Do you train when you are sick?

Hey I'm new to this forum, well under this username at least, and I was just making some nice progress in my planche progressions and regular conditioning routine until i got a nasty cold or sinus infection last week.  It kills me when something gets in the way of my training right as I am making gains!!!

Well I had no plans to stop working out but last Friday when I usually train I felt really weak and wasn't able to perform to my liking, I don't know if it has anything to do with having a bad cold but I think it may, my body felt weak even though I'm still eating a ton, is it not a good idea to workout when you feel like this?  Or should you ignore the pain and push yourself through it?  I'm sure I'll be better in a couple days but right now I have no plans to miss training tomorrow even if I suck.

What does anyone else do when they get sick?  Train through the pain?  Or rest, which I would rest but hate to lose progress I was making...

It's not a good idea at all to train while you are sick.

If you have a fever, do not train!

After being sick, give yourself at least a few days to get back to normal levels of training. Don't worry, you won't loose any strength if you slow down a bit for a week or so around a cold of flu. Once your body recovers, your strength levels will return to where they were. 

Thank you.

Yeah, it's usually best to listen to your body in this case.  Training hard during a sick will only lengthen the sickness.  What you need is rest.

It all depends on the person. I take cold showers every night to condition myself mentally. When I get sick or get a headache I train harder. I've taught my body to take the pain and move through. Funny thing I’ve actually got rid of a migraine simply from working out. No pills no medicine. I also eat as healthy as possible. Seeing as I don't think you've conditioned yourself mentally you shouldn't work out.

It is possible to train through a cold. Maybe even a flu.  Would I recommend it? Probably not

Just because your body can adapt to a certain stressor doesn't mean it's not a stressor anymore.

True.

Super Saiyan said:

Seeing as I don't think you've conditioned yourself mentally you shouldn't work out.

LOL and you are assuming I have not conditioned myself mentally because?  I started this thread to see what other people do when they get sick, and explained how I felt while training being sick, I was unable to perform physically to my capability.  Mentally I still attempted my workout and gave 100% effort so I'm a bit confused by your comment.

Fever..hell no

Chest "cold" not a good plan.

Minor cold with minimal symptoms, certainly as I find it tends to help.

Sinus problems and migraine.....well this should be obvious.

Super Saiyan said:

Funny thing I’ve actually got rid of a migraine simply from working out. No pills no medicine.

You obviously weren't having a migraine.

Chest cold with body aches is what I have, my body was in pain just walking to where I train lol.

The pain doesn't bother me it is the thought that if I try to train in this condition I will actually be doing more damage and losing strength than if I were resting.

Apologies I was assuming.

gravy said:

You obviously weren't having a migraine.

Ahh trust me buddy my head felt like it was going to explode! Plus your assuming just like me.

HAHAHAHAHA... SuperSayan AKA PainIsGain, you crack me up tough guy!

I already grabbed a chair & cooked some popcorn so I can comfortably watch and see where your chest beating leads you - I even placed some bets.

BTW, I've been thinking that once you've tackled the CTI hold in two years, you would be ready to train for a one arm Iron Cross.

That would shut everyone up!

Super Saiyan said:

Ahh trust me buddy my head felt like it was going to explode! Plus your assuming just like me.

Exercise is migraine trigger. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=exercise+migraine

just wok light, very light things, do mobility work, stretching and that's all!!

I knew a girl who would have signs of a stroke during her migraine episodes.

Everyone always seems to question me. I'm the type of person that thinks out of the box not inside. Don't judge me yet my story hasn't been written. 

FredInChina said:

HAHAHAHAHA... SuperSayan AKA PainIsGain, you crack me up tough guy!

I already grabbed a chair & cooked some popcorn so I can comfortably watch and see where your chest beating leads you - I even placed some bets.

 

BTW, I've been thinking that once you've tackled the CTI hold in two years, you would be ready to train for a one arm Iron Cross.

That would shut everyone up!

Yes i've actually seriously thought about trying that one day.

Super Saiyan said:

Yes i've actually seriously thought about trying that one day.

Great, I will be stacking more popcorn then.

yosemite said:

Chest cold with body aches is what I have, my body was in pain just walking to where I train lol.

 

The pain doesn't bother me it is the thought that if I try to train in this condition I will actually be doing more damage and losing strength than if I were resting.

Yes it is possible to do more damage. It will take longer to get well, and there is a risk that the infection can travel due to the elevated heart rate and blood flow.  With chest cold complications like pneumonia, or chronic asthma.

Unfortunately I learned this lesson too late, and trained while recovering from a chest cold an wound up with chronic asthma, and have never had the same work capacity since. It cost me dearly.

never train when you are sick especially fever or something very similar. 

Way I see it your body is telling you to stop for a reason. I'd never workout with a fever or a chest cold. A head cold maybe but it would have to be quite a light workout, it's true you can cause serious damage to yourself if you don't let your body recover. Best thing I've found is to take plenty of fluid and get yourself as warm as possible to sweat out the cold/fever, that and gargle lemon juice.

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Arto Ratilainen said:

I take 500 mg C-vitamin pills each time I exercise to increase immune system and to prevent diseases.

lol. save your money. where do people get these ideas? did your doctor recommend this supplementation?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/16685547/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18427418

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19223675