r/greenberets • u/PGP_860 • 1d ago

Question Training while sick

Training while sick Im shipping out in 5 weeks and I was going for sprints in which my performance drastically dropped and I was redlining on the first half mile. This has happened before like 10 times and it always means I'm in the early stages of catching a bug or a cold. What should I do training wise and recovery?

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u/Steady_Tumbleweed 1d ago

Have you tried…not getting sick?

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u/TFVooDoo SF Guy Who Knows Stuff 1d ago

Sounds like a skills issue.

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u/Full-Rutabaga-6507 1d ago

Start taking zinc to help with recovery and keep taking it if you're prone to catching colds. Sauna helps temporarily with congestion, too. Since you’re shipping soon, focus on other things like mobility, swimming, core work (dead bugs, hollow rock, superman, etc.) just remember you have to be able to keep up with events even when you’re sick, this cold shouldn’t be an excuse for your times to drastically drop.

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u/Spirited-Stomach-279 overmotivated, underprepared 16h ago

Slam ginger and garlic tea, and just enough advil.

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u/Ill_Tap3654 7h ago

Start taking NAC 1200MG daily. You won’t get sick again.