Exercise and covid

Bigbear

Bigbear

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Has anyone here gotten covid and if so did you just train through it or take time off?
 
When I had it, but wasn’t sure if I had it, I ran on the treadmill high intensity for 30 min to see what my blood oxygen would drop to.
it got down to 87%.

but I didn’t train. I figured I might as well let myself heal. Like you would with any flu.
 
I'm just thinking I'm sure some working out is good to boost ur system, plus not fall too behind in my routine
 
I felt really shitty the first couple days I got covid so I just stayed in bed, but after that I felt mostly good and I went back to training. However I also didn't actually know I had covid until I got a PCR test a few days later lol. So I guess it probably depends how bad your symptoms are, I just felt kinda fatigued and couldn't taste shit so I trained at like 80% intensity.
 
Jerbear said:
Is that blood oxygen 87% good or bad?
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Bad, it’s not supposed to go below 90%. Under 90 you are supposed go to the hospital.
it went back up to 92% so I didn’t worry. Then my little cough went away about 4 days later and it went back to 98%
 
Covid, a cold, a flu - should you keep working out hard with weights? No.
Your body needs its energy to recover and fight off whatever virus you have. If your feeling up to it a short walk or a light work out won't hurt but there is a reason they tell you stay home, rest, keep hydrated, etc. when your not feeling well.

If you think a few weeks are going to make a difference in a life of lifting weights, it won't. If your worried about wasting a cycle cut it down to a TRT dosage only so you don't feel like shit from low test.
 
Haha covid is no joke no lie I'm sicker then a dog 4 days in and no sign of getting better yet. My friendly advice is get the shots boys it sux not lifting lol
 
Jerbear said:
Haha covid is no joke no lie I'm sicker then a dog 4 days in and no sign of getting better yet. My friendly advice is get the shots boys it sux not lifting lol
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And this is where the shot can shine…symptoms are less severe and it usually passes (often unnoticed) after several days. My wife is still feeling effects from Covid and she had it last January…important to note she is an asthmatic and it hit her harder.
 
It's messed up some peoples lungs for months after and sometimes permanently. What you cough out is dead lung material soo it really depends on the person. L-carnatine might help you feel better while you have it.
 
Covid hits everyone different that is for sure. From my athletes alone three of them were hospitalized and on oxygen. Most were in the hospital for 1-2 weeks. Now they are dealing with the long haul symptoms which is no fun either. I have a handful of clients that also caught it and it was similar to the flu, so its hard to say what would happen when you catch it. The worst I have seen so far is my friend. He has been in a coma for two months and just got out this week. His father caught it the same time as him and passed away. His sister also caught it and she is still in a coma. I just wish this whole pandemic never happened.
 
I took 2 days off when I caught covid. I didn't have alot of energy. 3rd day It was leg day so I did squats. Wouldn't say it was my best workout but I didn't drop any weight.
 
anabolic coach said:
Covid hits everyone different that is for sure. From my athletes alone three of them were hospitalized and on oxygen. Most were in the hospital for 1-2 weeks. Now they are dealing with the long haul symptoms which is no fun either. I have a handful of clients that also caught it and it was similar to the flu, so its hard to say what would happen when you catch it. The worst I have seen so far is my friend. He has been in a coma for two months and just got out this week. His father caught it the same time as him and passed away. His sister also caught it and she is still in a coma. I just wish this whole pandemic never happened.
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My god, your chance of knowing that many people with long haul or bad symptoms is like 1 in a million.

Well thank god with the omicron variant, it can be speculated that this pandemic will be over. It has now turned into a cold. And has become the dominate variant in SA, like 96%. So in a few months things should get better.
 
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Sorbate said:
My god, your chance of knowing that many people with long haul or bad symptoms is like 1 in a million.

Well thank god with the omicron variant, it can be speculated that this pandemic will be over. It has now turned into a cold. And has become the dominate variant in SA, like 96%. So in a few months things should get better.
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I wouldn't put too big a shine on that apple.
Where I live In thunder bay the fatality rate is 2% and the hospitalization rate is 3%.
Omicron isn't better than the original, it's 4.2 times more contagious than the delta variant, which is itself 4-9 times more contagious than the original.

Also, it's not less fatal than the original they're all about the same.
We've got 20% of the population who won't get vaccinated because they've got rocks in their heads, and 58% worldwide who either won't or can't get access to the vaccine and until everyone is vaccinated, which probably wont happen we will never get rid of it. It's just going to keep killing people I know four people who caught it. two were vaccinated One lost 70 pounds had to be hospitalized and nearly died. she was vaccinated once and is still messed up. months later. shes in her late thirties.

Choking to death over a period of days or weeks is not a fun way to go either.

Did you know 2% of people in the states legitimately believe the earth is flat? Seriously, that's how stupid large numbers of people can be.

And they"re selfish too. Here in Tbay, a woman caught covid got the test results and then kept sending her kid to school, 80 more cases in that cluster.
 
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BobTbay said:
I wouldn't put too big a shine on that apple.
Where I live In thunder bay the fatality rate is 2% and the hospitalization rate is 3%.
Omicron isn't better than the original, it's 4.2 times more contagious than the delta variant, which is itself 4-9 times more contagious than the original.

Also, it's not less fatal than the original they're all about the same.
We've got 20% of the population who won't get vaccinated because they've got rocks in their heads, and 58% worldwide who either won't or can't get access to the vaccine and until everyone is vaccinated, which probably wont happen we will never get rid of it. It's just going to keep killing people I know four people who caught it. two were vaccinated One lost 70 pounds had to be hospitalized and nearly died. she was vaccinated once and is still messed up. months later. shes in her late thirties.

Choking to death over a period of days or weeks is not a fun way to go either.

Did you know 2% of people in the states legitimately believe the earth is flat? Seriously, that's how stupid large numbers of people can be.

And they"re selfish too. Here in Tbay, a woman caught covid got the test results and then kept sending her kid to school, 80 more cases in that cluster.
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^^This guy drank the kool-aid! Haha you better go get the 3rd shot buddy so you are fully protected.
 
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