Elite athletes who train for elite competitions must deal with all types of pain in their training. The hope is that the pain is not a result of an injury battle, but often this is something you can’t avoid. However, pain from the result of an injury is not my focus today. Today I want […]
I’ve learned to accept that pain is part of growth. Not necessarily emotional pain, and surely not pain from disease. The pain I’ve learned to accept is the pain from pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Typically this pain is the result of training or competing and is more mental than physical. Looking back […]
When I was young, I had a very low threshold for pain. I hated pain. I’m not talking about emotional pain or pain from disease. I have been lucky enough to not face a whole lot of that type of pain. I’m specifically talking about pain from training and competing as an athlete. When I […]