I feel I'm coming down with a pretty harsh cold. My girlfriend has it, and has had it for a week now. Should I skip training and get some rest? Or fight through? I heard that if you feel a cold/flu coming on to get as much rest as possible.
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Green tea is good as an alternative to water. Sprite is all chemicals, I wouldn't bother with it. If you're not worried about the carbs, some orange juice is nice to have with the added vitamin C.
I'll train if I'm mildly sick as long as I don't have a fever or really bad congestion/coughing.
Your body does need rest to help fight a cold but just use common sense, if you feel like shit, you're not gonna train well so you may as well stay home but if it's just a minor cold, a little exercise will do ya good.
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Sorry to jack this thread but I have another question. Should you do your next workout when still feeling sore from the previous, or is that "overtraining"? Sometimes, even though I have been working out for quite some time, it takes 3-4 days after a workout for the soreness to fully go; what I usually do is I carry on working out unless the soreness is really hampering my movements. Like the other day when I did legs, and i couldn't walk for 3-4 days after, thats a time when I dropped my schedule and stayed out of the gym.
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Originally posted by Face
Sorry to jack this thread but I have another question. Should you do your next workout when still feeling sore from the previous, or is that "overtraining"? Sometimes, even though I have been working out for quite some time, it takes 3-4 days after a workout for the soreness to fully go; what I usually do is I carry on working out unless the soreness is really hampering my movements. Like the other day when I did legs, and i couldn't walk for 3-4 days after, thats a time when I dropped my schedule and stayed out of the gym.
You should be able to work around any soreness. For example, if your legs are sore, do upper body workouts until your legs are okay again.
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Originally posted by Gary
You should be able to work around any soreness. For example, if your legs are sore, do upper body workouts until your legs are okay again.
And I couldn't even stand at that time......
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Originally posted by Face
Well, its pretty hard to go from one machine to another if you can't walk :confused:
And I couldn't even stand at that time......
Post up your split and let's see if we can tweak it a bit to help you. :)
Also, there are some supplements you can take to help with soreness and cramping. What vitamins and supplements are you taking so far?
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Ok, thats quite easy:
5 sets squats (heavy)
2 sets leg extensions (heavy)
Then go home for a couple of hours and rest because I feel sick and dizzy..... Then come back and:
5 sets standing calf raises (heavy)
I only take cod liver oil and a multivitamin as supplements.
This workout has never given me a problem before, it was just on that one particular day, but I had come back after a 6 week break. And it has not given me a problem since either.
One contributing factor I think that weekend was also that I ran 20 mins the following day despite my calves being sore (but not as sore as they were the following day believe me!)
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