TFR 167 Mistakes and Lessons Learned with Jeff Nichols / Stew Smith

[@ctb3386]

The wisdom and experience here - can't be understated.

[@akasupaman]

Nice to see you guys again 👍 been following along for two years now. Can't wait until I get out of college

[@jashdicky]

Stew, Do you think you and Jeff could do a podcast on training when sick? Sick with something like the common cold (not talking about any serious illness). In the past I’ve had difficulty determining whether it would do more harm than good for me to train when sick. Every case is different so it would be great if yall could talk about your personal methods of evaluating yourself when sick and determining if you're healthy enough to train. Thank you

[@johnmitchell8487]

That's an easy one, don't do it. Let your body heal fully until you are able to train again at 100%. If you don't, you're only going to drag your illness out and it will take weeks to get back to full health.

[@StewSmith182]

www.military.com/military-fitness/workouts/working-out-with-cold www.stewsmithfitness.com/blogs/news/perform-a-systems-check-after-long-bouts-with-illness-injury-or-not-training

[@jashdicky]

@@StewSmith182 Great info. Thank you!

[@JohnDoe-zt2cg]

What level or intensity of soreness is healthy and leaves room to move forward without injury?

[@JohnDoe-zt2cg]

Somehow I'm expecting an, "It depends." answer.

[@lucmaschino883]

A good rule of thumb is when your soreness is so severe it inhibits your performance, that’s when you should rest

[@JohnDoe-zt2cg]

@@lucmaschino883 Thank you.

[@jacobacostamasterscribe2200]

Going to paraphrase Dr. mike israetel, someone who Jeff follows on Instagram. You shouldn’t be sore in that respective muscle when it’s time to train it again. You do biceps Monday and Thursday, for example. If they’re still sore Thursday, you don’t train them. And it means keep your daily volume the same, and train until you aren’t sore the next day you’re supposed to train them, or, drop the volume by a set. If you train both days and don’t get soreness at all, bump up a set or two each day per week. If you’re sore through but not onto Thursday, you’re golden. Still applying the concepts of progressive overload within the bounds of a mesocycle, but paying attention to the feedback your body has to offer

[@captainkielbasa5471]

@@lucmaschino883 bingo

[@JohnDoe-zt2cg]

Have you ever thought of making your own exercise wall charts...one for calisthetics, one for weights, one for stretches, and one for mobility?

[@JohnDoe-zt2cg]

To go with your books