BURWOOD HIGH PERFORMANCE OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING CLUB

ILLNESS AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE (With Particular Emphasis on Viral Illnesses) “When you are sick you need to start to learn, what is the most beneficial thing to getting back to 100% health quicker. Is it staying home and resting, or a light work out doing what ever you can. I started to feel quite sick, very achy muscles and joints, and felt like spewing. I felt for me the best thing was to do was whatever I could. I managed 3 sets before I could not continue, even those 3

This past week, most of the best weightlifters across New South Wales came together to contest the NSW State Championships. This competition was important for a couple of reasons – it established who the best club and best lifters in the state. Generally speaking, for an important competition like this you’d want to spend at least 4-6 weeks preparing. However, the Australian International was only 3 weeks earlier. This presented a challenging scenario for me on three fronts;