It takes a surprisingly small amount of activity to maintain your strength.

The only way you’ll take a big step back is if you’ve done nothing. https://t.co/4jKBjptue7

— Jason Helmes (@anymanfitness) April 18, 2020

True. I worked hard to get as strong as I am on the deadlift, but now only train on it very sporadically because I’ve prioritized other things for the moment.

And I’ve lost basically nothing even though I only do maybe 20% (if that) of the training I formerly did. It does indeed demand a lot of initial effort to get strong, but comparatively little to maintain it once you get there. It does take something, but 20% of the original level of effort total is probably the sweet spot to just maintain.