THE MISUNDERSTOOD CONCEPT OF 'NO PAIN NO GAIN'

摘要

There is no question that pain, or the possibility of pain, can play an important part in training for high-risk situations. For instance, the pain of a marking projectile can be extremely useful for teaching tactical lessons. Feeling the impact of a strike during a dynamic physical skills exercise helps trainees learn important lessons about their ability to fight through adversity. Exposure to chemical agents and neuromuscular interruption systems such as the Taser~® teach valuable lessons about the capabilities and limitations of those force options. However, at what point does the use of pain exceed its training value? This is a difficult question, and is usually only pondered in the wake of a serious injury or death after an ill-fated training accident.