# How to restart a program after a sudden break due to illness

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**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [November 4, 2019, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/how-to-restart-a-program-after-a-sudden-break-due-to-illness/7392 "2019-11-04T06:17:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![PowerBelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@PowerBelly](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/PowerBelly)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2019, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/how-to-restart-a-program-after-a-sudden-break-due-to-illness/7392/1 "2019-11-04T06:17:40Z")

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After a development block in the strength programming, I just finished a high stress week (around week 9) and then get so sick that I get bed ridden and super weak for a whole week. How do I pick up the program?

Week 7 was low stress and week 8 was start of specilzation block. In the middle of week 9, I get sick.

Where do I pick up?

WOuld I still be able to realize the strengh gains from the development block that I did before I got sick and couldn’t eat properly for a week?

What is the best course of action.

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/how-to-restart-a-program-after-a-sudden-break-due-to-illness/7392/2 "2019-11-04T16:46:25Z")

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PB,

Getting sick happens and unfortunately it can do quite a number on training. If there were no time-sensitive training goals coming up, e.g. a meet or similar, I would just restart the program entirely.

Hope you’re feeling better!!

-Jordan