Head colds...

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Started coming down with a %&*@#%! head cold about 3 am at work this
morning. :-P Damned mold spore allergy attacks nearly always do this to
me and lots of wet weather in Texas equals high mold spore counts.

I started lifting heavier and going for strength about a month ago and
am making good progress.

I hate to take a weeks break now. :-(

If it stays above the neck and you're not running a significant
temperature then you could probably get away with doing a reduced
version of your regular training. Say, only one work set after your warmups.

Quoted message said:

I'll not be going to the gym today, tomorrow or Monday so my next
workout is Teusday morning.

If this just stays in my throat and sinuses, I think it should be ok?

Great, so you can infect everyone else at the gym?

Quoted message said:

Does anyone here still lift if they are sick?

At home, yes, as long as it stays above the neck. Even then, I take it easy.

Quoted message said:

Cheers!

Om (hitting the chicken soup and other typical cold remedies.....)

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Started coming down with a %&*@#%! head cold about 3 am at work this
morning. :-P Damned mold spore allergy attacks nearly always do this to
me and lots of wet weather in Texas equals high mold spore counts.

I started lifting heavier and going for strength about a month ago and
am making good progress.

I hate to take a weeks break now. :-(

I'll not be going to the gym today, tomorrow or Monday so my next
workout is Teusday morning.

If this just stays in my throat and sinuses, I think it should be ok?

Does anyone here still lift if they are sick?

Head cold, I lift hard and heavy and run hard interval workouts and it kills the
cold.

Chest cold and/or fever, I stay in bed and consume pepper chicken soup and fruit
juice and water in startling quantities.

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Does anyone here still lift if they are sick?

It varies from person to person, but I never do.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

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spodosaurus spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Started coming down with a %&*@#%! head cold about 3 am at work this
morning. :-P Damned mold spore allergy attacks nearly always do this to
me and lots of wet weather in Texas equals high mold spore counts.

I started lifting heavier and going for strength about a month ago and
am making good progress.

I hate to take a weeks break now. :-(

If it stays above the neck and you're not running a significant
temperature then you could probably get away with doing a reduced
version of your regular training. Say, only one work set after your warmups.

What? No heavy deadlifts? <lol>
Yeah, that seems to be pretty much the conventional wisdom, thanks!

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'll not be going to the gym today, tomorrow or Monday so my next
workout is Teusday morning.

If this just stays in my throat and sinuses, I think it should be ok?

Great, so you can infect everyone else at the gym?

Don't think I've not considered that very thing. ;-)
That can backfire, they can pass it back to me as cold viruses tend to
mutate....

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone here still lift if they are sick?

At home, yes, as long as it stays above the neck. Even then, I take it easy.

Hmmmmmm... Time to roll out my dumbell rack eh?

Thanks
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T said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Started coming down with a %&*@#%! head cold about 3 am at work this
morning. :-P Damned mold spore allergy attacks nearly always do this to
me and lots of wet weather in Texas equals high mold spore counts.

I started lifting heavier and going for strength about a month ago and
am making good progress.

I hate to take a weeks break now. :-(

I'll not be going to the gym today, tomorrow or Monday so my next
workout is Teusday morning.

If this just stays in my throat and sinuses, I think it should be ok?

Does anyone here still lift if they are sick?

Head cold, I lift hard and heavy and run hard interval workouts and it kills
the
cold.

Chest cold and/or fever, I stay in bed and consume pepper chicken soup and
fruit
juice and water in startling quantities.

Thanks
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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The Bill Rodgers said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Does anyone here still lift if they are sick?

It varies from person to person, but I never do.

TBR

Slacker. ;-)

Just kidding.....
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Om.

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Slacker. ;-)

Just kidding.....
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LOL, well it's because I just get sicker and sicker the more I do, so
for me rest is the only way. But then again my WO's are heavier than
most peoples are.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

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OmManiPadmeOmelet <[email hidden]> writes:
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Quoted message said:

Does anyone here still lift if they are sick?

I think I'd pass--keep it out of the gym to avoid passing it on.

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The Bill Rodgers said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Slacker. ;-)

Just kidding.....
--

LOL, well it's because I just get sicker and sicker the more I do, so
for me rest is the only way. But then again my WO's are heavier than
most peoples are.

TBR

Considering stress can weaking immunity a bit, it makes sense.
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Om.

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In article <[email hidden]>,
OmManiPadmeOmelet <[email hidden]> writes:
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Quoted message said:

Does anyone here still lift if they are sick?

I think I'd pass--keep it out of the gym to avoid passing it on.

<grumbles> Yeah, I guess I'll have to resign myself to taking a week
off. :-P

I'll just take some long walks instead. The dog will appreciate that!
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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

<grumbles> Yeah, I guess I'll have to resign myself to taking a week
off. :-P

I'll just take some long walks instead. The dog will appreciate that!

As long as you don't walk him like my idiot neighbor. He walks him,
but when the dog stops tp pee or squat, he yanks the leash and moves
him along. I mean isn't the point of walking him to LET him pee?

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

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The Bill Rodgers said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

<grumbles> Yeah, I guess I'll have to resign myself to taking a week
off. :-P

I'll just take some long walks instead. The dog will appreciate that!

As long as you don't walk him like my idiot neighbor. He walks him,
but when the dog stops tp pee or squat, he yanks the leash and moves
him along. I mean isn't the point of walking him to LET him pee?

TBR

Well, that's not much of an issue here. :-)
My dog is female so does not have the need for territory marking.

I DO use a long lead so she can sniff around and enjoy herself, but the
head collar eliminates the need to yank the leash. She stays mostly at
my side unless she sniffs something interesting, then I stop and let her
"do her thing".

Some people are jerks with their dogs!
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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

My dog is female so does not have the need for territory marking.

Does she s**t?

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

In article <[email hidden]>,

The Bill Rodgers said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

My dog is female so does not have the need for territory marking.

Does she s**t?

TBR

Yes. ;-)

But I stop for her if she needs to do that,
and carry a baggy to pick it up.

Unlike some a-holes, I'm considerate of my neighbors...
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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

But I stop for her if she needs to do that,
and carry a baggy to pick it up.

Why? Just do what Curt does, and stick your finger in her butt.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

In article <[email hidden]>,

The Bill Rodgers said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

But I stop for her if she needs to do that,
and carry a baggy to pick it up.

Why? Just do what Curt does, and stick your finger in her butt.

TBR

<lol!>
Whatever....... ;-)
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Om.

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Quoted message said:

Why? Just do what Curt does, and stick your finger in her butt.

TBR

<lol!>
Whatever....... ;-)

Well to be honest, it's not Curts finger, butt it's about the same
size.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."