Pain response and training modification
These notes combine advice from 169 reviewed passages across 106 workouts.
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Reading pain signals
Section titled “Reading pain signals”When to stop and when to push on
Section titled “When to stop and when to push on”Calibrating pain levels
Section titled “Calibrating pain levels”Stretching with pain
Section titled “Stretching with pain”Modifying the workout
Section titled “Modifying the workout”Technique adjustments
Section titled “Technique adjustments”Warming up and preparing
Section titled “Warming up and preparing”Wrist and hand care
Section titled “Wrist and hand care”Back, knees, feet, and other areas
Section titled “Back, knees, feet, and other areas”Sources
Section titled “Sources”1. 2024-01-06, 4212.8-4219.8s
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Passage: passage:2024-01-06:001918-001919
2. 2024-01-11, 1756.8-1782.9s
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Passage: passage:2024-01-11:000678-000686
3. 2024-01-16, 2818.9-2880.6s
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Passage: passage:2024-01-16:001102-001121
4. 2024-01-16, 6081.3-6109.7s
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Passage: passage:2024-01-16:002270-002282
5. 2024-01-18, 3939.0-3949.8s
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Passage: passage:2024-01-18:001391-001393
6. 2024-01-22, 664.2-679.3s
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Passage: passage:2024-01-22:000236-000238
7. 2024-01-22, 2226.7-2245.6s
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Passage: passage:2024-01-22:000708-000718
8. 2024-01-25, 3156.6-3181.3s
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Passage: passage:2024-01-25:001005-001012
9. 2024-01-27, 2067.8-2101.0s
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Passage: passage:2024-01-27:000497-000510
10. 2024-02-02, 2418.2-2451.4s
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Passage: passage:2024-02-02:000827-000840
11. 2024-02-12, 1403.2-1405.8s
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Passage: passage:2024-02-12:000467-000467
12. 2024-02-12, 2364.5-2375.9s
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Passage: passage:2024-02-12:000833-000838
13. 2024-02-12, 4788.4-4800.6s
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Passage: passage:2024-02-12:001955-001959
14. 2024-02-16, 2632.8-2647.2s
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Passage: passage:2024-02-16:000791-000795
15. 2024-02-19, 4539.8-4546.0s
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Passage: passage:2024-02-19:001673-001674
16. 2024-03-01, 4277.6-4282.1s
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Passage: passage:2024-03-01:001448-001451
17. 2024-03-01, 6123.8-6161.0s
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Passage: passage:2024-03-01:002153-002173
18. 2024-04-05, 4925.4-4947.2s
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Passage: passage:2024-04-05:001720-001726
19. 2024-04-10, 3916.6-3950.0s
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Passage: passage:2024-04-10:001305-001307
20. 2024-04-17, 764.2-790.5s
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Passage: passage:2024-04-17:000211-000216
21. 2024-04-23, 3987.5-4001.5s
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Passage: passage:2024-04-23:001124-001128
22. 2024-04-25, 3079.0-3092.5s
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23. 2024-04-28, 1469.7-1474.5s
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Passage: passage:2024-04-28:000485-000487
24. 2024-04-28, 2510.9-2517.9s
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Passage: passage:2024-04-28:000896-000899
25. 2024-04-30, 1170.0-1183.4s
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Passage: passage:2024-04-30:000308-000315
26. 2024-04-30, 1609.1-1657.1s
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27. 2024-04-30, 3139.8-3143.8s
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Passage: passage:2024-04-30:001032-001034
28. 2024-05-07, 902.9-905.7s
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Passage: passage:2024-05-07:000278-000279
29. 2024-06-15, 2782.0-2794.5s
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Passage: passage:2024-06-15:000880-000884
30. 2024-06-22, 4058.3-4064.7s
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Passage: passage:2024-06-22:001524-001526
31. 2024-06-22, 4722.5-4729.2s
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Passage: passage:2024-06-22:001725-001728
32. 2024-07-03, 2935.3-2940.8s
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Passage: passage:2024-07-03:000994-000996
33. 2024-07-06, 2420.7-2424.0s
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Passage: passage:2024-07-06:000857-000858
34. 2024-07-06, 2431.8-2440.0s
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Passage: passage:2024-07-06:000864-000867
35. 2024-07-11, 445.5-452.4s
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Passage: passage:2024-07-11:000149-000153
36. 2024-07-14, 2305.8-2311.0s
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Passage: passage:2024-07-14:000851-000851
37. 2024-08-04, 1958.8-1980.7s
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38. 2024-08-21, 4143.6-4152.4s
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Passage: passage:2024-08-21:001382-001384
39. 2024-09-05, 4236.7-4244.9s
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Passage: passage:2024-09-05:001602-001605
40. 2024-09-07, 1136.3-1162.5s
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Passage: passage:2024-09-07:000375-000383
41. 2024-09-07, 2825.6-2834.2s
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42. 2024-09-15, 2738.0-2757.8s
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43. 2024-09-27, 374.5-379.5s
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44. 2024-09-27, 3991.4-4036.0s
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45. 2024-10-08, 5029.2-5040.1s
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46. 2024-10-11, 3841.6-3852.2s
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Passage: passage:2024-10-11:001266-001273
47. 2024-10-13, 1261.9-1282.3s
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Passage: passage:2024-10-13:000360-000366
48. 2024-10-24, 979.3-989.7s
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Passage: passage:2024-10-24:000386-000390
49. 2024-10-24, 3499.8-3536.6s
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Passage: passage:2024-10-24:001237-001253
50. 2024-11-04, 3148.1-3157.2s
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51. 2024-11-10, 74.6-88.2s
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52. 2024-11-10, 1135.7-1149.2s
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53. 2024-11-13, 129.8-154.4s
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54. 2024-11-13, 2426.6-2438.4s
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Passage: passage:2024-11-13:000827-000833
55. 2024-11-13, 2565.0-2574.4s
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Passage: passage:2024-11-13:000875-000879
56. 2024-11-15, 377.5-395.3s
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Passage: passage:2024-11-15:000136-000142
57. 2024-11-19, 1239.4-1252.2s
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Passage: passage:2024-11-19:000495-000500
58. 2024-11-19, 1443.8-1450.8s
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Passage: passage:2024-11-19:000564-000566
59. 2024-11-21, 5242.3-5254.9s
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Passage: passage:2024-11-21:001657-001664
60. 2024-11-28, 4869.8-4905.9s
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Passage: passage:2024-11-28:001627-001637
61. 2024-12-01, 2932.0-2935.6s
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Passage: passage:2024-12-01:000928-000930
62. 2024-12-05, 683.1-691.9s
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Passage: passage:2024-12-05:000153-000155
63. 2025-01-02, 2824.2-2839.1s
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64. 2025-01-05, 351.7-358.0s
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65. 2025-01-05, 4503.3-4510.3s
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66. 2025-01-07, 379.2-388.3s
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67. 2025-01-07, 407.1-412.0s
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68. 2025-01-07, 2048.0-2067.1s
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69. 2025-01-07, 2088.3-2102.5s
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Passage: passage:2025-01-07:000773-000778
70. 2025-01-11, 4214.0-4220.5s
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Passage: passage:2025-01-11:001353-001355
71. 2025-01-15, 1976.3-1985.0s
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72. 2025-01-17, 1976.3-1985.0s
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Passage: passage:2025-01-17-muscle-machine-5:000626-000629
73. 2025-01-22, 4123.2-4132.0s
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74. 2025-01-29, 901.2-925.2s
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Passage: passage:2025-01-29:000290-000299
75. 2025-01-31, 4665.9-4674.5s
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Passage: passage:2025-01-31:001590-001590
76. 2025-02-04, 2386.6-2396.2s
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Passage: passage:2025-02-04:000716-000719
77. 2025-02-14, 105.0-112.3s
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78. 2025-02-14, 1145.6-1188.1s
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Passage: passage:2025-02-14:000378-000396
79. 2025-02-16, 2158.8-2182.9s
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Passage: passage:2025-02-16:000712-000721
80. 2025-02-16, 2274.4-2285.3s
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81. 2025-02-18, 1363.3-1371.5s
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82. 2025-02-18, 2705.8-2715.2s
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83. 2025-02-22, 1013.8-1035.5s
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85. 2025-02-27, 620.5-634.5s
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Passage: passage:2025-02-27:000173-000176
86. 2025-02-27, 1261.8-1283.3s
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Passage: passage:2025-02-27:000389-000389
87. 2025-03-05, 1340.0-1349.1s
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89. 2025-03-05, 2640.0-2679.8s
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90. 2025-03-05, 2683.9-2708.2s
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91. 2025-03-05, 3833.4-3846.7s
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92. 2025-03-05, 4159.9-4173.7s
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93. 2025-03-05, 5738.2-5747.9s
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94. 2025-03-05, 5860.2-5882.7s
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95. 2025-03-07, 1190.7-1201.1s
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96. 2025-03-07, 1596.5-1633.3s
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97. 2025-03-07, 1688.5-1717.1s
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99. 2025-03-07, 2351.7-2374.6s
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101. 2025-03-07, 3116.0-3121.1s
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108. 2025-03-11, 3402.6-3412.8s
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109. 2025-03-11, 3492.8-3504.2s
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110. 2025-03-15, 307.6-320.5s
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111. 2025-03-15, 2751.0-2760.0s
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116. 2025-03-20, 4588.4-4593.2s
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117. 2025-03-23, 2879.6-2892.4s
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119. 2025-03-28, 2236.0-2255.2s
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120. 2025-03-31, 4158.1-4175.0s
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121. 2025-04-07, 832.9-856.2s
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124. 2025-04-13, 2632.7-2649.7s
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125. 2025-04-18, 3985.6-3988.6s
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126. 2025-04-29, 740.3-755.5s
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137. 2025-09-26, 815.2-829.2s
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139. 2025-11-19, 2556.7-2564.2s
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140. 2025-12-13, 640.7-642.1s
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141. 2025-12-16, 2641.0-2650.8s
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142. 2025-12-16, 4244.0-4264.8s
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143. 2025-12-18, 3415.3-3428.2s
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144. 2025-12-18, 3452.4-3466.7s
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147. 2026-01-13, 2521.6-2552.9s
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150. 2026-02-12, 3868.4-3875.9s
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