Which one of the following statements about pain during free-weight lifting is most accurate?

a. you should continue to work through any pain you feel but reduce the amount of weight you’re lifting.

b. your threshold for pain will be decreased by the amount of weight you lift in your first two sessions.

c. you should consider any soreness you feel the day after your first weight-lifting session as normal.

d. you should expect to feel muscle pain over the course of the first four weeks after starting to lift free weights.