soreness after week off

I have been off for a week due to flu like symtoms. Did chest last night and could only do about 80% of what i normally do, probably due to the short illness.
My question: This morning i am sore so .......does this mean that i actualy did something productive last night as my work out felt half arsed.

Doubt it unless you did more volume or pushed more weight than you did previously. Soreness = growth

Deadgoat wrote: Doubt it unless you did more volume or pushed more weight than you did previously. Soreness = growth

You say you doubt it, but you also say that soreness = growth and i am sore today. Not my reps or my weight was higher last night

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not everyone does geek speak goat! lol

Cool, as Eta says, i dont speek geek.But thanks for feedback

Geek speek :lol:

Err !=

I've always worked by the fact that as long as you push as hard as you can on any given day then the physiological response will be the same.

If you've been ill and that was the best you could do on the energy levels you had last night, then it was productive. Unproductive would've being staying at home and doing nothing.

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DC EVO wrote: I've always worked by the fact that as long as you push as hard as you can on any given day then the physiological response will be the same.

If you've been ill and that was the best you could do on the energy levels you had last night, then it was productive. Unproductive would've being staying at home and doing nothing.

The half-assed set you did this morning was better than the no-assed set you would have done if you were at home on the couch.

Remember folks... pain is just weakness leaving the body ...

DC EVO wrote: I've always worked by the fact that as long as you push as hard as you can on any given day then the physiological response will be the same.

If you've been ill and that was the best you could do on the energy levels you had last night, then it was productive. Unproductive would've being staying at home and doing nothing.

Don't really agree if you're not going to at least match your last workout's volume, intensity and strength then you'd be better off taken a day off

Deadgoat wrote:

DC EVO wrote: I've always worked by the fact that as long as you push as hard as you can on any given day then the physiological response will be the same.

If you've been ill and that was the best you could do on the energy levels you had last night, then it was productive. Unproductive would've being staying at home and doing nothing.

Don't really agree if you're not going to at least match your last workout's volume, intensity and strength then you'd be better off taken a day off

Interesting take on it...
What about those "off" days? or can you train at at least 100% every time you train?
I always figured that it's better to do what you can when you have an off day than packing it in and trying again tomorrow or whenever?