Talk:No pain, no gain

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I can't believe you're taking such a disagreeable approach to this article. Do you think there is no wisdom in this saying? Do you think that you can learn and grow without experiencing defeat and pain at some time? Bodybuilders aren't wrong when they say this, because working out causes pain, and I don't need fancy sources to look that up, I know that for a fact. When you put your muscles under stress, it causes microtears in your muscles, and they are replaced and get bigger. Working out hurts, and therefore: no pain no gain...it's true. Not to mention it helps motivate bodybuilders get through a tough workout, and if it works for them, then I wouldn't be arguing with them, cause they sure seem to know what they're doing.

The truth is, pain does not help progression, and microtears actually delay it. There are more and more studies pointing that way. Pain is an alert signal from your body, it doesn't exist for no reason. Think it like the "earth is flat": this is what your eyes tell you, yet it couldn't be more wrong. Same goes for "no pain no gain", it's an incorrect observation made without seeing the big picture.