How to MAINTAIN Muscle on a VACATION

So I just got back from a 6 day vacation to Myrtle Beach, and I thought I’d share with you guys a few tips on how to stay on top of your training and nutrition when you’re away from home. First things first, stop worrying about losing muscle or losing strength. At the end of the day it’s only a week or so off of your normal routine, and although it may set you back slightly, you’ve gotta give yourself time in life where you can just step away and enjoy the moment. And trust me, a week off the gym is not gonna have any noticeable impact on your physique, even if your diet really isn’t that great. So when it comes to your training, I highly recommend taking a deload, which is essentially when you deliberately take time off the gym to let your body dissipate its overall fatigue. When you train for months and months on end, your body will accumulate fatigue, especially if you’re training with high intensity, and although adequate nutrition, sleep, hydration, rest, and so on will dissipate some of it, it can only really do so much, and eventually that fatigue builds up and starts to affect your training, hence why it gets harder to keep progressing. So, use this vacation as a time to let your body rest, and plan in advance so that you can schedule this deload on your vacation towards the end of your training cycle. If you don’t have access to a gym, then skipping it entirely will be fine, however, if you do, I highly recommend getting a few low intensity low volume workouts in, to keep your muscles fresh but without training close to failure and building up more fatigue, because again the goal is to rest. So maybe you workout every other day with 50% of the volume that you normally do, leaving about 4-6 reps in reserve. Now moving on to your nutrition, the only thing you really have to focus on is hitting your protein goal. Obviously, I wouldn’t recommend straying too far away from your normal diet, but enjoying a few meals with the bros is not gonna be the end of the world, and if you at least try to reach a sufficient amount of protein by the end of the day, then you’re not really going to lose that much muscle. Thankfully, I kept a tub of myprotein whey forward and creatine with me at all times to ensure that I hit my goal, especially considering my diet wasn’t really the greatest. Again it is only a week, unless you are a competitive bodybuilder, then it is totally ok to enjoy food, and have a few drinks if you are of the legal age. But again, do make sure you are at least getting your protein in, and eating somewhat intuitively so that you don’t end up gaining 25 lbs. To do that, I highly recommend Myprotein’s whey forward, as it has a 92% protein content and is completely sugar and animal free. Code “MAXE” is 45% off until April 12th, and I hope this video did help steer you in the right direction, but of course do remember, this is only for the vacation, you do unfortunately need to get back on top of your training and diet as soon as possible.
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[MaxEuceda]

Really apologize for my disappearance these last few weeks, been working on some stuff behind the scenes. But don't worry, everything is ok and I'll be back uploading like usual very soon! ❤

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[commandoslayer]

Week 1: Feeling rested.
Week 2: Gain a bit of weight.
Week 3: A bit anxiety.
Week 4: High anxiety and insomnia.

[panjar]

Can't afford a vacation so I'll just keep grinding

[honeybee]

Nice to see you taking a well deserved break and having some fun. It's good to have you back Max 😁

[TOXIC-jqry]

When i took a week off for vacation, I ate like poop, and didn't lift. I gained 10 pounds in water, took a week to get back to normal, and my strength actually went up since i have a lot of sleeping on vacation. It can actually be beneficial to take a short break, You still have to live life, fellas.

[StillAwesome]

Lol, I was expecting a workout plan with ones own bodyweight or something along those lines, but this really made me feel better about myself. I feel like I can go on vacation now and not feel bad about not working out, I needed to hear this. Thank you so much!

[faisal-eohc]

Welcome back man i hope you enjoyed your vacation and can’t wait for more content from you🙏🏻

[davidgrech]

I’m so happy to see you taking the time to relax and enjoy your life. You continue to inspire me with your dedication and your sense of humor. Don’t worry you aren’t going to turn into Patrick the Starfish 🤣🤣👍

[riellymorton]

Love everything that you do for the lifting community Max! When you post something I watch!!

[dudu]

Hey Max, I was wondering if you could do another video showing your push, pull and legs workouts, I wanted to get some idea of the exercises u use to implement it in my workout as well. Or is it still the same from a couple videos u did some months ago?
Love the videos, keep it up!

[silaswilliams]

As someone that is now on vacation and worrying a bit about this I appreciate it man, thanks for the tips and content🤟🏼

[EvandroDiogo]

Hope you had a great time off.
Much respect from Mozambique 🇲🇿

[adrianc.]

Perfect timing. I’m going on vacation next week for about 2 weeks and this topic has been on my mind.

[WhyJustWhy-oedz]

Max: “Low intensity, low volume”
Also Max: Casual 6 plate leg press

[BenSoloakaKyloRen]

I usually just work out hard before and after if it's just a week off. You deserve a vacation without worrying so much about your physique. It's not physiologically possible to change that dramatically in a week. So just aim to enjoy, eat healthy if you can (as in get protein focused meals in, and even more ideally, good macros/calories), and just not worry about the work out. If you have some time, then jump into the hotel gym for a quick session. But really, just enjoy the damn vacation. Gym will always be there. You won't be at wherever you're at one week from now, so don't be stupid and forgo your opportunity to have relax and have fun.

[jameslouie]

Muscles have memory so taking a vacation is well deserved for the mind and muscles. After coming back from vacation, it takes about a week of working out to get back to where I was before I left on vacation. Your content is great.

[zaneforester]

Ayeee the legend is back. Can’t wait for more consistent uploads bro

[Dallas-]

Max is a perfect specimen. Great genetics. Even his hair

[amriiheb]

I found this video at the perfect time,
I am going on a vacation next week and I was worried about my small gains

[pelmax_arg]

It's been a while since I saw any of your videos. But I have to say, you really have something going on here. You have a sweet voice and a nice channel/content. I like what you are doing, great job being yourself! ☺️