supps when sick?

[Big H]

hi.. in case u all r wonderin ive been sick for bout a week. i wuz wonderin what 2 do bout supps.. zma, creatine too be particulary.. talk to you all later

[Manteca]

I never stop taking them, I am probably more careful during those times about diet so as to lose as little mass as possible

[StreamlinedMass]

When you are sick you want to try and keep your immune system working very well while also minimizing any muscle losses. What I do when I'm ill is:

Continue taking ZMA as usual, but also have one or two zinc lozenges during the day...at least an hour after a meal though.

Take up to 30g a day of glutamine...10-15g upon wakening, and 10-15g after your workout.

Up your protein intake a little, especially from whey sources because its high in glutamine and BCAA's.

Take up to 2000mg of Vitamin C and 800iu of Vitamin E a day as split up throughout the day as possible.

Stay away from milk till you feel better cause it will make your congestion thicker and harder to clear up and/or expel.

Eat as clean as possible, but keep the calories sufficiently high.

I probably wouldn't change my creatine intake, but if you want stay off it till you feel better.

A good rule of thumb for training is if the sickness is from the neck up (stuffed nose, cold symptoms) its ok to workout, just maybee tone it down a little, but if its from the neck down (body aches, fever/chills, severe lung congestion) then take the day off.