Few quotes, that I like
CS: I’ll tell you what training is not: using pain to assess the value of what you’ve done. That’s when you start to get into poor decision-making.
TM: Explain.
CS: Soreness, fatigue, joint pain, and other “negative” indicators may be the residuals of training but they should never be the goal. The goal is to have excellent performance with every set and every workout. Fitness is the result of what you do, not how it feels to do it.
TM: So are you saying you shouldn’t be sore after a workout?
CS: Not at all. I get why it feels important. When you wake up in the morning and you’re sore from yesterday’s workout it’s a reminder that you were a good boy and you did what you were supposed to do. Conversely, there are a lot of ways you can hurt and they won’t make you stronger and fitter. That’s the distinction. There are a lot of dumb things you can do in the gym that won’t help you progress. You could do 100 forced-rep sets of curls and it’ll hurt like crazy. Whether or not it’ll work is another question. Interestingly, one hallmark of training like an athlete is that you’re not sore all that much.
And another one:
Everyone knows they need to eat well, get enough sleep, train hard, and recover, but how many are really doing it? Not a lot. Therefore, do the opposite and you’ll see some amazing progress.
