Unlocking Athletes

Episode 18 - Training Around Pain


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𝕀𝕗 π•ͺ𝕠𝕦’𝕧𝕖 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 π•₯π•£π•’π•šπ•Ÿπ•–π•• π•€π•–π•£π•šπ• π•¦π•€π•π•ͺ 𝕗𝕠𝕣 π•€π• π•žπ•–π•₯π•™π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜, π•ͺ𝕠𝕦’𝕧𝕖 π•–π•©π•‘π•–π•£π•šπ•–π•Ÿπ•”π•–π•• π•‘π•’π•šπ•Ÿ. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕦𝕖𝕀π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ π•šπ•€, 𝕨𝕙𝕒π•₯ 𝕕𝕠 𝕨𝕖 𝕕𝕠 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦π•₯ π•šπ•₯?

In this episode of the EAX Performance Podcast, Jeremy Kane and Chris McNamara will discuss pain and how it relates to the way that we program for our athletes to train around pain.

Key talking points in this episode were:

Define pain in athlete terms.

Pain is the #1 limiter of performance

Discuss the subtle differences on how pain is NOT Discomfort & NOT β€œthe burn.”

Pain does not guarantee progress.

Local / regional / global pain presentation patterns.

Structure vs tissue pain. When

Neural & hormonal responses to pain.

Pain is a signal for Change.

  • Change your movement
  • Change the load/intensity
  • Change the tempo
  • Change the environment
  • Change the sequence
  • Change the mindset
  • Nutritional support for acute / chronic pain.

    Training strategies for someone with acute pain.

    Training strategies for someone with chronic pain.

    The gift of injury. How to use pain to teach you to move better.

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