I had a cold. Felt better and went to the gym. 3 days later I woke up in agony, felt like an elephant was standing on my chest. Went for a piss, and collapsed on the way back. Got up and told my uncle, he called the ambulance, went to emergency and injected me with something. Felt better, all good and gone.
I once trained arms with a mid-swing cold.
It was last winter.
Although I’m sure it was psychological, my strength output on close-grips was better than usual. The rest of the workout was pretty decent, too. I probably was just more determined and put forth a greater effort.
Like davie, I thought I could speed the fever break and sweat it out of me, so I did cardio the next day as well. I think it worked, but it may have been a placebo effect (the cold may have just naturally worked its course by that time).
Since then, I’ve read several reports of cases like yours.
You know more about this than I do…
Do you know if there’s a greater risk with cardio vs. weights, or does it even matter?
Tanx for sharing the story.
Monty
