missing gym with head cold, what effects?

The Freeman

as the title suggests i haven't been to the gym in 5 days(sore muscles with cold)

i had been going 3 times a week for the last 3 months since i started membership, now the reason i started to go to the gym was to put on muscle mass, so i've been hitting 1 gram of protein for every pound of weight i am and now i am starting to put on mass but NOW i'm in bed sick, its really frustrating cos i just wanna hop on a bench or lat pulldown but am confined to my home here in galway and my muscles are aching:(

just wondering what ye guys have done in the past and how it effected ye psychilly i suppose, or how easy it was to hop back on the bench, lat pulldown etc. pushing the same weights as a week previous.

cheers in advance lads;)


Ger

Hanley

It's only a week. Don't worry about it.

dacookie

Well your not gonna lose much, but when this happens with me or I just don't go to the gym for some reason, I just make up for it and go more often then I did.I haven't gone to the gym in around 4 days, so soon il make up for it and do around 5 in a week instead of my usual 3.

Maybe you should try this, it motivates me more because I know I have been slacking, and thats how my mindset works, dunno how yours is though.

TestTransmission

Im in the situation as the OP,havent been to the gym in 2/3 weeks after going for 5 months and seeing great results.
Ive suffered a badly broken nose,had an operation and now the onset of a terrible head cold.
How can i catch up with my regime?Its going to be another week before im back

Money Shot

Just relax, a week, two weeks will make no difference to anything. If anything you're body will appreciate the rest and be the better for it. A lot of people would take a full week off after a tough 4-6 week training cycle before starting another cycle.

Personally, I take a week, sometimes two, occasionally more, every couple of months or so. I find my body responds well to the rest and needs it. Everyone's different I suppose, but it's definitely not healthy to be fretting over missing a couple of gym sessions because you're sick. Take the opportunity to concentrate on other areas of your life.

The Freeman

cheers money shot best advice so far, its just easier to think of things negatively than positively when your sick;)