Q: Should I still be having protein shakes on the days I don’t do weight training? A: Weight training causes damage to muscle fibres which we then repair through proper hydration, nutrition, rest and sleep. It’s important to understand that this repair process takes...
To determine whether you can and should still exercise during sickness, it really depends on your symptoms. As a rule of thumb, if your symptoms are above the neck (i.e. a runny nose, sore throat and/or blocked sinuses) you are probably okay to still do some...