Let me start by explaining the title of this blog: Making it hurt. If you're an athlete, the concept should come quite easily to you (even if you're not, it should still come easily). When you train, how do you know that you are progressing? How do you know that what you are doing is working? As a runner, I gauge my progress by pain. Not injurious pain, but muscle fatigue, heaviness when I breathe, side cramps, etc. When my abs hurt, I know that the core work I did the day before was successful. When my biceps are sore, I can assume the dumbbells I lifted have left a positive effect. When my calves are tight, the hills I ran yesterday must have impacted me.
I motivate myself by remembering that pain is necessary. To get stronger, it is a requirement. I even have a tattoo on my wrist to remind me during a race (I guess my parents can finally know about that one. Sorry, Mom and Dad.). Make it hurt. When I'm feeling tired and considering "tripping" over the next rock I see, Make it Hurt comes into play. Success does not come easily; if I want to improve, I know I must endure some degree of pain. In fact, it's time to go make it hurt some more. Peace.
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