Sports Mastery

YOU NEED TO HARDEN THE F*CK UP Learn To Embrace Life When It Sucks Alaskans might have 50 words for snow, but athletes have 51 words for suffering. One thing that sets most athletes apart from others is that their success depends in large part on their ability to tolerate exertional discomfort. Its a fancy way of describing the personal suffering that comes from increasing practice, training, or exercise intensity. The harder you push, the more it hurts. All other factors being equal, the one who can suffer the most will rise through the ranks of competition. If you're new to athletics, you need to learn the difference between pain and suffering. Stay tuned as we explain both.