Have you ever seen that guy who lifts easy 700lbs (whatever the lift, this is hypothetical) at the gym or in videos and just bombs out with 600lbs at the meet? Does it again at another meet? You know him, you know his training is good and well planned, he’s pretty strong, his nutrition was […]
The bar is loaded: are you ready? Talent, preparation and competitive readiness Read More »
Here I am, unable to lift today because I was careless about a blister from Tuesday. This is somewhat humiliating because it would never have happened had I taken the minimum hygiene procedures. That sort of thing your mom used to yell all the time before you were ten and you did the same with your
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My friend, great athlete and coach Lynne Boshoven, asked me the following question, which triggered a stream of thought that I decided to share with everyone. Here you go: “What do you think is the most successful approach to bring new people into the sport?” Well, Lynne, this is a great question, not only because
Making powerlifting more popular: do we want or need it? Read More »
My friend, great athlete and coach Lynne Boshoven asked me the following question, which apparently triggered a stream of thought that I decided to share with everyone. Here you go: “What do you think is the most successful approach to bring new people into the sport?” Well, Lynne, this is a great question, not only
Making powerlifting more popular: do we want or need it? Read More »
I just watched Dan Ariely’s TED conference about motivation and work and it made me think about our attitude towards other people’s reaction to powerlifting. Most of us (in fact, I would say all of us) claim we don’t give a shit. I think this is a self-deception. I think saying we don’t give a
Powerlifting and meaning: I think we lie to ourselves Read More »
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Innate physical strength in babies Read More »
About being alone, feeling good with your own company and being an athlete “The bar is loaded” The lifter walks up alone to the platform. The spotters are busy getting setup into the safety position. Someone or a lot of people shout words of encouragement from backstage. Three referees are silently watching in intense
A collection of resources about the importance of sleep on athletic performance
Powerlifting and sleep Read More »
I am improving the way my friends and readers can interact with my writing. One of the things everybody does is to share blog posts and pages on social media. I realized that was not enough: not everybody was notified this way. So I decided to build a subscriber list. I manually subscribed many of
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