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Optimal load is right before it starts hurting. You progressively load, and when it starts hurting you unload. Your body will send pain before there is damage
by miketery 2y ago
Optimal load is right before it starts hurting. You progressively load, and when it starts hurting you unload. Your body will send pain before there is damage to be done.
Edit: in fact some discomfort or right kind of pain is good. Else you give to atrophy.
- shermantanktop 2y agoThat’s not how pain works. Pain is a noisy and error-prone signal that gives you a good approximation for “stop doing that.” But the edge of pain sensation doesn’t indicate what is or isn’t a good idea during recovery. It’s not a bad place to start, but everyone has different pain tolerances, some injuries are in nerve-poor areas, and repetitive stress or tendinitis are definitely not going to appreciate getting lit up right away.
- jacksnipe 2y agoI’m in PT and dealing with orthos right now, and according to them, that IS how pain works for the vast majority of ortho injuries
- potamic 2y agoSorry, which comment are you affirming?
- jacksnipe 2y agoGo until just before it hurts, which is a moving target that you will have to calibrate carefully
- shermantanktop 2y agoWould you give the same advice to someone with a chronic pain condition?
- jacksnipe 2y agoI don't know, I'm not a doctor and I'm not giving advice to anybody!
- layer8 2y agoYour edit shows that there is no good rule for the threshold where pain would indicate too much load vs. still being in the beneficial range. We don’t even have a good way to assess subjective pain (one’s 3 is another one’s 7, etc.). “Optimal load” is really just a tautology.
- pessimizer 2y ago"As soon as it starts to hurt" is not some hopelessly complex and useless standard that involves delving into philosophies of subjective pain sensation. It is actually obvious and easy to follow. Use it, but when it hurts, stop.
- devilbunny 2y agoYeah, but given the huge variations in pain tolerance, some will reinjure it while others will never use it again.
- theultdev 2y agotolerating it doesn't mean you can't detect it. no amount of pain tolerance will help you if something is broken. you WILL feel it. simply stop when you do. it's not a hard thing to grasp.
- devilbunny 2y agoClearly, you have never worked in healthcare. Sleeve tattoos but needs an IV? “Oh, I’m not good with needles, you need to sedate me first.”
- theultdev 2y agoHow is that relevant?
- devilbunny 2y ago