So just coming to the end of the first base phase of a 4month plan. Been hit with a rough bout of illness. More body aches and general fatigue. Various temperature changes. Can’t stomach foods I normally eat appetite up and down.
I’ve been given a decent bout of sweet spot base with 3x high level workout s per week. Yesterday I failed my first one (loma alta) due to being unable to escape saw legs and the “riding through custard” sensation. The plan has me on eclipse tomorrow but it’s a bit daunting as I’m not hundred percent today. There icefall+2 on Saturday too. I’m not sure whether to just input my own shorter, lower level sweet spot/OU workouts like abbey/starr or attempt what’s been given? The plan is giving a rest week next week.
It’s my first tr experience with illness and I don’t know if the AI is getting it right. Any learned advice would be great!
I always wait until I feel 100% and then wait 1 more day before going back to any sort of intense training. Training while ill isn’t going to make you any fitter it’s only going to make it take longer before you are well enough to train hard again.
I will echo the sentiments of the others above. Don’t push through when you’re ill. It’s frustrating but likely to set you back even further if you try and “push through”.
Slowly ease back into it when you’re feeling better. Start out with some Z2 and see how that feels first.
Enter the period of illness into your calendar. I’ve just done this, it told me not to train but I tried anyway ha ha. Mark your failure as due to illness.
