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Build Muscle With Bad Words – Studies have shown that swearing increases pain tolerance. In one experiment, 67 subjects were asked to see how long they could keep their hands immersed in freezing water. Some of them were told to cuss and others were told to repeat neutral words like “spaghetti!”
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The cussers were able to keep their hands submerged 40 seconds longer (twice as long) than the subjects who repeated the non-cuss words. Researchers concluded, "Swearing increased pain tolerance, increased heart rate and decreased perceived pain."
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The most painful lifting techniques happen to be hypertrophy related. Imagine doing a set of dumbbell bench presses until failure, then reducing the weight for a drop set, then finishing off with partials. If you don't at least have the urge to cuss, you're probably not doing it right. Increased pain tolerance means increased time under tension, one of the key factors of growth. So can we assume that selective swearing used to bang out a few more reps or hold a weighted stretch would increase muscle growth? Yep.
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How It Works – We think this has to do with the fight-or-flight response set off by using taboo words. Cussing triggers emotional and physical effects that help us get through a painful experience, be it stubbing a toe on the coffee table or pushing out another round of leg presses. Swearing also seems to nullify the link between fear of pain and pain perception.
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Psychologist Richard Stephens warns that swearing must be used strategically for this to work. If you can't order a salad without cussing, then you've made yourself immune to the positive effects of a good curse. You've lost your emotional attachment to the words. So, swear wisely, motherf*ckers
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The cussers were able to keep their hands submerged 40 seconds longer (twice as long) than the subjects who repeated the non-cuss words. Researchers concluded, "Swearing increased pain tolerance, increased heart rate and decreased perceived pain."
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The most painful lifting techniques happen to be hypertrophy related. Imagine doing a set of dumbbell bench presses until failure, then reducing the weight for a drop set, then finishing off with partials. If you don't at least have the urge to cuss, you're probably not doing it right. Increased pain tolerance means increased time under tension, one of the key factors of growth. So can we assume that selective swearing used to bang out a few more reps or hold a weighted stretch would increase muscle growth? Yep.
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How It Works – We think this has to do with the fight-or-flight response set off by using taboo words. Cussing triggers emotional and physical effects that help us get through a painful experience, be it stubbing a toe on the coffee table or pushing out another round of leg presses. Swearing also seems to nullify the link between fear of pain and pain perception.
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Psychologist Richard Stephens warns that swearing must be used strategically for this to work. If you can't order a salad without cussing, then you've made yourself immune to the positive effects of a good curse. You've lost your emotional attachment to the words. So, swear wisely, motherf*ckers
