Working out, when sick

[Hockey Playa]

I randomly got this cold out of no where, ive been out of commission for 2 days, its one of the colds where it affects your muscles, making you ache. Im slowly feeling better, how soon until i should resume my normal schedule? Like if go the first sign of getting better, will i just relapse? should i give it a day in between?

 

[Falcon]

I've had bad experiences of working out when I'm sick. Sometimes I don't even know I am sick until after the workout. Then it makes sense because I couldn't lift as much as I normally would.

I remember reading that one of the signs of over-training is that you get sick or it becomes much easier to get sick. Basically it is your body's way of telling you to stop.

I wouldn't lift until you feel like you recovered back to normal. That's just my opinion though.

 

[rapsta]

"its one of the colds where it affects your muscles, making you ache"

sounds like a fever? or whatever u call it in english hehe.

Anyway, if you just have a minor cold, you can work out without a problem.
But if you have a fever, or if your throath hurts, then you really shouldn't train. Because the body then develops a virus that can make your heart stop. Many people die every year because of training when they had a fever or a "throath-ache".

 

[banGbro]

This is my opinion and it is based on partial facts and what feels good. I might not be the best person for opinion, as Im built but fat.


You need your immune system to help you with recovery process after the work out. Normally you dont exercise muscles for 48 hours after work out, during which time your muscle is rebuilding. You may feel increased temperature when you touch muscle, it is your immune system at work.

Since your immune system is fighting cold, you are a) week to work out, b) will be unable to recover as fast. Essentially your immune system will be fighting cold and recovery process, that means you will be sicker with cold for longer, and recover longer.

I give myself 48 hours after fully recovering from cold to start working out. Now, determining when cold is gone is a bit hard, as you might feel lazy for several more days after all the physiological signs are gone (fever, sourness, etc).

 

[banGbro]

=the body then develops a virus that can make your heart stop.


Many people die every year because of training when they had a fever or a "throath-ache".

Back it up. :trouble:

 

[rapsta]

Back it up. :trouble:

you want references?

 

[rapsta]

Back it up. :trouble:

When you're not feeling well, it's difficult to predict whether exercising will make you feel better or worse. Most people are reluctant to stop exercising when they're sick because it can be difficult to resume their regimen. However, there are times when exercising during an illness can be potentially dangerous.

You should never exercise when you have a temperature of 99.5 [degrees] F or above. Working out when you have a fever can cause your body temperature to rise even higher, potentially leading to heatstroke, according to sports-medicine specialist Lewis G. Maharam, M.D., author of The Exercise High: How to Get It, How to Keep It (Ballantine Fawcett, $10).

A fever is an indication of your body fighting a virus. Exercise may cause a virus to invade the heart muscle or pericardium, the sac around the heart. When your body temperature is above normal, fluids are diminished by 5 to 10%, thus increasing the risk of dehydration and subsequent complications connected to the original illness. Therefore, always drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration. Also, do not attempt to cut back on food when you have a fever and can't exercise. The presence of a fever requires more calories, not less.

If you have a cold but no fever, exercising is fine. New research shows you can put as much effort into a workout when you have a cold as when you are healthy. At Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, 45 students were infected with the rhinovirus that causes most colds. After developing cold symptoms, such as a runny nose, sore throat and/or cough, they ran on a treadmill for up to 15 minutes, as did 10 healthy students. Researchers found the lung capacity of the infected students was the same as that of the students who were not ill. In fact, the sick students reported that exercising didn't feel any more strenuous than usual.


http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0675/is_n5_v16/ai_21195455

 

[Quiksilver]

Your body uses amino acids(protein) to build muscle.

When you weight train, your muscles utilize a large percentage of the amino acids(glutamine) to build the muscle tissue.

Your immune system also uses glutamine.

When you "overtrain", your more likely to get sick because your immune system is lowered.

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I worked out when I was sick last week, and the only workout that suffered was bicep curls, so **** not going to the gym when sick. The exception is obviously when you feel terrible/fever or whatever, but if I have a cough or congested whatevers, it wont stop me.

 

[blinkwatt]

I have lifted when I was sick w/o a negative effect. Just lift moderately and you will be cool.

 

[Kev07]

Sickness does not affect my workouts. although, i havent been REALLY sick since i started working out.

 

[rapsta]

I have lifted when I was sick w/o a negative effect. Just lift moderately and you will be cool.

It doesn't matter if you lift moderately or heavy. Lifting when you are sick is often more dangerous than cardio. In lifting, the heart is exposed to work in a set all of a sudden, followed by rest, then a new set, etc etc.

"An article from Munich, Germany reported severe muscle injury from relatively minor exercise during an infection. When muscles are damaged, they release enzymes from their cells into the bloodstream and they fill with blood from broken blood vessels. This study reported markedly increased muscle damage by showing that blood tests demonstrated increases in muscle enzymes/ and ultrasound tests demonstrated hemorrhage into the muscles."

Deutsche Med Woschenschrift 1992;117:1474-1478

Friman G, Wesslen L, Rolf C. Infectious and lymphocytic myocarditis: epidemiology and factors relevant to sports medicine. Scand J Med Sci Sports 1995;5:269-278.

Friman G, Ilback NG. Acute infection:metabolic responses, effects on performance, interaction with exercise, and myocarditis. Int J Sports Med 1998;19: S172-182.

 

[banGbro]

That particular reference is not to be trusted, as it makes absolutely no sense. Red flags, body develops virus. Virus is an external organism that can invade your body, against this you have immune system that defends you. (i.e. white blood cells) Your immenu system is weakened during an illness and recovery process after exercise. During this time it is easy to catch something, such as a viral or bacterial infection.

Your references explain things, but the way you chewed it and spit it out raises eye brows. Body develops virus, lol.. Body might not be able to fight off a virus because its immune system is weak.

 

[rapsta]

That particular reference is not to be trusted, as it makes absolutely no sense. Red flags, body develops virus. Virus is an external organism that can invade your body, against this you have immune system that defends you. (i.e. white blood cells) Your immenu system is weakened during an illness and recovery process after exercise. During this time it is easy to catch something, such as a viral or bacterial infection.

Your references explain things, but the way you chewed it and spit it out raises eye brows. Body develops virus, lol.. Body might not be able to fight off a virus because its immune system is weak.

banGbro, I have trustworthy references in Swedish. I just googled it for you in english, and this was the best I could find.
And when I wrote body develops virus, it's because my english is not good enough. What I meant was something in this way -> there is a virus in your body, you get a fever (the body's defence mechanism againgst viruses) which increases the temperature in your body, because viruses don't like the warm temperature. And when you work out, it is easier that the virus and other bacterias attack your heart which can cause it to stop if you have bad luck.

So.. if you want to work out when you are sick, go ahead. I mean, if I would just have a slight cold and nothing else, I would workout no doubt. But I am talking about fever and sore throat.

And there are more trustworthy references out there, you just find them in english, I can't.

Excuse my bad english

 

[donjuanjovi]

Dude, take it easy and let your body fight off the virus before you get back to the gym. If you want a definate answer, talk to a doctor.