So I am a week and a half out from a meet I have been preparing for since September. This Friday I am going to start a small one week taper leading into the meet next Sat Dec 8. However I am starting to get sick, I feel it in my throat, my nose is starting to run, etc. Do any of those things like Emergen-C work or am I better off with a multi vitamin and some nyquil?
I don't really agree with that... I suppose its anecdotal, but in the 20 years I've been in the swimming world I've never once felt worse after a workout than before, in fact I have a hard time remembering any time I didn't feel way better while working out sick. I've worked out sick, I've raced sick, I've tapered and raced my taper meet sick and each time I've gotten out of the water feeling much better than before I got in.
Even if this is true, what about the chances of you infecting others? Personally I think if you are sick you should stay out of the pool.
I don't really agree with that... I suppose its anecdotal, but in the 20 years I've been in the swimming world I've never once felt worse after a workout than before, in fact I have a hard time remembering any time I didn't feel way better while working out sick. I've worked out sick, I've raced sick, I've tapered and raced my taper meet sick and each time I've gotten out of the water feeling much better than before I got in.
Even if this is true, what about the chances of you infecting others? Personally I think if you are sick you should stay out of the pool.
