Do you stop training when your ill?

w0ts0n · 10-12-2006, 03:43 PM

Just woundering what you guys do if your ill. Do you just bite your lip and get on with it. Or stay in bed and recover?

**Jayhawkk** · 10-12-2006, 04:35 PM

Depends on the illness. Your immune functions are reduced from working out so it can increase your illness and recovery time. I usually take some time off to recover.

**romanaz** · 10-12-2006, 04:46 PM

depends on how bad it is. like now I'm kinda sick but not, so I'm still lifting.

**DJSTARER** · 10-12-2006, 05:29 PM

i've never been sick.

just stack glutamin, dextrose and protein powder when you get sick. That should heal you up nice.

Don't train unless it's just a cold.

bluehazard · 10-12-2006, 05:34 PM

I don't train when sick. I'd rather get better than let myself get more run down.

strester · 10-12-2006, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bluehazard

I don't train when sick. I'd rather get better than let myself get more run down.

yup, yup .... I just stay in bed and load up on liquids (water, OJ, sip Xtend, protein shakes) .... usually if I try to train again too early, I'll just get worse and need more time off

Boomer718 · 10-12-2006, 11:13 PM

I generally don't workout when I'm sick.

I rest and watch DVDs for the most part.

Jordan×core · 10-12-2006, 11:38 PM

I have a sinus thing now and its pretty hard to breathe but I still train just not as hard.

**Peaked_18** · 10-12-2006, 11:50 PM

Train.

**DJSTARER** · 10-13-2006, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Peaked_18

Train.

word.

or

Don't get sick.

navarone · 10-13-2006, 01:19 AM

I just train anyways, unless its like, explosive diariah (sp?), then lifting kinda goes out the window, along with everything else, lol.

**romanaz** · 10-13-2006, 02:39 AM

I like peaked and DJ's idea, dont get sick and train. :-d

**DarkFalcon** · 10-13-2006, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Peaked_18

Train.

Yup, I'm sick right now and training. Only thing I do different is cut back on the volume and intensity. Longer rest times between set's and less overall set's but I recover more quickly doing this then stopping, going back in a week then getting run down from being out of shape and getting sick again.

yazf909 · 10-13-2006, 04:49 AM

suck it up dont be a little girl lol jp

Pj-Macx · 10-13-2006, 01:15 PM

I usually stop.. because if I continue.. I end up getting worse... so I will rest a few days.. and start back up..

And just because you rest when you are sick.. does not mean you are being a girl... that is silly... some people dont want to get worse.. so they dont train while sick.. just how it is...

navarone · 10-13-2006, 08:15 PM

couldnt agree more.. who wants to get worse? then get screwed out of even more training days>??

**romanaz** · 10-14-2006, 02:42 AM

i dont know much about you guys, but I have a pretty fine example of an immune system (i got sick maybe once every year or three b4 I started lifting) and now I hardly ever get sick... maybe I'm just tooo good :-D

navarone · 10-14-2006, 10:39 PM

haha i just take alot of vitamins, so gettin sick is a rarity i find,.. but thats just me

10-12-2006, 03:43 PM	#1
w0ts0n Amateur Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 42 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	Do you stop training when your ill? Just woundering what you guys do if your ill. Do you just bite your lip and get on with it. Or stay in bed and recover? __________________ www.RodneyMullen.Net - My website. 5'10 age 19 4/10/06 = 120lbs 6/10/06 = 140lbs 8/10/06 = 150lbs 12/24/06 = 167lbs

10-12-2006, 04:35 PM	#2
Jayhawkk Nutraplanet Rep Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,106 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 44	Depends on the illness. Your immune functions are reduced from working out so it can increase your illness and recovery time. I usually take some time off to recover. __________________ Nutraplanet.com for all your supplement needs! ------------------------------ Hangin's too good for 'em! BURNIN'S too good for 'em! They should be ripped into itsy-bitsy little pieces and BURIED ALIVE!

10-12-2006, 05:29 PM	#4
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 4,035 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 114	i've never been sick. just stack glutamin, dextrose and protein powder when you get sick. That should heal you up nice. Don't train unless it's just a cold. __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

10-12-2006, 11:38 PM	#8
Jordan×core Pro Stature Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 851 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 31	I have a sinus thing now and its pretty hard to breathe but I still train just not as hard. __________________ How did I fail women studies? I love bitches. If there is no enemy there is no fight...if there is no fight there is no victor...if there is no victor there is no crown.....now we have a enemy we have a fight and we will win the crown.

10-13-2006, 01:19 AM	#11
navarone Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 930 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 50	I just train anyways, unless its like, explosive diariah (sp?), then lifting kinda goes out the window, along with everything else, lol. __________________ Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated Stats: Weight: Between 200-205 depending on the day Bench: 265X5 atm. Squat: 360X5 atm.. Higest Ever 435 Deadlift: 420X3 Waist: 34 Arms: 17.5 cold . Pics Finally! http://www.ironmass.com/f16/nav-s-1-...ulk-12947.html

10-12-2006, 05:34 PM	#5
bluehazard www.whyquit.com Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 255 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 8	I don't train when sick. I'd rather get better than let myself get more run down.

10-12-2006, 11:13 PM	#7
Boomer718 Pro Stature Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 180 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6	I generally don't workout when I'm sick. I rest and watch DVDs for the most part.

10-12-2006, 11:50 PM	#9
Peaked_18 a la commode Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,247 Recipes: 2 Rep Power: 96	Train.

10-13-2006, 04:49 AM	#14
yazf909 Pro Stature Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 340 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	suck it up dont be a little girl lol jp

10-13-2006, 01:15 PM	#15
Pj-Macx Pro Stature Join Date: May 2005 Location: 632 HP SS Posts: 3,336 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 68	I usually stop.. because if I continue.. I end up getting worse... so I will rest a few days.. and start back up.. And just because you rest when you are sick.. does not mean you are being a girl... that is silly... some people dont want to get worse.. so they dont train while sick.. just how it is... __________________ Co-Owner @ BodyBuildingXtreme 2002 Navy Blue Metallic Camaro SS "The Blue Ghost" # 10354 -=LME LSX 454ci built for N20=-

10-13-2006, 08:15 PM	#16
navarone Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 930 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 50	couldnt agree more.. who wants to get worse? then get screwed out of even more training days>?? __________________ Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated Stats: Weight: Between 200-205 depending on the day Bench: 265X5 atm. Squat: 360X5 atm.. Higest Ever 435 Deadlift: 420X3 Waist: 34 Arms: 17.5 cold . Pics Finally! http://www.ironmass.com/f16/nav-s-1-...ulk-12947.html

10-14-2006, 10:39 PM	#18
navarone Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 930 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 50	haha i just take alot of vitamins, so gettin sick is a rarity i find,.. but thats just me __________________ Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated Stats: Weight: Between 200-205 depending on the day Bench: 265X5 atm. Squat: 360X5 atm.. Higest Ever 435 Deadlift: 420X3 Waist: 34 Arms: 17.5 cold