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Ronda Rousey X Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino – the cultural clash behind the clash

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As of today, nobody actually knows if this fight is ever going to take place. Dana White, UFC’s president, denies having negotiated the possibility at this moment, which included Cristiane Justino’s commitment to make weight at the 135lbs class. Justino claims she was offered the fight. Rousey is quiet. Whether the fight will actually take […]

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Random Sunday: on popularity, acceptance, clandestine behavior and tragic coincidences

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Some thoughts on success, popularity and love The need to be loved by crowds is a tragic one. Nobody is loved by crowds. They may admire someone, they may ambivalently feel attracted and hate this someone, but never love. Love is a response to an intimate interaction – an act of kindness, empathy or generosity.

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Four types of people that bother me concerning Performance Enhancing Drugs:

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The pseudo-zealots. I have a problem with zealots in general but I’m not a hypocrite: I am a zealot myself when it comes to certain values I will never negotiate. So, in spite of totally disagreeing with them, I have some level of respect for people who consider having sex before marriage a sin, and

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The 5th Set for Powerlifting: a breakthrough in training system design

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The 5th Set is a training system for the sport of powerlifting. That includes a periodization model, a system for routine composition, procedural guidelines to transition from and to different phases within a mesocycle or between mesocycles, and very precise instructions concerning execution. It certainly can be used by people who wish to get strong

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The physical educator and strength coach professions

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Facts and questions about Brazil => food for thought for you, American and European coaches Unlike in the USA and most European countries, in Brazil, it is a serious infraction to practice a wide variety of activities related to Physical Education (including, but not only, strength coaching) without a LICENCE. The licence is provided by

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When raw or equipped are not really choices, but health decisions

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  This is another of those potentially boring articles based on reason, as opposed to passion. Beliefs concerning the superiority of one form of lifting over the other have been addressed by various authors. The idea that raw lifting is a return to the roots of the sport has been debunked, as historians of the

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Random Sunday: do you still believe? North of no South

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Do I believe science is pure, objective and neutral? No. Do I believe one day all individuals will be able to develop their full human potential? No. Do I believe sports, and powerlifting, in particular, will become merit-based activities with full compliance to rules that guarantee its meritocratic nature? No. Do I believe business may

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