who lifts when they're sick? |
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| Posted by: UDstud1805 Feb 28 2008, 01:06 PM |
| just wondering if you guys lift when you're sick. runny nose, congestion, body aches, eyes watering, cough. no fever. |
| Posted by: goodskie Feb 28 2008, 01:13 PM |
| i do. i'd only not lift if it was serious |
| Posted by: PotentiallyFatal Feb 28 2008, 01:26 PM |
| When I'm sick (with a cold), I eat soup, drink tea and lots of water, crank the heat, wear sweaters etc and sit on my ass and play video games or watch movies. I always take at least 1 day off work, and 1 day from gym, and all symptoms subside within 36 hours. I personally can't stand it when I see ppl sneezing, coughing and blowing their nose because of a cold or some shit at the gym. FFS stay home have some consideration, I sure as hell don't want to catch what you have, and I'm sure 100% of the other healthy patrons feel the same. Sometimes taking that extra day off from training makes all the difference towards recovery. |
| Posted by: goodskie Feb 28 2008, 01:40 PM |
| i dont ever see people sick at the gym cause they're at home in sweaters eating soup |
| Posted by: potential87 Feb 28 2008, 02:49 PM |
| last year i had what i thought to be a mild stomach ache. i remember doin pull ups n rows. when i went to do dumbell rows i bent over, ran to the garbage can and puked. i then left, took a day off n went back. Edit: so a cold n so on is nothing, just bring some Halls |
| Posted by: willpiazza31 Feb 28 2008, 02:59 PM |
| Just play it by ear. If you can still function and just have a runny nose then SFW. If you have flu like symptoms stay the fuck home. There is a line where you will do more harm to yourself than good if you go to the gym. Rest, smash food and liquids and wait it out. |
| Posted by: Jason2459 Feb 28 2008, 03:04 PM |
| As long as it stays above the neck I'm training. If it falls below the neck line I'm taking a day or two off then back at it. |
| Posted by: TommyD Feb 28 2008, 04:41 PM |
| Head cold I'm there...in my chest I'm out a few days |
| Posted by: Bryan60275 Feb 28 2008, 06:08 PM |
| If you've been lifting 6-8+ weeks straight, just take it as a sign to take a scheduled week off and enjoy a nice recovery week. |
| Posted by: Kevin43403 Feb 28 2008, 07:33 PM |
| I go in no matter what, unless I have the flu. It is just too hard to stay out of the gym. Its like I feel myself getting smaller. |
| Posted by: azfittrainer Feb 28 2008, 09:23 PM |
| I dont becuase I hate when people do stuff when there sick and then get me sick, so I stay home out of curteousy |
| Posted by: Jayv24 Feb 29 2008, 08:15 AM |
| As long as the phlegm is clear to white, yes. yellow, green or reddish brown, i'll be up in my bed doped up on Nyquil. |
| Posted by: J.R.85 Feb 29 2008, 09:47 AM | ||
+1 working out whilst your ill will only prolong recovery and ultimatly keep you out of the gym longer. Plus some dude sneezing or coughin all over the damn equipment would piss me right off.. |
| Posted by: Roids Feb 29 2008, 10:14 AM |
| If you don't rest, you don't recover. If you have flu-like simptems, training (even working out) can put a strain on the heart. Stay the fuck home. BTW, goodskie's avy makes me wanna JO. |
| Posted by: Singa Feb 29 2008, 09:09 PM |
| i use the sweat it out technique |
| Posted by: Steven109042 Mar 1 2008, 04:45 PM |
| If I can breathe, I'll lift. If I'm so congested that my nose doesn't functiton I'll stay home. If I stay home from the gym, I stay home from work. I know....most people do it the other way around. |
| Posted by: FunkyTuna Mar 1 2008, 05:47 PM |
| it roasts my balls worse than anything when some ass-hat is in the gym hackin up tuberculosis and herpe-ghono-siffle-aids all over the fuckin equipment. |
| Posted by: UDstud1805 Mar 12 2008, 04:11 PM |
| i've read articles that say no fever... lift away... fever... stay home. but I was feeling like shit. so I stayed home for that week and actually just went ahead and took the next week off as my 2 week layoff every 6 months and that was it. |
| Posted by: cc-10 Mar 12 2008, 05:18 PM |
| if it's just a little cold i'll lift. I just play it by ear and move my work out days and rest days around... I just got over broncitis and had to take a little over a week off that sucked ass...but it happens... |
| Posted by: yeashescool Mar 12 2008, 09:10 PM |
| smash it outta u |
| Posted by: UDstud1805 Mar 13 2008, 09:06 AM |
| yeah, thats waht I had. sinus infection and bronchitis... felt like total shit. felt so bad tha i called off work. that never happens... and my buddy called me that day and said, "i'm at the arnold expo, you should come down." and I felt so bad that i said no. which should be an indication of how bad I felt. |
| Posted by: ftank Mar 14 2008, 01:53 PM |
| I suffer regular seasonal allergies. If they get to the point where I can't lift the same amount, I'll call it quits for a few days. Great opportunity to garnish a full body recovery. |
| Posted by: EMillZ Apr 1 2008, 08:31 PM |
| I went to the gym sick many times, mostly i still workout at my house though i have a good setup |
| Posted by: acidtrash8 Apr 22 2008, 12:33 PM |
| I try not to train when I get sick.. Like right now, I just got sick with a bad cold yesterday and won't be training for a few days, nor doing my krav maga classes.. y? because sometimes its better to take care of yourself so you can get better quicker!! |