Recovering after antibiotics?

[SeaBee]

Okay, so I've kept reasonable fitness going through winter. Kept training, stayed reasonably healthy with just a few scares here and there.

 

Couple of days before Karoo to Coast I start getting hay fever. Do K2C, hay fever not subsiding. Get hay fever shot about a week on, hear my sinusses are FUBAR and I need a dose of antibiotics to get that sorted. That took about another week or so to get the sinusses sorted. In that time I can understand feeling a bit pap. Also not trained much, one easy outing that weekend.

 

This weekend, feeling like a new man, no issues whatsoever, I get on the bike Sat... and the moment I wanted to give it a bit, there was just nooothing. Now I did have a gentle ride beforehand with a friend and though maybe that was part of the explanation. Yesterday afternoon - even worse! I was farked after a 45k rolling-hills mtb ride on gravel roads. Nothing strenuous, just a miserable bit of wind (hey, it seems summer is coming at last!).

 

How can I go from fit the whole winter to this... pathetic form from one dose of antibiotics?! And more importantly, how do I regain what I had? Base fitness is there, so I assumed I'd be back at it in no time. And lastly... is it even wise to contemplate the weekend's One-Tonner? Or maybe just cruise it as a training ride and if I do it in 6h, the I do it in 6h and don't sweat about the time.

 

The good thing I did note afterwards was HR recovery seems good, so it's nothing major wrong. I just feel like there nothing in the tank. No what?! Fortunately annual leave is coming up - and some break-from-bike time with that. Maybe a good thing?

[STRADA]

will vit B 12 shot not help?

['Dale]

Just avoid 'catch-up training', Seabee.

Get your rides in, rest well and do not overtrain.

 

Many cyclists try to salvage their season instead of 'resetting their goals' by putting in extra mileage.

 

The Tonner will be a good LSD test for you.

[Supersix EVO]

Did you take probiotics with your antibiotic.

 

That normally helps me recover faster as the side effects of antibiotics is not that bad.

 

Your form should return in about 2 weeks or so. just keep doing what you were doing before you got sick and as Dale said don't try and catch up training that was lost during this time.

[Paul Ruinaard]

I had the same issue last year. After 3 courses of Augentyn (big muthas) for sinus, i was chomping at the bit to go riding again, but i was like a 90 year old on the bike. I was still on Antibiotics (just finished them that morning) when I rode the 24 hour out at VG, and was 6 minutes a lap slower than my mates and nearly croaked out there (on a 40 minute lap). You need to let those things get out of your system for another three weeks or so before you will be okay. Oh and other side effects included no muscle strength, stiffness and tightness etc. I dont kow if I had an Allergic reaction or what but it was scary - I was convinced that I was going to have to sit under a tree for 5 minutes on the one lap. Check the liner inserts and you will see the side effects. Mine were pretty typical. Also check what the Antibiotic was - I told the Doc this and he gave me some others.

[SeaBee]

Yeah, all sounds sensible. Maybe just a slight panic attack! Haha, and the last thing about to happen is catch-up training - like I said, my annual leave is coming up... so a planned break from the bike. Sounds more and more like this will be a blessing in disguise and give me proper recovery time. Just take some jogs along the beach to keep/get going.

 

No probiotics, should've thought of that. Usually do, but haven't been (fortunately!) on antibiotics recently, so completely forgot about it.

 

IQ, also have the stiffness. Stretching after yesterday's ride I was nowhere near where I should be and everything felt like it wanted to go no further. And definitely no strength!

 

Dale, still undecided about OneTonner. If it's not howling outside on the morning, I may very well just take it as a training ride, lekker route anyways! If it's even remotely looking like a bad day, I think I'm gonna take the mtb and cruise... I don't see the sense in coming to the end of the 1st 60k section and then already maybe thinking about packing it up. And then rather get going properly after the leave and give the Burger a klap.