Not the things one usually associates with deadlifts.
For the past two months, after sessions that involve heavy singles, I seem to wake up with a sore throat the next day, and a full-on common cold the day after.
This has been happening with frightening consistency. It happened in the summer also, and although I generally catch colds pretty easily, it happens specifically after heavy training such as deadlifts and used to happen when I was training martial arts a few months ago.
I’m supplementing heavily with vitamin C right now in a bid to alleviate this, but it still should not be happening. I get in plenty of fruits, veggies and some fish oil.
I’ll speak with a doctor about it, but given the state of the health service here, it will be months before I get to the bottom of it (and hopefully I’ll have that physio appointment I’m waiting for months on by now)
The only pertinent thing from my medical history I can think of is the generally mediocre T results I’ve gotten, but surely this is not it?
Hmnnn, well, luckily I get to pick my brother’s brain a lot, (Dpt, CSCS, Olympic WL Coach…) and sometimes when there’s a lot of small little things getting in the way of your training, there is only one logical answer…
“Man Up”.
Nah, seriously though, everyone has different recovery abilities, and for whatever reason (possibly diet, genetic, or anything really), you seem to be stressing yours. Get the doctors opinion.
This happens to me too. Eat more, is what I found to be helping, and don’t try to do a lot of max single stuff too often because it’ll only worsen the problem, at least that what seems to work for me.
Could it be related to where you work out? I used to lift in a dark damp basement and I got sick more than I should of. I havent had any problems since I got out of there and into a real gym.
Remember the fact that even the cleanest gyms are filthy from a micro-organism perspective. Wash your hands after you work out and wipe the bars down before you use them (if you can, my gyms has antibacterial sprays). You’ll be surprised the crap that comes off em.
[quote]detazathoth wrote:
This happens to me too. Eat more, is what I found to be helping, and don’t try to do a lot of max single stuff too often because it’ll only worsen the problem, at least that what seems to work for me.[/quote]
I’m with this guy. Overall caloric intake must be sufficient. Not just specific micros.
It seems you have a problem in recovering from strenuous activity. The heavy sessions are weakening your body to a point where the collateral damage accrued from the workout compromises your immune function. It may be as simple as adjusting your diet. However, if this is a continuous problem you really should see a specialist. This could (not for sure)be a symptom of a bigger problem.
Not the things one usually associates with deadlifts.
For the past two months, after sessions that involve heavy singles, I seem to wake up with a sore throat the next day, and a full-on common cold the day after.
This has been happening with frightening consistency. It happened in the summer also, and although I generally catch colds pretty easily, it happens specifically after heavy training such as deadlifts and used to happen when I was training martial arts a few months ago.
I’m supplementing heavily with vitamin C right now in a bid to alleviate this, but it still should not be happening. I get in plenty of fruits, veggies and some fish oil.
I’ll speak with a doctor about it, but given the state of the health service here, it will be months before I get to the bottom of it (and hopefully I’ll have that physio appointment I’m waiting for months on by now)
The only pertinent thing from my medical history I can think of is the generally mediocre T results I’ve gotten, but surely this is not it?[/quote]
Change your routine. Heavy lifting is a serious drain on your nervous system. And what most people don’t know is that your CNS also controls your immune responses. Studies have shown that after intense exercise your immune system is knocked down for up to 48hrs.
So if it was me, this is what I would do:
rotate off the heavy lifting and go for reps for a few weeks.
start rotating heavy lifting in and out of my workout regime more quickly (i.e. only one heavy session per week.
at the first sign of sore throat start taking zinc lozenges (suck on one every 3-4hrs, up to 6 per day) for up to two days.
pay close attention to your energy levels
start monitoring your resting heart rate (check every morning before you get out of bed). Days that it is elevated in the am you should do a lighter workout that day.
Just curious, I’m asusming this is when you lift heavy,… hw often each week do you lift heavy? A bunch of people already commented about your revovery ability, when I was lifting heavy / powerlifting years ago, I would only train 3x a week, and I was sore as shit.
It seems like that’s how your body responds to over-training.
I don’t know if this applies to anaerobic, but for aerobic, you’re immune system slows down for 60 minutes after you do taxing workouts, making you more susceptible to bacteria. So it could be your environment too.