Very impressive work, Keo. Your discipline and dedication is admirable!
Well, I'm just doing what I can right now. I'm just fortunate I wasn't hit harder with this.
Appreciate the input. I was assuming it'd be best to train as light as I can and still move weight. No need to cut 10lbs if I don't have to I suppose.
If the first meet went well and I felt strong post-submersion I'd feel comfy getting a little heavier but I do see the returns diminishing quickly. I'm just happy I've been able to continue training hard while the weight has been dropping. I don't know how true this would be if I was actively pursuing a big BS.
Also, glad you're getting proper medical treatment. My good friend went without while having mono for weeks and it got... well real bad.
Yeah, I think the best approach is to be conservative with your weight to start, then test the limits of how large a cut you can handle.
And my medical treatment hasn't done shit beyond telling me I've got this bullshit. Since it's a virus, there's very little that can be done, and all they prescribed me was prednisone, an oral steroid anti-inflammatory that decreases your immune system's ability to respond. Well, so far it's immune system 1, prednisone 0, because prednisone hasn't taken down my inflammation at all (and I've only got one more day on it).
Unfortunately, prednisone isn't a pain-killer, so in addition to not affecting my swollen tonsils in a meaningful manner, it also hasn't reduced any of the pain, which the ibuprofin was doing. But I'm managing just fine, and the pain is just now starting to subside.
Considering all of prednisone's side-effects, I won't ask for a prescription refill--I'll be glad to be done with it. I'd rather just deal with this myself.
Your friend might have had a bad strain of mono--mine seems really mild. Some of my first symptoms (headaches, lack of appetite) were so inconsequential that I didn't think anything of them.
Are you planning to do some maintenance training to avoid atrophy while giving your body a chance to take it a bit easier for a couple of weeks (shorter and/or less frequent training sessions, lower overall volume, smaller number and/or less frequent near-maximal lifts), or are you actually planning to continue training like usual?
In any case, good luck with it, man!
I'm going to maintain my numbers on my squat, bench press, and deadlift, while electing to do lighter accessory training than usual. This will cut down a bit on training time and intensity, and it will also cut down on the number of near-maximal lifts I'm doing. I think this will make it a bit easier for me to recover from this illness without sacrificing any strength. I am trying not to run myself into the ground though.
