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post 1689207313 08-30-2023, 08:44 AM
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For those who lift seriously - what is your training protocol for when you're sick?

How do you manage your training routine when sick, like when do you decide to take time off? Do you wait until all symptoms dissipate entirely? Do you wait until you feel capable to train even if you have the residual, general stuffy nose/coughing symptoms? I became ill last week and the acute, severe symptoms went away within 48 hours but I'm left with annoying stuffy sinus symptoms and some phlegmy lungs but I resumed my training. I just remember shooting myself in the foot in the past and resuming too early and making myself sicker. I don't want that to happen this time. I feel pretty good, though.

Just curious. Thanks!
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post 1689207403 08-30-2023, 08:45 AM
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Bro its just gym, take some time off and keep your diet in check, your body will probably appreciate the rest.
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Take a break, focus on diet (make sure you get enough micronutrients), rest (sleep), and lite cardio.
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I flip it to a deload week and usually just do my warm up, primary lift, and maybe my second lift
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How do you expect to survive China's biological attacks if you can't get a pump with the sniffles?

No srsly, guaifenesin + caffeine and a gym session makes me feel better.
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Depends how sick. Nothing like a good sweat to kick a mild chill. If its bad enough then rest/sauna is typically the protocol. I have a home gym so it gives me a little more ability to lift sick, and not have to worry about driving to a gym
post 1689208013 08-30-2023, 08:57 AM
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Rest assured, I took a full week off to recover, it's just that this week the stuffiness and those annoying lingering symptoms are continuing, but I felt generally physically okay to train so I did. Just curious how others might approach this.
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*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
*Drive 2 minutes in the summer and back of shirt gets completely wet crew*
*Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night crew*
*Fat shame my cat on a daily basis crew*
post 1689208453 08-30-2023, 09:04 AM
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I just do what I can. Most of the time I feel a little better for a bit after.
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post 1689208703 08-30-2023, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
Rest assured, I took a full week off to recover, it's just that this week the stuffiness and those annoying lingering symptoms are continuing, but I felt generally physically okay to train so I did. Just curious how others might approach this.
If you're feeling fine mentally and physically, just lift, you're fine. Those lingering symptoms are nothing.
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post 1689209253 08-30-2023, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted By Tuksonrider⏩
If you're feeling fine mentally and physically, just lift, you're fine. Those lingering symptoms are nothing.
That's my thinking process. I obviously won't train when I'm weak and feverish, but I will if I'm stuffy and coughing a bit. Even a week off, I miss training. It's such an important, positive coping strategy. Besides sex, there really is no better way to get all the nasty out. Purely cathartic.
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*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
*Drive 2 minutes in the summer and back of shirt gets completely wet crew*
*Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night crew*
*Fat shame my cat on a daily basis crew*
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I go to the gym and lift my normal routine
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Rest up and eat. You're not going to loss any gainz
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Full stop, full break, come back when cleared up.

I bounce back from breaks, from ACL surgery, from months off binging on work or xyz..

And keep things consistent, get back in the gym and few weeks later it’s like I never took time off.


Maybe I would feel differently if I really was focusing on building some mass. But staying lean and athletic is so fukking easy, idk just take breaks it comes right back.
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Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
How do you manage your training routine when sick, like when do you decide to take time off? Do you wait until all symptoms dissipate entirely? Do you wait until you feel capable to train even if you have the residual, general stuffy nose/coughing symptoms? I became ill last week and the acute, severe symptoms went away within 48 hours but I'm left with annoying stuffy sinus symptoms and some phlegmy lungs but I resumed my training. I just remember shooting myself in the foot in the past and resuming too early and making myself sicker. I don't want that to happen this time. I feel pretty good, though.

Just curious. Thanks!
If the illness is at or above the neck, wait to work out. Respect the coconut.
post 1689210323 08-30-2023, 09:38 AM
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I feel like exercising while sick helps me feel better and recover faster. Even if its a chitty lightweight gym session, getting the blood flowing and sweating feels good.
But unlike most people I actually enjoy lifting, so taking a day off is hard for me
post 1689210613 08-30-2023, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted By jonmcd46⏩
I feel like exercising while sick helps me feel better and recover faster. Even if its a chitty lightweight gym session, getting the blood flowing and sweating feels good.
But unlike most people I actually enjoy lifting, so taking a day off is hard for me
Same. Nothing like a gigantic pump.
*Look at reflection in car window and flex every time crew*
*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
*Drive 2 minutes in the summer and back of shirt gets completely wet crew*
*Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night crew*
*Fat shame my cat on a daily basis crew*
post 1689210993 08-30-2023, 09:50 AM
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I'm good for the first three days, then I'll rest for about the three to four days when it's at its peak, then slowly get back into it.
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An extra day or two off will benefit you in most cases.
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Rest and focus on keeping your diet reasonably healthy until I get over it. Your recovery from lifting/workout is absolute trash when you're sick anyway, so there's not much sense in pushing through workouts until you're better. It would probably be less than a week anyway, and I assure you that your gainz won't wither away that fast.
post 1689221103 08-30-2023, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted By crupiea⏩
An extra day or two off will benefit you in most cases.
That's what I don't get, when you have a full blown man cold, and it's at its peak, how the **** would you go to the gym anyway?
post 1689261193 08-31-2023, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn⏩
That's what I don't get, when you have a full blown man cold, and it's at its peak, how the **** would you go to the gym anyway?
Yeah it's definitely not doable. I've been primarily wondering where the line lies between doing more harm than good and then it being okay. I was curious as to whether people here might lift with residual cold symptoms that are not incapacitating like a stuffy nose and a cough or something, not so much chills, fever, aches and pains, and extreme fatigue. At that point, the protocol is rest above all else.
*Look at reflection in car window and flex every time crew*
*Use half the roll to wipe after a poo crew*
*Fart in the gym and blame rotten smell on faulty ventilation crew*
*Fart at home and blame it on the dog crew*
*Watch neutron-star density poop mock me as water flushes around it and it stays put crew*
*Drive 2 minutes in the summer and back of shirt gets completely wet crew*
*Coffee black as midnight on a moonless night crew*
*Fat shame my cat on a daily basis crew*
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cant remember the last time i was sick. just take care of your body when your well
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