Hey, Coach Risley here, you might be feeling one of the following today: Tight, sore, spasms, cramps, strains, inflammation, shooting pain, you get the point etc.…
We feel a lot of things, today I’m here to help you determine if it’s good or bad. It’s all perception at the end of the day but sometimes there is the population that could perceive a pump or the sensation of blood flowing into your muscles as a negative.
Training is a journey, like it or not you’re going to feel something sooner or later. What empowers us to go beyond these negative sensations is to understand how to deal with them.
The first question to ask yourself when you have a new sensation is, is this good or bad? Things like soreness, pumps, and DOMS are all actually on the spectrum of neutral to good sensations! They may indicate that you did well in stimulating a muscle differently or it’s their way of communicating that you may need a bit more active rest or resting.
Things like strains, shooting pains, aching, cramps, etc.. can be sensations that are perceived to be neutral to poor. It may be your body's way of communicating with you that something may go wrong or you just need to be a little cautious. That being said, you should try not to ignore your body and quit the session that you’re in. Work within your capacity, maybe don’t go over that 3-4/10 discomfort and take things easier that day.
You need to communicate back to your body if you want to build a strong connection with it. That’s exactly why all these sensations are on a spectrum from neutral to good or bad. Depending on how well you communicate with your body these feelings can be neither good nor bad.
Start learning yourself more than ever today and communicate with confidence.
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