Even though the swine flu is spreading like crazy now, none of my friends has gotten it. However, lots of them have been down with the normal flu lately. You know, college campus is obviously a perfect place for these virus to spread around. What sucks even more for these people is the fact that it takes them one to two, sometimes three weeks to completely get back to normal (no more coughing or stuffy nose).

I used to be sick all the time as a kid. I was so pathetically skinny and weak that I even thought I would die before turning 40. That was dumb, I know. But I was just a kid, and after so many bouts of high-temperature fevers, it seemed to be a reasonable estimate for me.

Now, I despise the fact that people aged 50 or even just 40 act and talk so old. My expectation for myself is to be able to squat and deadlift at least 300 pounds (1 rep max) when I am 50. That is not even a big goal, but I don’t plan to spend all my life for training; 300 pounds for a normal 50 year-old guy is really impressive already.

I rarely get sick now. I am too strong to be sick. There is only one way I can get sick now: skip meals, sleep only a tiny bit for a few days, go to the gym beating myself down with Squats and Deadlifts, then go back and let someone with a flu sneeze in my face 10 times. Even then, all I have to do is have a good night sleep (horrible night it would be though), and wake up the next morning almost done with the cold. Two more days of good rest and nutrition and I am good again. Note: I am never that stupid to do that many dumb things at the same time to myself.

You see, the first 3 months of properly training helps boost your immunity and recovery system like crazy. You will be going to the gym squatting 150 pounds (3 sets of 5 reps each) one Monday and easily squat 155 pounds (3×5) on Wednesday and 160 pounds (3×5) on Friday. At the end of these 3 months, you will squat at least 100 pounds heavier than before, and your immunity and recovery is 10 times better too. Note: don’t think that you are no longer a beginner. You can work out for years and still stay at the beginner level. Read this.

How long have you been training? How much stronger do you get? How often do you get sick now? How long does it take for you to get back to normal completely? Train properly and you see the difference immediately.

RECAP: Training properly helps boost your immunity and recovery system so much that you will never get sick again.