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COVID and lingering effects on fitness
Posted on 6/17/21 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 6/17/21 at 12:35 pm
I had COVID back in April and I still feel as though my overall fitness has not fully returned to pre-COVID levels.
I can definitely tell that I get tired easier and quicker.
For those that maybe had COVID earlier in 2020, did y'all experience the same thing and if so, how long did it last?
The lingering side effects to this virus have been quite frustrating to me.
I can definitely tell that I get tired easier and quicker.
For those that maybe had COVID earlier in 2020, did y'all experience the same thing and if so, how long did it last?
The lingering side effects to this virus have been quite frustrating to me.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 12:52 pm to Salmon
Time to go check out the TRT threads.
I had COVID in December and was back in gym in January. Wife had a much worse case of C19 at the same time and it took her a couple months to get energy back. Fatigue lingered for some time. Knew another in shape 30ish guy who had fatigue issues for a couple months as well.
No issues with tiredness for me, but 6 months later and still waiting on smell to come completely back.
I had COVID in December and was back in gym in January. Wife had a much worse case of C19 at the same time and it took her a couple months to get energy back. Fatigue lingered for some time. Knew another in shape 30ish guy who had fatigue issues for a couple months as well.
No issues with tiredness for me, but 6 months later and still waiting on smell to come completely back.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 1:26 pm to DarthRebel
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6 months later and still waiting on smell to come completely back.
Hearing shite like this freaks me out.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 1:30 pm to Aubie Spr96
I never completely loss taste or smell, but my taste definitely changed, in that some things have this weird metallic taste to them now.
The fatigue thing is just really frustrating me. I was feeling about as strong and fit as I have in my adult life before COVID.
I had what I would consider a moderate case, in that I didn't end up in the hospital or anything, but it put me on my arse for a solid 10 days. Definitely not something I want again.
The best part is that I tested positive like 3 days before I was scheduled to get vaccinated...
The fatigue thing is just really frustrating me. I was feeling about as strong and fit as I have in my adult life before COVID.
I had what I would consider a moderate case, in that I didn't end up in the hospital or anything, but it put me on my arse for a solid 10 days. Definitely not something I want again.
The best part is that I tested positive like 3 days before I was scheduled to get vaccinated...
Posted on 6/17/21 at 1:57 pm to Salmon
I had what I thought was a bad case of the flu back in early 2020. It was probably undiagnosed COVID. I lost taste but it came back.
I had childhood asthma and still have flare-ups every now and then, so my lungs have never been the best. It took 3-4 months to get back to a decent level of cardiovascular fitness after COVID, but I don't think I have ever gotten back to where I was just before I caught it, and my heart rate reflects that.
I had childhood asthma and still have flare-ups every now and then, so my lungs have never been the best. It took 3-4 months to get back to a decent level of cardiovascular fitness after COVID, but I don't think I have ever gotten back to where I was just before I caught it, and my heart rate reflects that.
This post was edited on 6/17/21 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 6/17/21 at 2:03 pm to Salmon
I'd highly recommend getting something that tracks your heart rate, hrv, and respiratory rate. It's too late to baseline it against your precovid numbers, but if you feel like you are still having issues you should see all of those numbers improve as your fitness comes back.
I, of course, recommend whoop, but there's several devices available
I, of course, recommend whoop, but there's several devices available
Posted on 6/17/21 at 2:25 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Whoop is great.
I have data going back to mid June last year.
I have data going back to mid June last year.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 2:29 pm to Blutarsky
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Whoop is great.
I have data going back to mid June last year.
September of 2019 for me. Cool to see how you've progressed over months and years. The monthly and yearly assessments are really awesome
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:00 pm to Salmon
Had COVID in late April into May
Front squatting 225 x 5 today
Trap bar deadlifted 510 x 3 Monday
Strength has been fine
Conditioning was rough the first week back full at it a couple weeks ago
Front squatting 225 x 5 today
Trap bar deadlifted 510 x 3 Monday
Strength has been fine
Conditioning was rough the first week back full at it a couple weeks ago
Posted on 6/18/21 at 8:55 pm to Salmon
40 yo. I just had it 3 weeks ago. Today was my first day back lifting, I took it light. I could have started earlier but I’m in the middle of 2 turnarounds at the same time at work. I think I feel normal again.
Posted on 6/18/21 at 10:18 pm to Salmon
Had COVID in January. The first time I had energy to work out was March. I felt the pain of every out of shape fat kid I ever made fun of growing up. Still haven’t made it back to my old conditioning shape.
Still can’t taste perfect or smell certain things, so I’m thinking it’s still lingering and keeping my conditioning suppressed.
Still can’t taste perfect or smell certain things, so I’m thinking it’s still lingering and keeping my conditioning suppressed.
Posted on 6/19/21 at 6:04 am to Salmon
Wife had a mild case, like a mild cold, for about 36 hours. She is a competitive cyclist like me and we both track our fitness in multiple objective ways. She only missed 3 days on the bike but lost 15% of her FTP (functional threshold power). A year later she is still about 5% below pre-COVID FTP number and is still down about 100w off her max sprint power, She has put more miles on in the last year than any year in the last 5 along with doing more of the brutal intervals I do that she usually demurs. She also spent more time in the squat rack and is statically stronger than she has been in over 10 years. Maybe 10% of our cycling friends who had COVID report similar issues. She has access to most every heart diagnostic known to man and she can't find any issues of concern but she has seen some worrying things in her practice. She has replaced two valves in relatively young unusually fit (to see her table) people which the only reasonable conclusion was the damage was secondary to COVID. Understand these are outliers though.
It has been very frustrating for her especially this year as racing has resumed. She should be much stronger than she is given all the extra effort she put in last year.
It has been very frustrating for her especially this year as racing has resumed. She should be much stronger than she is given all the extra effort she put in last year.
Posted on 6/19/21 at 5:06 pm to Salmon
It took a few months for me to be back normal.
Posted on 6/19/21 at 5:19 pm to Salmon
I had COVID in January and it took ~3 months before I started feeling like my old self again.
I just couldn't sustain anything. Heavy lifts were fine, but if a WOD required my lungs, I was fricked. My sustained running pace (like what ive run a 5k at) is 4 breaths in, 4 breaths out. On running WODs I couldn't get all 4 breaths in, the capacity wasn't there. I have exercise-induced asthma, and it felt like an asthma attack without the wheezing.
Now, 6 months later, I feel better than I was pre-covid. But those first 3 months were rough. I started to worry about permanent damage.
I just couldn't sustain anything. Heavy lifts were fine, but if a WOD required my lungs, I was fricked. My sustained running pace (like what ive run a 5k at) is 4 breaths in, 4 breaths out. On running WODs I couldn't get all 4 breaths in, the capacity wasn't there. I have exercise-induced asthma, and it felt like an asthma attack without the wheezing.
Now, 6 months later, I feel better than I was pre-covid. But those first 3 months were rough. I started to worry about permanent damage.
This post was edited on 6/19/21 at 5:21 pm
Posted on 6/19/21 at 9:19 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Whoop — is it an app? Website? Device??
This post was edited on 6/19/21 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 6/19/21 at 9:22 pm to tiger91
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Whoop — is it an app? Website? Device??
Yes
Posted on 6/20/21 at 12:11 am to Salmon
Did you lose taste and smell?
Posted on 6/20/21 at 12:55 pm to Paul Allen
No, I never fully lost my taste or smell, although some things definitely taste different now.
Posted on 6/20/21 at 1:16 pm to Salmon
So it was more of a partial taste/smell loss? If so, how many days did it last?
Posted on 6/20/21 at 3:56 pm to Paul Allen
I personally lost all sense of smell and basically all taste. I could taste "sweet" or "salty" but there was zero flavor other than that. It was bizarre.
Losing sense of smell wasn't badz especially since we were in the thick of potty training my kid at the time
Losing sense of smell wasn't badz especially since we were in the thick of potty training my kid at the time
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