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* In the book version of ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'', one of Inigo's sword teachers emphasized this to the point of disdaining all else. He would rant about how fights to the death are rarely, if ever, going to be held under ideal conditions and thus you have to be ready for every possible bad scenario, such as [[YouCanBarelyStand what if you're trying to fight while severely injured]], if you're [[BattleInTheRain in the midst of terrible weather]], etc. Said master ridiculed other famous [[MasterSwordsmen master teachers]] for teaching as though bouts would take place in a ballroom, and when Inigo is badly wounded by Count Rugen, it's this training and experience he calls on to see himself through it.
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* ''Film/{{Redbelt}}'': The main character drills his students in self-defense techniques with randomly assigned handicaps, such as binding one hand behind their back. This inspires some promotors to take this practice into MixedMartialArts bouts, something that [[ArtisticLicenseSports could never happen in real life]].
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* Spoofed on the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "You're Fired, Mrs. Puff", when the new boating teacher makes [=SpongeBob=] run the obstacle course blindfolded. It works, only now [=SpongeBob=] can only drive ''while blindfolded''.
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* In ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall'', members of the court who disapproved of opening knight training to women paid the armsmaster to add hidden weights to Keladry's practice lance for jousting. When she realized what had happened, she kept using the equipment, partly to avoid looking like a complainer and partly because she hoped that practicing with extra weight would help develop her strength and endurance. As a result, jousting became one of her specialties and she proved her worth to several knights who challenged her when her squad was touring on progress.
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* In ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall'', members of the court who disapproved of opening knight training to women paid the armsmaster to add hidden weights to Keladry's practice weapons. When she realized what had happened, she kept using the equipment, partly to avoid looking like a complainer and partly because she hoped that practicing with extra weight would help develop her strength and endurance. Also, by now she was used to the weight - using unweighted weapons threw off her balance.
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* Martial Arts training, at a certain level, will typically include training with handicaps (e.g. "practice this blindfolded" or "practice this form while we try to pull you off balance by your arms"). The intent is to acclimate one to real fighting, where unexpected things and dirty techniques come into play. It also is intended to perfect technique (one should not need to see where their limbs are in order to strike correctly). Naturally, the intensity of this must be attuned to a trainees levels of skill and strength. Not to mention, technique training is traditionally done after physical training.
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* Many athletes at the professional or Olympic level take part in what's known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_training altitude training]], which involves training at high elevations where the air is thinner. This conditions the body to make better use of what little oxygen is available, resulting in greater endurance when competing in areas closer to sea level.
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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. Goku is a fan of this trope, regularly training with absurdly heavy weights and/or while under the effects of high gravity.
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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. First used by Goku is a fan of this trope, regularly during his training with absurdly heavy weights and/or while under Roshi and Kami (see page quote), weighted clothing quickly becomes a staple of the effects of series and is used by Piccolo in particular. Once the power levels ascend too high gravity.for that to be effective any more, ArtificialGravity takes over as the means to make the body heavier. Later in the series, Goku and others attain several [[SuperMode transformations]] that increase their power enormously, but often choose to train in their base forms, which is implied to be more effective due to involving greater relative effort.
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* Subverted in the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E14LowerDecks Lower Decks]]." Worf, who teaches a Klingon martial arts class aboard ''Enterprise'', blindfolds and spars with one of his students; ''telling'' her that this is what's happening. What he's ''[[SecretTestOfCharacter actually]]'' doing is trying to teach her to be more assertive. After Worf knocks her on her butt a few times, she finally stands up to him and protests the blatantly unfair contest; which is ''exactly'' [[BatmanGambit what Worf wanted her to do]].
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* In ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall'', members of the court who disapproved of opening knight training to women paid the armsmaster to add hidden weights to Keladry's practice weapons. When she realized what had happened, she kept using the equipment, partly to avoid looking like a complainer and partly because she hoped that practicing with extra weight would help develop her strength and endurance. Also, by now she was used to the weight - using unweighted weapons threw off her balance.
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* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Goh trained his Magikarp for a jumping competition, and during the final round, it was revealed he was always wearing weights so heavy, two Machamp could not lift them. With the weights off, it leads to the Magikarp jumping so high, he goes out into space. [[GoneHorriblyRight Because Magikarp was not able to complete his jump]], [[DeconstructedTrope his jump is not counted and he loses]].
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** Accidentally invoked by Guts, who was raised in a mercenary band and thus started training with swords meant for adults. As an adult, his swords are still longer than he is tall.
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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'': Many SpaceMarine Chapters have their initiates fight against full Space Marines before, during, and after their surgical enhancements as part of their grueling TrainingFromHell, as well as getting them used to fighting enemies bigger than them (which the galaxy has no shortage of).
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* In an episode of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', Fitz needs to be able to put together a transceiver in under 6 minutes. Unfortunately, he suffered brain damage in the previous season and has lost most of the function in one hand. Coulson tells him to practice doing it one-handed, and throughout the episode we see him doing so. By mission time, he tells Coulson that despite all his practice, he could only get his time down to just a little over 7 minutes. Coulson tells him that's too slow, to which Fitz replies that the one hand he'd been practicing with was his ''bad'' hand. With both hands, he'll be fine.
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* In ''Manga/{{Pokemon}}'', Goh trained his Magikarp for a jumping competition, and during the final round, it was revealed he was always wearing weights so heavy, two Machamp could not lift them. With the weights off, it leads to the Magikarp jumping so high, he goes out into space. [[GoneHorriblyRight Because Magikarp was not able to complete his jump]], [[DeconstructedTrope his jump is not counted and he loses]].
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* Aircraft pilots who want to be rated for IFR (instrument flight rules) flying train wearing a "hood" or visor that obscures their view outside the cockpit and forces them to rely solely on their instrument panel for guidance.
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This is not necessarily a SubTrope of TrainingFromHell, but they do frequently overlap. In order to be an example of this the training should involve tasks or conditions which wouldn't be present when the person is doing the thing they trained for "for real". Training for a difficult task by subjecting yourself to that task is just standard practice. This is training for a less difficult task by subjecting yourself to a more difficult one. If the trainee (or a trusted partner) can't remove the handicap at will, then it's not an example of this trope.
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This is not necessarily a SubTrope of TrainingFromHell, but they do frequently overlap. In order to be an example of this this, the training should involve tasks or conditions which wouldn't be present when the person is doing the thing they trained for "for real". Training for a difficult task by subjecting yourself to that task is just standard practice. This is training for a less difficult task by subjecting yourself to a more difficult one. If the trainee (or a trusted partner) can't remove the handicap at will, then it's not an example of this trope.
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''Film/StarWarsANewHope'', when Obi-Wan is teaching Luke how to use the Force, he has him fight a practice robot blindfolded.
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->''"Yup! Kami told me to. It was part of my training. It's not much different than Master Roshi's style. You wear a big turtle shell to gain strength. It's pretty much the same principle here."''
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Sometimes, it's not enough to just practice in a "fair" or typical way. Getting really good at something implies the ability to do it even when there are factors impeding the person doing it. This trope is an intentional invocation of this, by having the trainee devote themselves to what would otherwise be a routine training session with additional restrictions.
This is not a subtrope of TrainingFromHell, but they do frequently overlap. In order to be an example of this the training should involve tasks or conditions which wouldn't be present when the person is doing the thing they trained for "for real". Training for a difficult task by subjecting yourself to that task is just standard practice. This is training for a less difficult task by subjecting yourself to a more difficult one. If the trainee (or a trusted partner) can't remove the handicap at will, then it's not an example of this trope.
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* Attempting to use normal abilities while under the effects of a PowerLimiter
* Doing a strenuous activity with additional weights bound to the trainee
* Asymmetric sparring... the trainer has a distinct martial advantage over the trainee, such as longer reach, padded armor, or is simply bigger and stronger
* Attempting something that requires deep concentration while there are distractions, ranging from obnoxious noises to a whole other facet of training to deal with
* Attempting common tasks in a manner the trainee is not familiar with, such as fighting while leading with their other hand or wayfinding in foreign territory
The reasons for doing this can vary. Maybe the trainee is already excellent in his field and this is the only conceivable way to get better still. Or maybe this is the best use of an otherwise modest budget. Regardless, the effect is usually that the trainee quickly finds ways to work through or around the limitations and [[TookALevelInBadass becomes more formidable as a result.]]
It's possible to invoke this trope using handicaps that are completely and totally unrelated to the task actually being performed, such as practicing for combat with the added stipulation that you have to sing while you fight. Unless you can perform MagicMusic, those kinds of handicaps aren't likely to help you get better.
When such handicaps are used for fun/glory instead of training, it's a SelfImposedChallenge. If done in a particularly dangerous fashion, this overlaps with TrainingFromHell. See CharlesAtlasSuperpower for the eventual result. When they reveal this sort of thing in the middle of "the real deal", like a combat situation, that's IAmNotLeftHanded. Also related is BoxingLessonsForSuperman, inasmuch as it's a similar means of expanding a character's repertoire.
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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. Goku is a fan of this trope, regularly training with absurdly heavy weights and/or while under the effects of high gravity.
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** Accidentally invoked by Guts, who was raised in a mercenary band and thus started training with swords meant for adults. As an adult, his swords are still longer than he is tall.
* In ''Anime/CaptainTsubasa'', Hyuga's coach trains his soccer team by ordering them to dribble and kick the balls on shore tides. Hyuga himself takes this further by using a heavier ball.
* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' Rock Lee wears ludicrously heavy training weights on his legs most of the time, which make a pair of craters when he drops them. This makes him extremely fast once they are removed.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' once trained under a master samurai to learn how to properly wield a katana. The training regimen included this, where he would regularly spar with that master using a wooden practice blade broken to half length, while the master was DualWielding.
* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'': Dick takes [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim]] for training that involves riding train tops around Bludhaven while blindfolded and doing various balancing exercises. Tim is not amused when they get ambushed while doing so.
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* In ''Film/FireBirds'', Nicholas Cage's character (who's been assigned to train to fly the new-fangled Apache combat helicopters) is unable to fly straight because he has cross-dominant eyesight (he's right-handed but he aims with his left) and the Apache's HUD monocle is designed to be placed above the right eye. The solution by the main instructor: blindfold Cage's character and tie a periscope around his right eye (with ''panties'') and have him drive a Jeep around the base so he'll get used to it.
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* In ''Literature/TheInheritanceCycle'', towards the end of the series, Eragon and Arya are sparring to keep their edge in time to fight Galbatorix. Arya pulls out every distracting trick she can think of, including making Eragon DistractedByTheSexy, so as to toughen his mentality in case Galbatorix starts to use illusion magic, he will be able to remain focused on his goal.
* In the book version of ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'', one of Inigo's sword teachers emphasized this to the point of disdaining all else. He would rant about how fights to the death are rarely, if ever, going to be held under ideal conditions and thus you have to be ready for every possible bad scenario, such as [[YouCanBarelyStand what if you're trying to fight while severely injured]], if you're [[BattleInTheRain in the midst of terrible weather]], etc. Said master ridiculed other famous [[MasterSwordsmen master teachers]] for teaching as though bouts would take place in a ballroom, and when Inigo is badly wounded by Count Rugen, it's this training and experience he calls on to see himself through it.
* In the Homer Price stories Grandpa Hercules trained to make a big leap while wearing additional weights on his clothes. If the muscles are used to moving with the added weight, they'll let him jump large distances once the weight is gone. This works.
* ''Literature/TheBridgeOfClay'': Clay's a sprinter and his training routine is running up the stairs of an apartment block. With his younger brother Tommy on his back. And with his older brother Henry shouting abuse at him.
* Lintilla in ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' has a pseudofracture (All the pain, discomfort, and swelling of a broken arm without the trouble of it actually being broken) and a 'crisis inducer' which place her under extreme pressure and thus push her to work harder/faster
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': After [[spoiler: gaining the Winter Mantle]], Harry wears a weighted vest weighing several hundred pounds during his daily jogs just to make them worthwhile.
* In ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'' students learning [[SympatheticMagic Sympathy]] at [[WizardingSchool the University]] often practice using less than ideal links, such as trying to set a hair on fire by burning a straw.
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[[folder: Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'': Many SpaceMarine Chapters have their initiates fight against full Space Marines before, during and after their surgical enhancements as part of their grueling TrainingFromHell, as well as getting them used to fighting enemies bigger than them (which the galaxy has no shortage of).
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', Higgins makes Eliza read a poem while holding marbles in her mouth, reasoning that if she can speak clearly with a mouthful of marbles she can easily manage the same without them.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': a {{flashback}} reveals that one part of the Toa Mata's training was to retrieve their [[MaskOfPower Kanohi Masks]]... thing is, being without their masks is a major AchillesHeel for the Toa.
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[[folder:VideoGames]]
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'': Can be Invoked by the player in combat. Your party members are fully capable of attacking or casting offensive spells on each other, which can be used to increase their stats as per the game's StatGrinding system. In short, your party gains experience by switching the fight from "kill the goblins" to "kill the goblins while the party's fighter takes swings at you and the mage steals away your mana".
* In the ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' games, The Macho Brace and Power items boost the effects of leveling up, but halve the speed of any Pokémon holding them.
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', weapon skills level up based on the number of times you hit an enemy, not the power of the weapon[[note]]In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' the base damage of the weapon does count, but any smithing, skill or enchantment bonuses don't [[/note]], so it is advisable to use the weakest weapon possible if you want to grind effectively.
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[[folder: WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': In [[Recap/SamuraiJackS2E1JackLearnsToJumpGood "Jack Learns to Jump Good"]] a monkey tribe teach Jack to [[HulkSpeak "jump good"]] by tying heavy rocks to his wrists and ankles, and a [[UpToEleven boulder]] to his back.
* Spoofed on the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "You're Fired, Mrs. Puff", when the new boating teacher makes [=SpongeBob=] run the obstacle course blindfolded. It works, only now [=SpongeBob=] can only drive ''while blindfolded''.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'' episode "All By Mao Self" Mao Mao decides that he's not facing challenges befitting a legendary hero so he gives himself leg weights to making fighting more challenging. When he still thinks it's too easy he also blindfolds himself and holds scorpions in his hands to increase the handicap.
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[[folder: RealLife]]
* Swimmers will sometimes train while wearing extra clothing, like leggings, to give them more "drag" in the water. Once they get good at this, in theory, when they swim in a regular suit they'll be faster, because it's easier by comparison.
* If a runner is training for speed invoking this is mandatory. Running unhindered for long durations will only train you to run for long durations. Speed can only be improved with added intensity, achieved by doing something that isn't running, or by adding weights while running.
* Baseball players train with weighted bats so that swinging a game bat is effortless. Training with a game bat would cause the muscles to experience a plateau.
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[[caption-width-right:320:How do you think Goku got that powerful anyways?]]
->''"Yup! Kami told me to. It was part of my training. It's not much different than Master Roshi's style. You wear a big turtle shell to gain strength. It's pretty much the same principle here."''
-->-- '''Goku explaining to Tien Shinhan his weighted clothes''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ''
Sometimes, it's not enough to just practice in a "fair" or typical way. Getting really good at something implies the ability to do it even when there are factors impeding the person doing it. This trope is an intentional invocation of this, by having the trainee devote themselves to what would otherwise be a routine training session with additional restrictions.
This is not a subtrope of TrainingFromHell, but they do frequently overlap. In order to be an example of this the training should involve tasks or conditions which wouldn't be present when the person is doing the thing they trained for "for real". Training for a difficult task by subjecting yourself to that task is just standard practice. This is training for a less difficult task by subjecting yourself to a more difficult one. If the trainee (or a trusted partner) can't remove the handicap at will, then it's not an example of this trope.
Examples include:
* Attempting to use normal abilities while under the effects of a PowerLimiter
* Doing a strenuous activity with additional weights bound to the trainee
* Asymmetric sparring... the trainer has a distinct martial advantage over the trainee, such as longer reach, padded armor, or is simply bigger and stronger
* Attempting something that requires deep concentration while there are distractions, ranging from obnoxious noises to a whole other facet of training to deal with
* Attempting common tasks in a manner the trainee is not familiar with, such as fighting while leading with their other hand or wayfinding in foreign territory
The reasons for doing this can vary. Maybe the trainee is already excellent in his field and this is the only conceivable way to get better still. Or maybe this is the best use of an otherwise modest budget. Regardless, the effect is usually that the trainee quickly finds ways to work through or around the limitations and [[TookALevelInBadass becomes more formidable as a result.]]
It's possible to invoke this trope using handicaps that are completely and totally unrelated to the task actually being performed, such as practicing for combat with the added stipulation that you have to sing while you fight. Unless you can perform MagicMusic, those kinds of handicaps aren't likely to help you get better.
When such handicaps are used for fun/glory instead of training, it's a SelfImposedChallenge. If done in a particularly dangerous fashion, this overlaps with TrainingFromHell. See CharlesAtlasSuperpower for the eventual result. When they reveal this sort of thing in the middle of "the real deal", like a combat situation, that's IAmNotLeftHanded. Also related is BoxingLessonsForSuperman, inasmuch as it's a similar means of expanding a character's repertoire.
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!!Examples:
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[[folder: Anime and Manga]]
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. Goku is a fan of this trope, regularly training with absurdly heavy weights and/or while under the effects of high gravity.
* ''Anime/{{Berserk}}'':
** Accidentally invoked by Guts, who was raised in a mercenary band and thus started training with swords meant for adults. As an adult, his swords are still longer than he is tall.
* In ''Anime/CaptainTsubasa'', Hyuga's coach trains his soccer team by ordering them to dribble and kick the balls on shore tides. Hyuga himself takes this further by using a heavier ball.
* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' Rock Lee wears ludicrously heavy training weights on his legs most of the time, which make a pair of craters when he drops them. This makes him extremely fast once they are removed.
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[[folder: Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' once trained under a master samurai to learn how to properly wield a katana. The training regimen included this, where he would regularly spar with that master using a wooden practice blade broken to half length, while the master was DualWielding.
* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'': Dick takes [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim]] for training that involves riding train tops around Bludhaven while blindfolded and doing various balancing exercises. Tim is not amused when they get ambushed while doing so.
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[[folder:Film, Live-Action]]
* In ''Film/FireBirds'', Nicholas Cage's character (who's been assigned to train to fly the new-fangled Apache combat helicopters) is unable to fly straight because he has cross-dominant eyesight (he's right-handed but he aims with his left) and the Apache's HUD monocle is designed to be placed above the right eye. The solution by the main instructor: blindfold Cage's character and tie a periscope around his right eye (with ''panties'') and have him drive a Jeep around the base so he'll get used to it.
''Film/StarWarsANewHope'', when Obi-Wan is teaching Luke how to use the Force, he has him fight a practice robot blindfolded.
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[[folder: Literature]]
* In ''Literature/TheInheritanceCycle'', towards the end of the series, Eragon and Arya are sparring to keep their edge in time to fight Galbatorix. Arya pulls out every distracting trick she can think of, including making Eragon DistractedByTheSexy, so as to toughen his mentality in case Galbatorix starts to use illusion magic, he will be able to remain focused on his goal.
* In the book version of ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'', one of Inigo's sword teachers emphasized this to the point of disdaining all else. He would rant about how fights to the death are rarely, if ever, going to be held under ideal conditions and thus you have to be ready for every possible bad scenario, such as [[YouCanBarelyStand what if you're trying to fight while severely injured]], if you're [[BattleInTheRain in the midst of terrible weather]], etc. Said master ridiculed other famous [[MasterSwordsmen master teachers]] for teaching as though bouts would take place in a ballroom, and when Inigo is badly wounded by Count Rugen, it's this training and experience he calls on to see himself through it.
* In the Homer Price stories Grandpa Hercules trained to make a big leap while wearing additional weights on his clothes. If the muscles are used to moving with the added weight, they'll let him jump large distances once the weight is gone. This works.
* ''Literature/TheBridgeOfClay'': Clay's a sprinter and his training routine is running up the stairs of an apartment block. With his younger brother Tommy on his back. And with his older brother Henry shouting abuse at him.
* Lintilla in ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' has a pseudofracture (All the pain, discomfort, and swelling of a broken arm without the trouble of it actually being broken) and a 'crisis inducer' which place her under extreme pressure and thus push her to work harder/faster
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': After [[spoiler: gaining the Winter Mantle]], Harry wears a weighted vest weighing several hundred pounds during his daily jogs just to make them worthwhile.
* In ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'' students learning [[SympatheticMagic Sympathy]] at [[WizardingSchool the University]] often practice using less than ideal links, such as trying to set a hair on fire by burning a straw.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'': Many SpaceMarine Chapters have their initiates fight against full Space Marines before, during and after their surgical enhancements as part of their grueling TrainingFromHell, as well as getting them used to fighting enemies bigger than them (which the galaxy has no shortage of).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', Higgins makes Eliza read a poem while holding marbles in her mouth, reasoning that if she can speak clearly with a mouthful of marbles she can easily manage the same without them.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': a {{flashback}} reveals that one part of the Toa Mata's training was to retrieve their [[MaskOfPower Kanohi Masks]]... thing is, being without their masks is a major AchillesHeel for the Toa.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:VideoGames]]
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'': Can be Invoked by the player in combat. Your party members are fully capable of attacking or casting offensive spells on each other, which can be used to increase their stats as per the game's StatGrinding system. In short, your party gains experience by switching the fight from "kill the goblins" to "kill the goblins while the party's fighter takes swings at you and the mage steals away your mana".
* In the ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' games, The Macho Brace and Power items boost the effects of leveling up, but halve the speed of any Pokémon holding them.
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', weapon skills level up based on the number of times you hit an enemy, not the power of the weapon[[note]]In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' the base damage of the weapon does count, but any smithing, skill or enchantment bonuses don't [[/note]], so it is advisable to use the weakest weapon possible if you want to grind effectively.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': In [[Recap/SamuraiJackS2E1JackLearnsToJumpGood "Jack Learns to Jump Good"]] a monkey tribe teach Jack to [[HulkSpeak "jump good"]] by tying heavy rocks to his wrists and ankles, and a [[UpToEleven boulder]] to his back.
* Spoofed on the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "You're Fired, Mrs. Puff", when the new boating teacher makes [=SpongeBob=] run the obstacle course blindfolded. It works, only now [=SpongeBob=] can only drive ''while blindfolded''.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'' episode "All By Mao Self" Mao Mao decides that he's not facing challenges befitting a legendary hero so he gives himself leg weights to making fighting more challenging. When he still thinks it's too easy he also blindfolds himself and holds scorpions in his hands to increase the handicap.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: RealLife]]
* Swimmers will sometimes train while wearing extra clothing, like leggings, to give them more "drag" in the water. Once they get good at this, in theory, when they swim in a regular suit they'll be faster, because it's easier by comparison.
* If a runner is training for speed invoking this is mandatory. Running unhindered for long durations will only train you to run for long durations. Speed can only be improved with added intensity, achieved by doing something that isn't running, or by adding weights while running.
* Baseball players train with weighted bats so that swinging a game bat is effortless. Training with a game bat would cause the muscles to experience a plateau.
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