Did you know that there is a strange monster-virus going around?
Darn thing struck me down a couple of weeks ago, albeit only badly for a couple of days. But alas, it lingered – placing me in a training-related conundrum.
How so?
I wasn’t so sick I couldn’t train at all.
Indeed, I actually wanted to train because I am taking the first two weeks of January off so missing part of all of a training week at this point, while not world-ending, wasn’t ideal.
Why?
It’d mean I’d be taking nearly a month off in aggregate, which I simply don’t want to do for various reasons.
However.
I wasn’t 100%, so It’d be pants-on-head stupid of me to even attempt my usual workouts.
If I tried, I’d almost certainly dig myself into a fatigue-hole I would have a hard time climbing out of and probably injure myself in some way, shape, or form for good measure.
So.
I did the Smart Thing and took a “deload” week.
Ordinarily, deloads are planned but they are a great tool to have in your box to whip out when life gives you lemons (work stress, travel, poor sleep, and so on).
In other words, to take back control of a situation that has been forced upon you.
A situation that would otherwise disrupt your ability to train consistently, hinder your progress and, most worryingly of all, dramatically increase the risk of you not going back to the gym for weeks, months, or, potentially, years causing you to lose everything you’ve hitherto sweated blood to achieve.
Anyway.
I am fine now and back training as I usually would, thanks in no small part to the deload protocol I will share in January’s Issue of “The Phil Tyreman Letter”.
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P.S. To be clear, I am not saying you should train while ill because that is dumb.
Nevertheless, between a general dearth in critical thinking ability among the general population and parasite lawyers looking for an easy payday you can never be too careful these days.
All I am saying is that I made a properly informed decision to train based on my knowledge, experience, and personal risk appetite, therefore nothing in this email should not be read as “advice” or even a suggestion that you should do the same.
If you are ever in doubt about your ability to train, concerned about your health, or similar go and see a doctor or other appropriately qualified and registered healthcare professional and do as they tell you.