01/14/2026
Pain doesn’t mean stop training.
It means adjust the plan.
Too many athletes go from “something feels off” → “guess I’m done lifting”.
That’s not smart training.
That’s fear-based decision making.
When pain shows up, you don’t need rest, injections, or a complete reset.
You need a framework.
This is the exact process I use to keep barbell and overhead athletes training while symptoms calm down:
• What to keep
• What to modify
• What to temporarily remove
• How to rebuild capacity without losing performance
If your current plan is either:
➡️ push through pain
➡️ shut everything down
…you’re missing the middle ground where progress actually happens.
Save this.
Use it the next time something starts talking back mid-session.
And if pain is already limiting your training,
comment or DM “BREAKDOWN” and I’ll help you map this out for your lifts.