This old time legend knew the key to avoiding illness
Which means you’ll never get anywhere if you keep skipping training sessions.
In fact, to make fast gains you’ve got to find a way to string together as many training sessions as you can.
But what about when you catch a cold or flu? Should you slog on, and try to battle through a training session even when you’re under the weather?
Or should you rest up and come back when you’re 100% recovered?
I’ve been training on and off for about 15 years now and here’s what I’ve discovered:
If you wait until you’re 100% recovered, it will take a long time to feel healthy again. But if you get back under the iron too soon, you can prolong a cold or flu.
So here’s what I recommend:
When you first get sick, go ahead a take a full day off. No training at all.
If you feel better or the same the next day, try some light cardio. Sometimes “sweating it out” can do wonders for a cold.
If you feel WORSE the day after your light cardio, then get back on the couch. But if you feel better (and 90% of the time you will) then do another cardio day. This time push it a little harder and try to sweat it out a little more.
This should get you back to feeling about 90% healthy and that’s good enough to get back under the iron.
So with this method, you can catch a cold on Sunday night and be training again on Wednesday or Thursday. That’s not too bad considering many guys will miss 1-2 weeks every time they catch a cold.
Of course, the best way to avoid getting sick is to take a tip from Jack Lalanne and AVOID SUGAR. Sugar depresses your immune system and makes you more likely to catch an illness.
So avoid sugar at all costs and you’ll reduce your odds of getting sick.
Jack Lalanne is also a big believer in supplementing with liver tablets.
To find out why, go here.
