Experimental ischaemic pain was induced in 20 male competitive rowers in training and a
control group of 20 males not in training. Pain tolerances, but not thresholds, were
higher for competitive rowers. The rowers also reported using a range of self-generated
pain-coping strategies during testing which, they claimed, they also used during training.
Pain tolerances were correlated with the number and quality of coping strategies used
during testing.
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