New motto

[Bike Chick]

No one's even mentioned childbirth--before the days of epidurals

[Crankin]

Ah, epidurals are not new. They are just in fashion now. When I had my kids (ages 24 and 27) they were used for c sections, mostly. I don't know anyone who had one for a vaginal birth. A few I knew had some type of IV drugs, but mostly everyone had no drugs. Yes, that was real pain, but I can hardly remember it.

[bluejellybean]

Here, here!! I love the complete physical exhaustion kind of pain!

I tend to agree. The trick, IME, is to figure out whether it's good pain from working hard or bad pain b/c you're on the verge of an injury.

If it's good pain, then HTFU and keep going

[Selkie]

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And of course there's "harden the f*** up." I need one of those wristbands.

I have a couple extras, so PM one if you want one.

[Catrin]

I tend to agree. The trick, IME, is to figure out whether it's good pain from working hard or bad pain b/c you're on the verge of an injury.

If it's good pain, then HTFU and keep going

My default assumption is that all pain is from working hard - my pain threshold is very high. Of course there is a difference, but I developed micro-tears in my Achilles tendon last summer because of of being stubborn

So now I am trying to pay more attention to what kind of pain it actually is... and it has been helpful working with a personal trainer. He really pushes me to my boundaries, but he does keep me from pushing TOO hard. I've been physically inactive for many years due to my job so last summer I just plain overdid it. The combination of being out of condition, stubbornness, and a high pain threshold can be a bad combination.

[Bike Chick]

Ah, epidurals are not new. They are just in fashion now. When I had my kids (ages 24 and 27) they were used for c sections, mostly. I don't know anyone who had one for a vaginal birth. A few I knew had some type of IV drugs, but mostly everyone had no drugs. Yes, that was real pain, but I can hardly remember it.

Isn't that true??? The memory of it melts away the minute you hold that baby in your arms.

[Jiffer]

Staying out of the debate. My motto is "You're stronger than you think you are". I keep finding that I can usually go further, faster and harder than I think I can .... or than I think I can reasonably tolerate. I tend to really "ease" into things. Baby myself. But my friend pushes me to do more than I really want to and, often times, I'm glad she did.

[Jiffer]

My motto is, "let's eat chocolate"

I live by this motto daily!

[bluejellybean]

Where can you get them? That's gotta be my motto on the mtn bike!

I have a couple extras, so PM one if you want one.

[Selkie]

Where can you get them? That's gotta be my motto on the mtn bike!

I got them online a few years ago. Can't remember where, though.