Go to the gym even if I am SICK as hell?

[evansusmc2]

I have the flu, a sinus infection and I am aching like hell. Today I am supposed to do shoulders (lift weights) today. Should I just take some painkiller (Theraflu, Aleve) and get my ass in the gym and just tough it out? OR take a day or two off?

[deadlyshaolin]

Stay at home.

[evansusmc2]

Originally Posted by deadlyshaolin

Stay at home.

Yeah I guess I should. Just got off the phone with my buddies that works at GNC. He said I would be doing more bad than good if I went.

[PATHANY]

Stay at home man...it'll just take you longer to recover (and hinder MORE workouts) if you keep pushing yourself.

[Andy Rickert]

Iv tried training sick before... its useless, you'd be doing yourself a disservice to not stay home

[Richard Emling]

you have a day just for shoulders? stay home and use the time to create an effective routine

[Standard]

Originally Posted by Richard Emling

you have a day just for shoulders? stay home and use the time to create an effective routine

LOL, best use of time.

[erskine777]

it's pretty much guaranteed that if you weightlift when you're SICK as hell, you won't get anything accomplished except possible injuries and aggravating your sickness. whenever i get sick i just really work on my flexibility since that's not exerting.

[Art_Wanderlei]

You sound like me. Craving the gym even when you're sick. Few things I hate more in this life than taking a days off but it has to be done every now and then.

[zfolwick]

lymph nodes swollen. . . . Happened to me last week. Ugh.

Stay home. . Sleep.

Yeah.