Hominid influenza extremis
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Man-flu.
Haven't slept properly the last two nights as up all night coughing and nose blowing. Feel achy, light headed and a bit dopey (more so than usual) and a decent headache. Alternating between feeling cold and hot.
Basically good cold or flu.
Today should be squats, bench press and bent over barbell rows.
Not sure all this 'fitness' is good for me.
Haven't slept properly the last two nights as up all night coughing and nose blowing. Feel achy, light headed and a bit dopey (more so than usual) and a decent headache. Alternating between feeling cold and hot.
Basically good cold or flu.
Today should be squats, bench press and bent over barbell rows.
Not sure all this 'fitness' is good for me.
Same here, feel terrible. Meant to be doing chest today but don't think I could press 2kg without spluttering everywhere and then having to blow my nose! Hopefully once get over this I'll be good for the rest of winter as I seem to only catch it once a year.
On another note I heard we only survive man flu because we are so tough in the first place, apparently if a woman was to catch man flu it can be fatal!
On another note I heard we only survive man flu because we are so tough in the first place, apparently if a woman was to catch man flu it can be fatal!
I need to invent a term for clients who feel slightly off colour and cancel. Pussies. Feeble Influenza Excusis.
It's infinitely better to do a workout when you feel rough than not to do one at all, even if you have a crappy one. The trick is to know you're going to under-perform so don't get it get to you. Just rejoice in the dopamine release you get afterwards and feel good about it because you deserve to.
I've done workouts when I've had tonsillitis. Quite an odd/cool feeling to get a bench press head rush on top of feeling giddy and spaced-out anyway.
It's infinitely better to do a workout when you feel rough than not to do one at all, even if you have a crappy one. The trick is to know you're going to under-perform so don't get it get to you. Just rejoice in the dopamine release you get afterwards and feel good about it because you deserve to.
I've done workouts when I've had tonsillitis. Quite an odd/cool feeling to get a bench press head rush on top of feeling giddy and spaced-out anyway.
Had it the weekend before last. 3 days off work, still feeling below par a full 10 days after i was stricken by the thing.
Women obviously fail to understand what finely tuned machines we are. I tried to explain to the wife by analogy that she was the steam-powered victorian threshing machine of the automotive world, I am a race car, but she was unable to comprehend the distinction. Thicky.
Women obviously fail to understand what finely tuned machines we are. I tried to explain to the wife by analogy that she was the steam-powered victorian threshing machine of the automotive world, I am a race car, but she was unable to comprehend the distinction. Thicky.
mattikake said:
I need to invent a term for clients who feel slightly off colour and cancel. Pussies. Feeble Influenza Excusis.
It's infinitely better to do a workout when you feel rough than not to do one at all, even if you have a crappy one. The trick is to know you're going to under-perform so don't get it get to you. Just rejoice in the dopamine release you get afterwards and feel good about it because you deserve to.
I've done workouts when I've had tonsillitis. Quite an odd/cool feeling to get a bench press head rush on top of feeling giddy and spaced-out anyway.
Might be worth considering alternative views on training with respiratory ailments (usually recommending a stop with 'lower than neck' infections) like the Scandinavian sporting authorities who banned cross country athletes/orienteers from training (should they listen) and competing after studies on otherwise very fit people suffering sudden heart attacks; the research into their activity patterns etc. suggesting a link between training when ill and - even months later - serious health issues.It's infinitely better to do a workout when you feel rough than not to do one at all, even if you have a crappy one. The trick is to know you're going to under-perform so don't get it get to you. Just rejoice in the dopamine release you get afterwards and feel good about it because you deserve to.
I've done workouts when I've had tonsillitis. Quite an odd/cool feeling to get a bench press head rush on top of feeling giddy and spaced-out anyway.
Edited by AnonSpoilSport on Wednesday 25th September 23:46
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