2901: Chronic Pain Causes | 5 Common Habits That Make Pain Worse

2901: Chronic Pain Causes | 5 Common Habits That Make Pain Worse

Published: July 15, 2026

Duration: 2:02:40

In this episode the guys break down five weird and common things people do that cause or worsen chronic pain — poor sleep, inflammatory diet, macro and micro deficiencies, dehydration, and shallow breathing. They cover the difference between acute pain and chronic pain, how movement pattern issues are almost always the root cause, and why the experience of pain can be just as real as the physiological signal. They also get into Arthur Saxon pressing 370 pounds overhead with one arm in 1905, eating 24 eggs and 10 pounds of meat a day, the genetics study showing hyper responders gain three times as much mu...