How do we know the difference between discomfort and pain? Are you willing to allow yourself to fail trying to find out? Today, it's all about managing pain and understanding your threshold. How inflammation affects your threshold. Defining pain as effort and rewiring your self preservation system. What distance are you wired for? Sometimes you sit down with a friend to have an in-depth, meaningful conversation, and it's HARD. But your connection with that person will be so much deeper than it is with someone else. That's the same kind of conversation you can have with your body." --Coach Robbie  Topics: Managing pain What’s your pain threshold? Allowing yourself to fail When it’s a good idea to try and “blow up” “I think I could have pushed it a little more” What’s the best distance for you based on your life? Are you wired more for long or shorter races? Finding the appropriate level of uncomfortable  longer intervals and fast finishes  Finding a way during long training weeks Inflammation and pain . . . how it oddly helps Is more pain the better? Does maturity affect your pain threshold? Sometimes open your discomfort gateway Finding a way to reach uncomfortable comfort Talking yourself into pain We don’t like how it feels, but it might be Okay Go INTO the pain  Pushing Uphills vs Pushing Downhills What is pain? Dealing with Ego in Pain Defining pain as effort Find opportunities to push just a little more Rewiring the self preservation system  Racing vs. Participating Just because you don’t like it, doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t or it’s wrong We can accomplish great things if we can get out of our own way Support the Crushing Iron podcast on Patreon, where the community pledge is only $3.26 per month. There are other options, but every little bit helps us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance. You can also support us at our new store at CrushingIron.com. We have some NEW classic logo t-shirts and the Official Crushing Iron Spectator shirt for sale. Support the cast and get some new gear for it! Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video   We still have a few slots left for next year's camp, but they're going fast. Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. Support our podcast with some New Gear at CrushingIron.com For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com Facebook: CrushingIron YouTube: Crushing Iron Twitter: CrushingIron Instagram: C26_Triathlon www.crushingiron.com   Mike Tarrolly - crushingiron@gmail.com Robbie Bruce - c26coach@gmail.com