The Science of Pain
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Why is it that athletes have a higher tolerance for pain than the average person? Does their training better prepare them to handle pain or are they born that way?
AsapSCIENCE takes us through the science of pain and why athletes seem to be programmed to believe “No pain, no gain.”
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