A sports rehab pro hands out tough exercises, but one nobody likes. It’s electrical muscle stimulation.
For example, after a knee injury, electrodes are placed on your thigh, and for fifteen minutes the machine sends electric waves that make your muscles contract as if you were doing squats with a barbell.
But here’s the twist — you control the current yourself, which means you control your discomfort as it turns into pain. Why would anyone do that?
The rehab guy warns: “The higher the charge, the faster you heal.” Top’s “120,” but “50” already stings. You face a dilemma—spare yourself now or ditch the limp sooner.
Truth is, max charge won’t kill or wreck you. Red electrode marks fade in minutes. The pain is psychological — it’s your mind refusing to hurt itself.
Sleep loss, gloom, weather, post-workout fatigue—all drop your pain threshold. And there you sit, finger on the button, realizing: “My biggest foe and limit is me.”
There are two extremes. Go too soft and wonder, “Why did I even come here, wasting money and time?” Go full “Goggins mode,” and your soul protests, “Do you even love yourself?”
Balancing truth and mercy is an art. Seek comfort in illusions, and you won’t heal. Use violence against yourself, and your body will cut the power to live.
Look — the vertical crosses the horizontal inside you, me, and all of us.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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