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posted by cwshorns

Do you guys continue to take your gear when you are sick and can't go to the gym or do you just take off altogether?-Hook Em

posted by mikeds

still take the gear.

posted by Greggorial

I have been sick for the last week and I am still taking gear and pushing through my work outs ... I say suck it up ! :D

posted by canibalistic_js

Yeah, suck it up run it out, get rest and drink water. :D

posted by mikeds

now that a true soldier give er take no shit. no pain no gain

posted by TomSizeMore

I'm sick and I have a needle sitting next to me right now that's about to go into my delt and fill my body with toxic chemicals known to increase muscle mass with proper diet and exercise.

posted by Aaar0n

I say if you have a severe case of the flu, and you just, just started your cycle, I think a wise decision would to be discontinue your cycle untill you're feeling better. :D

posted by cwshorns

i thinki have the bird flu, should i continue?

posted by ericf84

do whatever the f*ck u want

posted by AMERFOOTBALL

i do what i feel like, gosh!

but in all seriousness...it depends on where you are in your cycle and how sick you are. I wouldn't waste the gear if you're too sick to lift. but if you are still working hard, go for it!

posted by cwshorns

relax ericf it was a joke

posted by jimbo

lol i had to stop, i had monoand alsmot had to be put in the hospital, i couldnt sallow my own saliva :( i lost 13 pounds and it was hte worst thing ever

posted by canibalistic_js

OMG, That's terrible! Are you feeling better?

posted by TomSizeMore

damn Mono sucks, that's what u get for kissing weird girls. next time put on a tongue condom.lol

posted by Smallguy

next time asking for a protien shake IV tell em u want 500grams a day :D

posted by AMERFOOTBALL

LMAO!. that would be great, a single serving of 500gm! IV, IM, sub-q, oral, however you could get it would be great.

posted by jcvaughn26

Training While Sick

Nothing can bring a bodybuilder's progress to a halt more than when you are sick. We are often asked the question, should I train while I am sick? The answer to that question really depends on what you mean by sick. Is it a cold? The flu? Allergies? Most people confuse the common cold for the flu. However, these are different types of illnesses. The flu is caused by viruses known as Influenza A or Influenza B, while the common cold is caused by viruses called coronaviruses and rhinoviruses. There are over 200 different types of coronaviruses and rhinoviruses. If one of them hits you, your immune system builds a lifelong immunity to it (therefore, the same virus will never hit you twice). However, you have the rest of the viruses that have not yet affected you to worry about; and there are enough to last a lifetime.

The flu, as you may have already found out by experience, is much more severe as it is usually accompanied by an array of body aches and fever. Therefore, your body’s immune system is taxed much more by the flu than by the common cold. At this time, training would not only be detrimental to muscle growth, but it would also be very detrimental to your health as well. Remember that while training can help us gain muscle, lose fat, feel good and energetic, it is still a catabolic activity. The body needs to be in good health in order to go from the catabolic state caused by the exercise to an anabolic state of recuperation and muscle growth. So if you have the flu, your body is already fighting a catabolic state caused by the Influenza virus. In this case, weight training would only add more catabolism, which in turn would negatively affect the efficacy of the immune system against the virus, causing you to get sicker. Therefore, absolutely no training if you have the flu. Instead, concentrate on very good nutrition and on drinking large amounts of fluids (water and electrolyte replacement drinks like Gatorade in order to prevent dehydration). Once the flu completely runs its course, you can slowly start up back on your weight training program with lighter weights and not going to failure. Don’t push yourself too hard during this first week. The next week you’ll repeat what you did on the previous week again, but pushing yourself closer to muscular failure. By the third week of your program you should be back on track.

If it is the common cold that is hitting you and the particular virus is mild (you know that it is mild when your symptoms are just a runny nose and slight coughing), you may get away with training as long as you stop the sets short of reaching muscular failure and you decrease the weights poundages by 25 percent (divide the weights that you usually use by 4 and that will give you the amount of weight that you need to take off the bar) in order to prevent you from pushing too hard. Again, if the cold virus is causing you to feel run down, achy, with a sore throat and headaches, it would be best to stop training all together, until the symptoms subside. If this is the case, just follow the exercise program start-up recommendations described above for after the flu. Remember that we do not want to make it any harder for the immune system to fight the virus by introducing more catabolic activity, so intense training is out during that time.

If your ailment is something other than the common cold or the flu, consult your doctor.

Now that we have seen how a flu or a cold can throw a wrench into your progress, lets see how we can prevent these buggers from affecting us during the flu season or during any other season for that matter.

Sickness Prevention

While it is still unknown why the cold and flu season generally comes during the winter months, it is known that you have to let the virus into your system in order for it to affect you. Therefore, it is only logical that we implement a two-fold prevention approach:

Prevent the virus from infiltrating your system. Keeping in mind that cold viruses spread by human contact, that they get into your system through the mouth, eyes and nose, and that they can remain active for up to three hours, you can accomplish this by doing the following:
Keep your hands away from your face
Wash your hands with anti bacterial soap frequently throughout the day (especially as soon as you finish your workout at the gym).
Maintain immune system operation at peak efficiency levels at all times. Remembering that excessive exercise, a bad diet, and losing sleep are all catabolic activities, do the following:
Avoid overtraining by using the principles advocated in the Characteristics of Good Weight Training Routines article.
Maintain a balanced diet as described in the Nutrition Basics article and avoid processed foods that contain high levels of saturated fats, refined flours or sugar since these types of foods lower the immune system function.
Get a healthy dose of sleep a day (anywhere from 7 to 9 hours depending on your individual requirements).
So remember, stay healthy by following the tips above, and if you get sick, then “don’t beat a tired horse” .

posted by CUTS

i just go by what my body tells me. listen to your body!! if youre too sick to push yourself then take a rest day. drink gaterade, take vit C, and take glutamine. thats what i do!

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