boardn10 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I have been feeling sick all day, just light headed, achey, headache and now have a 100.8 fever. I also have chills. Today I trained shoulders, calves and low back.Tomorrow is legs! Should I take the day off? Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganEssentials Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I've heard the general rule is, if it is above the neck and you feel up to training, go for it, anything below the neck means take time off. I'll train with a minor head cold on occasion, but usually I scale back the weight and do more reps vs. going heavy, as I usually find that I don't feel "all there" when I'm a bit under the weather and it's hard to focus on going heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardn10 Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 I feel much better today and my fever is gone so maybe I will either go light or do light cardio. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRose Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 When I get sick, it's usually a sinus infection--yay allergy-induced asthma. In fact, since I'm in that "high risk" category, I don't dare do ANY cardio when I'm sick. As is, in the winter I have to preemptively take my inhaler as cold, dry air aggravates my condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexNLP Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Well I am doing mostly running started some weight training just lately. But I tend not to train when seriously sick. When sick you need your immune system to work at it's best. So I don't overload and bother my body with workout recovery while sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSiren Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I've heard the general rule is, if it is above the neck and you feel up to training, go for it, anything below the neck means take time off. I'll train with a minor head cold on occasion, but usually I scale back the weight and do more reps vs. going heavy, as I usually find that I don't feel "all there" when I'm a bit under the weather and it's hard to focus on going heavy. ^this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I train as long as it's just simple sickness like colds, if it gets harder than that, I stop working out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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