My whole household got a cold that lasted about 4-5 days. During the peak of the illness we were fatigued at a level where even performing daily chores was difficult. I tried lifting toward the end of the illness, when I thought I had recovered essentially normal physical functioning, and noticed that I had lost about 5 reps or 25lb of strength on my flat chest press.
Another concern of mine -- I've read that metabolism rises during illness. I frankly have no idea by how much or what the science says about this, but I was weighing in at 179lb pre-illness and my recent weigh-in was 176.5. Level of sweat was pretty much the same and if anything I've eaten *more* foods that would retain water, so I don't think it's due to sweating out water weight.
Caloric intake was about maintenance. I tried eating to surplus, but frankly, when your stomach is filled with mucus eating 3700 calories sounds like a quick way to vomit. I've had an easier time eating to surplus while taking adderall, and amphetamines are notorious for curbing appetite.
How should I address illnesses when concerned about my strength? Should I lift anyway? Should I rest more? How does illness impede strength development? I've taken, frankly, two rest days in a row after a workout day where I'd usually take zero -- I don't think lifting would have been productive for me in this state, but that's going off of my body's response and I could be wrong about this.
Any help would be appreciated.
Another concern of mine -- I've read that metabolism rises during illness. I frankly have no idea by how much or what the science says about this, but I was weighing in at 179lb pre-illness and my recent weigh-in was 176.5. Level of sweat was pretty much the same and if anything I've eaten *more* foods that would retain water, so I don't think it's due to sweating out water weight.
Caloric intake was about maintenance. I tried eating to surplus, but frankly, when your stomach is filled with mucus eating 3700 calories sounds like a quick way to vomit. I've had an easier time eating to surplus while taking adderall, and amphetamines are notorious for curbing appetite.
How should I address illnesses when concerned about my strength? Should I lift anyway? Should I rest more? How does illness impede strength development? I've taken, frankly, two rest days in a row after a workout day where I'd usually take zero -- I don't think lifting would have been productive for me in this state, but that's going off of my body's response and I could be wrong about this.
Any help would be appreciated.
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