Gohan not training after the CGs

[ahill1]

Do you take a problem with Gohan slacking off in all that time after the CGs? Many ppl do so I want to read your opinions.

I personally don't.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

I'd say no. As far as the main cast were concerned, a new, powerful threat could only really appear from a pre-existing enemy and someone like Boo was something they could've never been prepared for, not to mention this was a major point of Goku's reasoning in remaining dead. Considering the only existing people that would hold a vendetta would be the remnants of Freeza's army (and we saw in Super how worthless they were without their boss), I'd say there was little cause for concern to surpass limits in order to defend the Earth...unless the descendants of the Bear Thief reared up to show off their GAINZ from training in secret .
Gohan has also always cared more about being a scholar than a fighter with or without Chichi's influence. Even though he was more open to fighting after the Cell Games, it would be pretty uncharacteristic for it to be enough to do a 180.

 

[Spiral-Force]

I'd say it aligns fairly well with his character. When looking at his history up to that point, Gohan's notable training experiences were influenced by expected or known threats (i.e. the coming of the Saiyans, the warning about the Artificial Humans, and the impact and danger of Cell). With those elements out of the window, it makes sense for him to get back on track with his civilised lifestyle. Judging from his Golden Warrior persona and his Great Saiyaman shenanigans, he was at least willing to get a little active and fight bad guys every now and then, though going up against regular thugs and criminals hardly takes him out of his comfort zone. The Majin Buu situation sprung up quite abruptly, so he had to adapt to the matter without much breathing space. If factoring in GT, it seems that the Buu Arc served as a wake-up call for him to not be as nonchalant in the future since the Perfect Files indicate that he kept up with his training during times of peace.

 

[Let's Go Fearless!]

I think he should at least maintain his body and power and avoid being rusty since he was the next Earth's protector. He just never bother training again.

 

[ahill1]

It's at least cool to see that Gohan seemed pretty commited to his training with the Z sword when noticing how it's his job to do so with all the training his father has done in the afterlife.

How strong do you guys think Gohan could possibly be if he commited to hard work in those 7 years?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

How strong do you guys think Gohan could possibly be if he commited to hard work in those 7 years?

The simplest answer is just "as strong as the plot demands". Honestly, there's very little way to judge if he just did Earthly training on his own in between studies beyond it making him at least slightly stronger than his Cell Games self. It is implied he still visits Piccolo somewhat regularly when Goten seemed familiar with him at the Budokai, so if they trained together it ought to have made Gohan far stronger. How much is still unknown since you'd have to factor in the time he has to do so and their regime, though it's safe to say Boo would've never woke up had he did.

 

[ahill1]

I see. Fair enough. I'd say his progress would likely be bigger than Goku and Vegeta's, so he would remain consistently ahead them in equal forms. But yeah, it's all in the realm of speculation.

 

[Future Warrior]

Considering what Gohan went through in his childhood, I'm not surprised he would want to get back to having a normal life again.

 

[Warmmedown]

I imagine if Gohan trained for the 7 years, he'd in each form at least maintain the gap they had between their SSJ forms in the Cell Games. Him having more potential would lend itself to increasing the gap, but then again we've never seen Gohan train and get much stronger with someone much weaker than himself and it's easier to make quick progress with someone stronger than you (in DBZ's case, they can even lower their power level to make it just a little stronger than yours). Then again, Vegeta's done well without training partners as an adult, so maybe Gohan would figure out a way that keeps his power progress going, with the help of Piccolo (Ojee-saaaaan!), Goten or Krillin. Or his clone Yamcha.

 

[Symbiote]

If Gohan would have kept up his training I think he would be around Goku and Vegeta in SS2 since he wouldn’t dedicate himself only to training.