If you are reading this, there is a 38% chance that you are an athlete and a 17.5% chance that you are a powerlifter. Ok, I just invented those figures: numbers are important. If they are not available, invent them shamelessly and proudly admit your invention. I’m a powerlifter but also a scientist, writer, and […]
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This is from the series “using shallow marketable titles” to show there is much more to it than what is shown in these low content articles. I just copied a title that a lot of marketing-successful authors are using to suggest a more critical perspective on the theme of recovery. This is not intended as a
5 Ways to Recover from Training – faster (their list and my list) Read More »
I received this question from a reader today and as I was answering him privately I realized this might be a question more people share. I’ve written before about burnout (here and here) and will write more, so for now, this will be just a list of things you may do to start recovering
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1. The setup 2. The execution 3. Programming and assistance work This is the third and last part of this series on how to fix your bench press. Let us start by repeating one of my half a dozen favorite sayings in powerlifting coaching: “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” This said, understand
This is a series written for EliteFTS: Why Do You Lift — Meaning, Identity, Hope and Passion (part 1 – EliteFTS series) Peter heard his name and the bar was loaded for his first snatch. Up to one or two years ago, the minutes before he hook-gripped the bar were full of a deafening silence
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These are online resources, programs or actual physical facilities dedicated to the prevention of suicide among veterans. Veteran suicide rates are among the highest in the studied sub-groups. It is strongly associated with the high PTSD prevalence among combat-experience veterans.
Memorial Day celebration: honoring those who gave their lives Read More »
You might see some memes I publish in Portuguese that appear to be funny: you won’t know because of the language. They are sarcastic, ironic, therefore, a bit more to the left of the aggressiveness continuum. In English, you will see me using nonsense and polite irony – never open sarcastic attacks. This belongs to
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When everything and everyone else fails you, the touch of the steel bar will warm your soul: she won’t betray you. When even its touch is denied to you, the memory of the knurling in your hands and the expectation of being reunited with her will warm your soul: she won’t betray you. When you
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Don’t accept friend requests from people hiding behind a nickname. Those who use a nickname but do have a name usually identify themselves as, for example “David “The Terminator” McCarthy”. Someone who is just “The Hulk”, or “I’m Fucking Awesome” may be hiding something and you might not want him in your friends list. He’s
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My recovery has been documented with short videos and comments posted on Instagram. Here you can see the whole sequence, starting from bellow. "Recovey from Chaos" – It does look like I screwed up, but I didn't: what was hurting during the exercise was NOT the left hamstring tendon origin, but other parts of the
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