What to do during an illness to avoid gains loss or slow down.
Originally Posted by dongalong
UPDATE. Unless absolutely necessary, mini breaks should be avoided in my opinion, I discovered that 7 days break = 2 weeks NO GAINS!
No gains during your break, slight loss of gains and 1 week to get back to where you were.
I was getting fast gains up until the end of September, however as I’ve mentioned in other threads, I took one week off to allow a glans injury to heal and wait for a cold to cure, I had no desire to do PE during that time. BIG MISTAKE!
3 weeks later and I have only just returned to the length I was before I stopped.
This loss of gains and slow rate of regaining was very frustrating so it made me analyse the mistakes that I made:
1. Allowing my glans to dry out which caused flaky skin which broke in places.
2. Stopping PE for six days
3. Not exercising for 3 weeks because I didn’t want my cold to become bronchitis which has happened several times before when I exercised too soon after my cold was gone. I noticed during my previous PE phases that exercise has a big effect on gaining speed.
Next time I get injured or ill, this is what I’ll do:
1. If my glans get injured again, I’ll change my ADS attachment method, stick to manual stretches or whatever is possible to continue PE without making things worse. Of course, I’ve learned my lesson and I’ll try to keep my glans moisturized.
2. I might stop during 1-2 days when I’m suffering from the illness but no more! There is no reason why I can’t attach my ADS device while in bed.
3. This is unavoidable if you want to return to 100% form as quickly as possible.
Exercise encourages the body to heal, release Human growth hormone, helps you sleep better, improves the distribution of nutrients by better circulation etc. etc. It is a VERY important ingredient for fast gains.