JohnRobHolmes said:
that sucks man. rest up and try to eat enough carbs to keep up with the chills and fever if you have one.
hope you start feeling better soon.
Thanks! Turned out to be a stomach virus of some kind, I think. Worst of the symptoms were over in 24hrs or so.
Despite not eating anything on Monday and half of Tuesday, I went back to the gym today and on minimal food intake the past 12hrs or so - pure oatmeal, dry toast, 1 chicken breast and veggie dinner.
Wk 8 Day 1
Squat
135 x 5
185 x 2
225 x 1
255 x 1
275 x 1
295 x 1
315 x 1
340 x 3 x 3
1st set was to parallel so I belted up my last 2 sets and that helped me get lower. Plus I was kind of scared I'd lost some strength due to my sickness so I was on the cautious side.
(BTW ever have to work in with some random guy, especially on bench, and he immediately announces he's coming off a sickness so he's just 'going light' ?)
Bench
135 x 5
185 x 1
225 x 1
255 x 3
Barely got the last rep. If I'd had a spotter I probably would've given up, heh. But since I had no options I was able to grind it out. Set didn't feel that great but that's a heavy bench for me.
BBrow
135 x 5
185 x 1
225 x 1
255 x 1
275 x 3
275 probably too heavy. I think I used too much body english on it and didn't feel it as much as I usually do.
BW after workout 186

Down 4lbs from last workout, I'm sure due to lack of food, after all it couldn't be my muscles atrophying in only 2 days. (could it?)
The good news is that my strength didn't appear to be affected. This may turn out to be a blessing in disguise as it forces me to spread out my workouts over the last 2 weeks of intensity phase.