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Although pain hurts,
how you experience it depends in part on how you think about it. You
might believe that pain, as a sensation, can not be affected by attitude.
Consider, however, the times you have been so involved in an activity that
you didn't notice until later that you were injured. You can not control
the firing of your nerves, but you can alter the context in which you
think about the pain.
An intense workout
includes feeling a burn, rapid pulse and lots of sweating. Reframing
involves seeing these not as unpleasant feelings to be avoided, but as
signs of progress. If your motivation isn't at its peak levels and your
bodybuilding workout seems tough, remind yourself that exhaustion and
burning are signs that you are alive, and in the context of bodybuilding,
it means muscle growth. Revel in those feelings. The more you burn, the
more you gain and grow. (Certain types of pain, however - such as shooting,
stabbing pain - indicate that you should stop your bodybuilding
workout.)
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