It hurts? Yes. It's the cost, even of gaining muscle mass. You have to break yourself. And for some reason, does everything else. You want to be good at something? force your limits until they are beyond good. Then take a few days to recover from self holy destruction.
I have cried my fair share. To have the blocks to create, something else must be destroyed. Such is our fate.
This is a very good posting idea. More people need to know it's ok to be wounded. I don't know anyone who haven't experienced pain. Funny enough, the worst people, are those who are too busy denying it.