Just wanted to get the forum's take on whether this can be improved, or is it a you either got it or you don't thing. What is the forum's thoughts?
You either got it or you don't. But if you don't, you can still counteract it with mental toughness. imo. Example A.--External stimuli (body punch) not strong enough to generate 'pain': "That didn't hurt." Example B.--External stimuli (body punch) causes intense pain: "I EAT THOSE!!!"
doing muay thai and boxing could mess with your reflexes and the stance is differant, this girl i box with did muay thai and she always lifts up her knee by habit when shes getting swarmed.
there was a programme on bbc 2 last night (horizon) on pain. I didnt watch it all but it looked quite interesting , it was showing a family in tuscany that for some unknown reason all have some sort of pain immunity , the grandmother broke her ankle twice and never knew, one of the daughters cant feel cold the other heat and the kids have inherited it from the grandmother and cant feel broken bones. You could probably get it on the bbc iplayer