Often the knee-jerk reaction when you’re feeling sick is to avoid physical activity and to rest instead. However, exercise may be beneficial in some cases. To determine whether you should train or not, use the neck rule: When sickness occurs, training is permitted if symptoms are felt above the neck (e.g., runny nose, stuffiness, sneezing,…

I’ve written about the best time to train in the past, but here are some additional viewpoints from Russian and Eastern European authorities on the topic: After sleep, strength is 20-30% lower and will gradually increase achieving maximum after 3-5 hours upon awakening. Source: Vorobyev, A.N. (1978). A Textbook On Weightlifting. (W.J. Brice, Trans.). Budapest:…