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You have to learn how to tell the difference. It isn't at all obvious to an inexperienced person, which means that "discomfort" as you put it (we just called i
by dkarl 16y ago
You have to learn how to tell the difference. It isn't at all obvious to an inexperienced person, which means that "discomfort" as you put it (we just called it "bad pain" and "good pain") can cause a lot of anxiety for someone who isn't used to it. Even professional athletes sometimes make mistakes and injure themselves in training, so the distinction isn't always clear even to them.
- dgallagher 16y agoYou're very correct. The differentiation likely takes years of training to fully develop. A general rule of thumb to keep injury risk low is to never push yourself more than 10% of what you normally do (lots exercise books say this). If you can hold that level for several weeks without problem, it's likely safe to "notch up" another 5% or 10%. Lots of other variables at play too, of course (rest, stretching, warmup, etc...).
- brianpan 16y agoYeah, discomfort v. pain makes it seem like less v. more but that's not the distinction at all. I'm not a runner at all, but I know that stabbing feeling in my side and my lungs frantically gasping for air isn't going to kill me or make me lose a limb...but that annoying clicking in my knee might mean trouble down the line.