English: Complex conditional sentences that mix the logic of the third and second conditional.

[AvidLearner#]

John, who used to go to the gym with his friend, stopped working out there a year ago and has since become much weaker than he was back then. When his friend tells him about an upcoming competition where he plans to lift 200 kilos, John is unsure whether he should participate. He says the following to his friend:

1. If I hadn't stopped working out at the gym a year ago, and were still as strong as I used to be, I'd have a better chance of lifting 200 kilos if I were to participate in the competition next week.

2. If I hadn't stopped working out at the gym a year ago, and were still as strong as I used to be, the chance of me lifting 200 kilos, if I were to participate in the competition next week, would be much higher.

Do the above conditional sentences convey the following message: "I didn't continue working out at the gym a year ago, so my strength has diminished, which negatively affects the likelihood of me lifting 100 kilos if I were to participate in the upcoming competition next week."? Are the bolded tenses correct? Thank you.

[Le Baron]

Both are equally good to me.

1. If I hadn't stopped working out at the gym a year ago, and were still as strong as I used to be, I'd have a better chance of lifting 200 kilos if I were to participate in the competition next week.

2. If I hadn't stopped working out at the gym a year ago, and were still as strong as I used to be, the chance of me lifting 200 kilos, if I were to participate in the competition next week, would be much higher.

The underlined bits are the rare English subjunctive. Expressing possibility, hypotheses, sentiments, hopes, wishes.