Working out while sick?

[Boots Riley]

Anyone work out when they're sick?

I've been body building for about two months now. I've done very good and consider my workouts top priority. I've been feeling a little ill for about a week and continued to workout anyway. Last night I got disoriented and threw up. I woke up this morning with a severe body-ache and sinus problems. I saw the campus doctor and he told me to rest as much as possible and take a few days off.

Any opinions? I trust him, but I just wanted to know what everyone thinks and has done. I'm feeling a little better and I'm probably going to take tomorrow and Friday off and resume my schedule Monday. Thanks.

 

[JL_204]

Id take a full week off from training and drink gallons of water.

 

[optimuspr1me]

A doc once told me that if you're "sick above the neck" it was ok to work out if you don't kill yourself and get plenty of rest.

I think the neck thing really meant that you have no major symptons, like the flu or a fever. A cold, sore throat, etc is probably ok.

Like anything, probably relative to each person.

 

[jc1908]

me, i rarely get sick (flu-that kinda shit, now, having said this i'll probably be in the hospital tommorrow) but when i have a bad cold or sinus problems it seems the only time that i don't feel like total shit is the hour or so that i'm in the weight room. maybe it's me..and the steam room helps too....good luck

 

[go2failure]

If its the flu, I'll stay at home. If its a headache or a stuffy nose, I'll continue with the program.

 

[Boots Riley]

Thanks guys. See, my main problem is that I can't breathe. I've been taking nosedrops and it'll work for a little while, but it's not really effective. Today I walked to class (which isn't far) and I was out of breath before I got there.

I workout on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Will taking today and tomorrow off mess me up as far as getting bigger and etc. goes? I want to work out, but I'm tired and I want to get better as soon as possible. I have mid-terms and shit next week.

 

[Micker]

If you have bodyaches and/or a fever, then don't workout. If you have a stomach type virus then don't workout. If you have a common cold with just head type symptoms(stuffy nose), then you can probably workout(may even feel a bit better). Sometimes it may be just allergies and its fine to workout then. When in doubt, take the day off.

 

[go2failure]

If you have bodyaches and/or a fever, then don't workout. If you have a stomach type virus then don't workout. If you have a common cold with just head type symptoms(stuffy nose), then you can probably workout(may even feel a bit better). Sometimes it may be just allergies and its fine to workout then. When in doubt, take the day off.

Yeah, it makes me feel better when I have the cold and work out.