've lost at least 50lbs of muscle over the last 11 years.

thanks,

Ralf

"Ralf" <ralf_peters63.TakeThisOut@yahoo.co.uk> schreef:

> At my peak I carried a reasonable amount of size (52 chest, 19 arms at
> 254 lbs), I'm not expecting to be able to regain it all, but how much
> would be realistic to aim for?

Everything.

You can gain it all back.

>Also how long has it taken people to
> regain a significant size loss - it took me 18 years to build up in
> the first place - my bodyweight is around 230 today but I'd guess that
> I've lost at least 50lbs of muscle over the last 11 years.

I would say a year or so. Perhaps 18 months.

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Pete