bar – Marilia Coutinho

Never cross, step on or even approach too closely a loaded bar

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The bar is a sacred object for the lifter. No, I’m not taking poetic license here: sacred means that something is connected to something transcendent. The loaded bar a lifter is ready to lift is sacred to the bone. Be especially watchful with the deadlift bar. It’s on the ground, you might (if you are […]

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She won’t betray you

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