I'm sick :((

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spikers1100

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Okay just a quick question...I finished week 7 (5's with pulse reps + drops) this past Friday (today is Tuesday). Started feeling sick over the weekend, Monday was bad..I felt drained, tired and just miserable. I figured I'd just postpone everything by a day. Well today is worse. Now..should I  push myself and try to get these last 3 WO in before I SD, or maybe consider just starting SD now?? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
While I'm posting I also would like to comment on my first cycle of HST.  For lack of a  better exclamatory word I will just say WOW!!!
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 What a great feeling. Very noticable size gains. I'm not really into measuring, but I can tell in my clothes, and I have received several favorable comments. Also, while this isn't a strength training routine...I have made such extreme gains in strength its incredible. I found my 15, 10 & 5 rep maxes prior to starting. But by the time I got to the end of my 10's the weight wasn't heavy enough..not even close! And the original 5 rep max?? Forget about it...just for example...my original 5 rep max for squats was 275..my Friday workout was 325, 3 sets of 5 with the final set including 5 reps, 5 pulse reps then into 2 drop sets.
Original bench 5 RM was 275...and this is the honest to God's truth ..Friday workout was with 360..same sets as squats. Now granted I am doing my bench workout on the plate loaded Strive machine so it is a bit easier. but strength gains are still gains. Needless to say I am now one of the firmest believers of HST! :D  Can't wait to start another cycle!!
 
Spiker's

Glad you enjoyed round #1.

For lack of better words and time to explain, you could be coming down with something.

Just SD - do not worry about a thing (with training that is).

If it carries on go see a doc.
 
Same thing happened to me last week of my 1st cycle. (kinda wierd that spyke and spikers had the exact same thing happen LOL)

I lost some muscle and weight from being sick but it all comes back pretty quick.

Congrats on the results man!
 
I get sick at least once every cycle. I haven't lifted for since last Wednesday due to coming up with a bad fever last week. It happens, and I either pick up where I left off or in this case, start up my 2nd day of 10's when the last day I lifted was my 5th day of 15's. If it were the 5's or negs, I would either restart where I left off, or go into a full SD.
 
I get sick sometimes during a cycle. I like to extend the 5s/negs as long as possible personally, so once I was well again, I would jump right back into the 5s. Maybe start with an increment less than I was using before I got sick, to make sure my strength is back... then work back up to my 5 RM and move into negatives for as many weeks as possible. I wouldn't SD until I was having joint pains. There is nothing that says if you have to be off for a week that you must start your entire cycle over...

That's just what I would do though. You could SD and start your next cycle after that.
 
Thanks so much everyone, what a great site this is, with some really great people. I hate missing my workouts, but I think going when I'm not 100% and having a terrible workout is worse. I 'm going to try giving this a couple of more days and see how I feel. If I come out of it by Friday I'll repeat the 5's/negs and then SD...if not I'll already have a week off so I'll just ride it out a few more days.
Any advice on the way I was doing the 5's for for neg's?? I don't have a partner, so neg's were out. I was doing 3 sets of 5's with the final set consisting of an addition 5 pulse reps, then into 2 drops for 5 reps each. Is this too much?? I know I feel it immensely afterwards, I'm totally spent. I was doing negs for my dips and pullups.
Thanks again to everyone!!
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That sounds good. Doing negatives on dips and chins is very productive, so it's good that you are getting to do those at least. There are also a few other exercises where negatives are possible without a partner, such as curls. But really, I think as long as you can manage them for dips and chins, continuing with your 5 RM is a good idea. You could also see if you can increment a bit higher than your previous 5 RM, to see if your 5 RM has gone up.
 
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