i was reading a forum and i came across a person who claimed that after training to the limit his immune system would weaken and catch a influenza. is this possible? would training too hard continuesly have a negative effect on your immune system? i ask because i noticed that when i train everyday, i find myself getting sick or feeling weak in few days after starting.
2006-09-19 15:57:59 · 10 answers · asked by Jas Key 6 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
yes ,your body needs time to recover ,during recovery you are vulnerable because your body is weak ,one must get proper rest in order to get the most out of working out
2006-09-19 17:51:51 · answer #1 · answered by gry w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not to get that sick but you can train so hard that you can become sick I do every summer because I ride my bike 14 miles in the california heat and work out for 2 hours 6 days a week. Just for my martial arts.
2006-09-20 22:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by Random thoughts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most definately. Training breaks down your body to build it back up, and if you never rest it and allow it to recover, then the energy that your body needs to heal itself is never recharged. For example, muscles actually tear when you stretch and then heal in the new elongated form. The body's immune system removes the damaged material, but it can only do so much. If you over tax your system it can't keep up.
2006-09-20 13:49:32 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as I get older, this happens more and more. You push you body to a point of fatigue and you lower your immune system until you get to bed and recharge.
If I push myself really really hard, I get the chills at night like I'm coming down with a fever.
2006-09-20 00:52:49 · answer #4 · answered by Mike C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course! You need ENERGY to fuel your immune system. If you are spent then you don't have much energy left to fight off infections. Common sense dude, thats why when your sick you are supposed to get rest and fluids.
2006-09-20 00:50:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any thing you over do is bad. Over training will weaken your body and readuce your ability.
2006-09-21 04:42:37 · answer #6 · answered by R.I.A 30 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! Overtraing will weaken the body and make it more susceptible to infection.
2006-09-20 08:23:13 · answer #7 · answered by Adios 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can see that happening since your body is too busy recovering from all the aches and pains, it doesn't divert the...I don't know, white blood cells, I guess, to block off things like colds and flus.
2006-09-19 23:05:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know a guy that did one of those "runs across America" for a cause, and he used his body so hard for that he got very sick.
you can over do it
2006-09-19 23:03:32 · answer #9 · answered by TLJaguar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-20 00:53:55 · answer #10 · answered by Hinata 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋