Lifting while sick

[poysyn]

I'm not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this question or not..and if it is not, then I apologize..

I have a pretty nasty cold right now and have A LOT of trouble falling asleep at night. I took some nyquil last night and it put me down and kept me down for a nice 8 hours, but left me feeling like shit the next day (groggy, fatigued, almost like a hangover after an alcohol binge)

So ultimately my question is: Does anybody know of a good type of cold relief medication that will have limited side effects? I don't want this medication to effect my lifts..and I know this cold will not be cured in one week..

any advice is appreciated

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

IMHO stay home until you are well. You might feel "ok" to lift, but I really hate getting sick 'cause someone else is coughing all over the equipment. Plus, it will just take you longer to get better.

Try taking Theraflu at night, it has a sleep aid and flu medicine. Helped me out a lot.

 

[FFQuads]

I'm not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this question or not..and if it is not, then I apologize..

I have a pretty nasty cold right now and have A LOT of trouble falling asleep at night. I took some nyquil last night and it put me down and kept me down for a nice 8 hours, but left me feeling like shit the next day (groggy, fatigued, almost like a hangover after an alcohol binge)

So ultimately my question is: Does anybody know of a good type of cold relief medication that will have limited side effects? I don't want this medication to effect my lifts..and I know this cold will not be cured in one week..

any advice is appreciated

NO WORKOUT. You will either have bad workouts or get sicker...maybe both...lol Stay home and eat well.

 

[Protobuilder]

NO WORKOUT. You will either have bad workouts or get sicker...maybe both...lol Stay home and eat well.

+1

Zinc supps may help (there are OTC meds like Zycam, or you can just take zinc). Vitamin C may or may not help. Sleep WILL help. Eating WILL help. Working out while sick will NOT help. It will make the cold stick around.

 

[blueta2]

I am a huge believe that working out when sick is self defeating. When sick, the body needs strength to heal and built up the immune system.
Who the heck wants to lift when feeling like crap any ways !

 

[poysyn]

I am a huge believe that working out when sick is self defeating. When sick, the body needs strength to heal and built up the immune system.
Who the heck wants to lift when feeling like crap any ways !

apparently me..lol. I'll take a week off and rest up I suppose then re-evaluate myself..thanks for the input

 

[future]

REST REST REST. I would even say rest an extra day AFTER you think you feel fine.

 

[SDHW]

I will have to dig up, working out while sick articles, if I can find them. There was a few studies that said, if you have a light cold then working out, can actually speed up the recovery time. If you have a severe cold or flu, the kind that every part of your body hurts, then DO NOT workout. If its just a light head cold, or on that lines, and you are still able to eat some food, you should be able to workout, of course you will have to back it down a bit. but it might help.

 

[future]

I'd like to read those if you can find them. Thanks.

 

[poysyn]

I will have to dig up, working out while sick articles, if I can find them. There was a few studies that said, if you have a light cold then working out, can actually speed up the recovery time. If you have a severe cold or flu, the kind that every part of your body hurts, then DO NOT workout. If its just a light head cold, or on that lines, and you are still able to eat some food, you should be able to workout, of course you will have to back it down a bit. but it might help.

Last year when I was much more active (with running) I did not get sick for more than 1 day..this year, however, I've been getting sick quite a bit and they stick around for much longer.

I would also be interested in that read if you have the time to find it!

 

[Lone Trooper]

After you take time off, start back a week or so in training. If you take a day off, ignore that, but if you take off for a week, start 2 weeks back, at 80% of your previous working weight, then 90% the second week. Third week, get back into the swing.

That's being cautious though. You don't need to do that, but I know some people spout off a re-ramp twice as long as the time you took off.