Today, I took down any mention of competitive powerlifting prowess from Twitter. That is probably just the beginning. Some say it might be relevant to point out that I lift nicely and sort of heavy, for professional reasons. After all, competitive results are seen as a confirmation of a coach’s familiarity with strength training. This […]
Hiatus from competition – how long, I don’t know Read More »
Takeaways from my text below: Any profession that implies the PRIVILEGE of prescribing anything related to people should require basic skills as provided by educational organizations, as well as minimal testing; The less regulation, the better. Beyond the mastery of basic knowledge, guidelines that align with economic interests or professional monopoly should be restricted. By
All swans are white. Women are from Venus, men are from Mars. Bovine milk is poison. Red meat causes cancer and hypertension. Cholesterol kills. The athlete is a hero and a gladiator. You, white male, need to check your privileges! At the end of the day, the athlete is a whore. Red meat is the
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Face-savers are not metaphorical and if I could, I would make them mandatory in gyms. For thirty years I’ve been hearing things like “let go… he/she needs to save face…”. You see, I don’t read sub-text. I probably have a very low EQ. But I’m a trained and skilled debater. I also admit I enjoy
We are NEVER your enemy. We are your eyes while you attempt to accomplish something great. You need that feat to be witnessed and recognized. That’s what we are: we are your eyes, we are the witnesses of your great deeds. We don’t want to red light you. We will do it, though, if something
Message to lifters from a judge Read More »
I am writing this without a draft. This day has been always the peak of some deep dilemma for me since 2001. As an academic scientist with multiple backgrounds, my role was to observe a phenomenon against the best models for prediction and policy making. As a person, it was the final loss of any
9/11, the worse and the best and why even bother to lift Read More »
Valentina Shevchenko versus Amanda Nunes: unmissable That’s a fight we can’t miss. Two of the best 135lbs weight class fighters going for Amanda’s title. I’m no fighter and no expert. As an athlete, I’m a powerlifter, with a history in fencing, martial arts and track and field. As an academic, I’m a biologist, biochemist and
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Although it became commonsense to claim that physical activity is only healthy in moderation, that real sports are unhealthy, since the 1950’s these claims have been debunked. In 1956, Montoye and collaborators (1956) compared 629 athletes with 583 non-athletes in the same environment and verified there was no difference in life expectancy or type of
Are sports unhealthy? This is what scientific evidence suggests Read More »
and the self-set trap for coaches, professors, advisers When I started having to supervise students, I was just slightly older than most of them. Sometimes younger. It took me less than one year and a half to untangle the mess of ideas that involve what we consider “potential” in a student: erudition (how much organized
The fascinating “potential” Read More »
What exactly is being criticized and rejected here? Besides the obvious technical items in training in terms of planning and execution of a motor task, the object of criticism is the emotional attitude. It means “it is a worthless lift performed to satisfy the ego”. Like so many words and expressions that come from
Ego lifting: are you using the right expressions and ideas? Read More »
