Getting sick

[Klink]

What do you all suggest when you come down with a cold / flu with regards to training? Do you:

1 - Kick it back a few notches and take it easy, but make sure you do something at least...
2 - Go hard like you usually do
3 - Stop training and let yourself get over it

[lee]

Last year I had cold/flus/laryngitis for about 6 months of the year collectively, and I just wasn't willing to give up training for that long haha..

I tried all 3 at various stages.. In retrospect, #1 (knock it back, and just do enough maintenance weights to maintain current muscle mass) is probably the safest option.

I've tried going hard, I tend to hit failure when training alot quicker (way quicker than what my muscles can take), and stopping training is gay. I did that after my bike accident, never again if I can help it..

[Taylor]

I do nothing at all, sleep alot. All the activity just wears me out even more and I get better slower, at least I think I do. A little break every now and then to let your body catch up couldn't hurt too much could it?

Been on a month off and I've never seen such good results. It's like there's something in the tap water.

[Dubs]

Get vitamin B injections and fluid up on water - bulk fluids

pull back the training a little 10-30% but stay in the habit and intencity but drop the reps/weights

Dubs

[snowman95]

Got the flu at the moment, used to train with, but found that I couldn't put in the intensity required, so now, gym and martial arts gets put on hold till feeling at least 80% again.

It's a few days, gives your body a chance to recover from the virus and general training*

*solely my opinion

[pacman]

What sort of training do you do?

[Klink]

Currently muscle stamina orientated weights and exercise

[pacman]

Can go either way. Your energy levels may be a little zapped and it may take longer to get over the cold, or, you may speed up recovery. Like everyone suggested just don't go all out and cause your body more stress, but punping all that blood around is going to carry antibodies around with it as well.


Your system resources are limited, and trying to spread them over multiple tasks just lowers the effectiveness of each task. In my case if I get sick, I don't train heavy at all/or take time off... I cant get better AND build muscle efficiently.

[SONIC]

What do you all suggest when you come down with a cold / flu with regards to training? Do you:

1 - Kick it back a few notches and take it easy, but make sure you do something at least...
2 - Go hard like you usually do
3 - Stop training and let yourself get over it[/b]

The right/best thing to do for your own health is to stop training as soon as you get ill. You recover quicker and easier and are therefore less likely to fall ill again soon.

That being said, I figure if I'm not dead and can work etc, then I can train. I just knock it down a few notches.
But trainer to client - stop training ASAP.

[snowman95]

http://healthclub.net.au/health_fitness_ar...-a-cold-or-flu/

[Spock]

It's only dangerous to train if you have a fever. World records have been set by athletes with a cold.

If you can train - do so. Often the elevated body temperature that goes with training can 'burn' off a cold before it starts. Of course, be guided by how you feel - take it easy if you don't feel 100%.

As an aside: Arnold Schwartzenegger used to have a policy that if he was feeling a bit run down and tired and didn't think he could train, he would still pop down to the gym to do something easy - like stationary cycling. More often than not, he found that once he warmed up he would actually be able to train just as hard as usual - if not harder.

[Taz]

take half a cup of my water ( warmed ) go to bed and sweat it out ...rehydrate the next do and go for it

[Maxo]

More often than not, he found that once he warmed up he would actually be able to train just as hard as usual - if not harder.[/b]

2nded.

Give it a shot and you should figure out how bad it is affecting you. I cant stand breaking routine so i will do something easy just to keep everything as per schedule.