Reducing Dry Cough Indoors

Drink the most water you have drank in your life, and then some the day before and day of the meet

OlympicHopefull wrote:

Drink the most water you have drank in your life, and then some the day before and day of the meet

I chug gallons on gallons day of but no matter what I can’t breathe to save my life. Its so bad I can’t run the 4x400 after the 800 since they’re so close and I can’t stop coughing

Do you live in a polluted area? Do you live with smokers? Have you spoken to your doctor about exercise induced asthma?

Having a good diet, not overtraining and getting enough sleep will reduce inflammation. You may have inflammation. Always best to consult a doctor.

RayD wrote:

Do you live in a polluted area? Do you live with smokers? Have you spoken to your doctor about exercise induced asthma?

Having a good diet, not overtraining and getting enough sleep will reduce inflammation. You may have inflammation. Always best to consult a doctor.

Nope, my doctor says I'm perfectly healthy. It's just the air in the indoor track I most often run with is actually the worst air possible, everyone's coughing and needing chapstick whenever we go. Do you think chewing gum would help?

Throat lozenges and lots of liquid

Brooklyndan wrote:

Throat lozenges and lots of liquid

Throat lozenges during the race?

coughyboi wrote:

Brooklyndan wrote:

Throat lozenges and lots of liquid

Throat lozenges during the race?

No before and after. I always bring them to the armory for my runners. Water, lozenges, and citrus fruit.

Just masturbate more.

Brooklyndan wrote:

coughyboi wrote:

Throat lozenges during the race?

No before and after. I always bring them to the armory for my runners. Water, lozenges, and citrus fruit.

Hm I’ll try lozenges next time see if they help

I saw an interview with Bernard Lagat after an indoor meet and even he had track hack. Don't know if there's much you can do about it.

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I saw an interview with Bernard Lagat after an indoor meet and even he had track hack. Don't know if there's much you can do about it.

Damn, that kinda sucks. Track hack makes running indoor for me nearly unbearable. I can't even run more than 2 events it's so bad

Practice running indoors if possible, otherwise it’s just something you will have to deal with.

Try good ol' cough drops!

OlympicHopefull wrote:

Drink the most water you have drank in your life, and then some the day before and day of the meet

Good idea if you want to become dehydrated. To the OP, I would suggest sucking on cough drops or cough syrup before the race.

idiotic advice wrote:

OlympicHopefull wrote:

Drink the most water you have drank in your life, and then some the day before and day of the meet

Good idea if you want to become dehydrated. To the OP, I would suggest sucking on cough drops or cough syrup before the race.

Why would drinking lots of water before dehydrate you?

Uncico C. wrote:

Try good ol' cough drops!

Will do next meet

coughyboi wrote:

idiotic advice wrote:

Good idea if you want to become dehydrated. To the OP, I would suggest sucking on cough drops or cough syrup before the race.

Why would drinking lots of water before dehydrate you?

Because it causes you to flush your body out of electrolytes. This mechanism is why fighters leading up to a fight, when cutting weight will drink a ton of water before they start watering cutting.This will throw off your electrolyte balance. Over hydration is deadly. I believe Tim Noakes wrote a book about hydration if you want more info. In general, drink according to thirst. Maybe add some minerals to your drinking water if you want to be overly cautious. And, maybe add some extra salt to your food to make yourself more thirsty.

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coughyboi wrote:

Why would drinking lots of water before dehydrate you?

Because it causes you to flush your body out of electrolytes. This mechanism is why fighters leading up to a fight, when cutting weight will drink a ton of water before they start watering cutting.This will throw off your electrolyte balance. Over hydration is deadly. I believe Tim Noakes wrote a book about hydration if you want more info. In general, drink according to thirst. Maybe add some minerals to your drinking water if you want to be overly cautious. And, maybe add some extra salt to your food to make yourself more thirsty.

Should I have some gatorade or some other sports drinks then too?

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