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I wonder if this is a continuous effect that eventually fades away, or a one-time permanent “debuff”. Did you have to practice a lot to get back to your level,

• londons_explore 5y ago
  It's really hard to answer this question experimentally. I suspect that of a pair of identical people who spent 1 hour in the gym every day for a lifetime, one of whom got a long term viral infection, the infected one would never again match the performance of the uninfected.
  • internet_user 5y ago
    depends on what was the injury exactly. some issues can be recovered from completely, some are permanent.
• internet_user 5y ago
  It can be permanent damage up to the point of permanent paralysis, or even death. So yes, there is no guarantees. In some people it can trigger an autoimmune disease as well, that's also for life.
• magicalhippo 5y ago
  I wasn't super fit, but about average. As I recall the effect was quite powerful for a long time, and then gradually tapered off. It was just at the end before the summer break that I managed to do the same numbers as before when running and similar. And this was with the same hours per week of practice, though of course with much less intensity due to the exhaustion. Of course there's no control-me, so can't say if there was a permanent effect as such.