Some years ago, when two of my furry best friends were alive, they had a moment of estrangement. Unfortunately, they got into a serious fight Rita went for Nala’s throat. I jumped in an tried to stop them. They ignored me. When I actively intervened, they attacked me. I don’t remember how I succeeded in […]
Three lessons I learned about how not to handle digital fights in sports Read More »
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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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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By: Marilia Coutinho (@marilia_coutinho) and Eric Brown (@oracleofihop) A few weeks ago, the two of us were discussing a topic related to fitness management, with implications to marketing and sales: client retention and untapped reserve. Let’s take a look at the physical structure of most conventional gyms: there is a strip of “cardio machines”,
Me and the normals 1: an adventure helping them squat and scaring them with blood I just returned from the gym that I’m going to while here in Springfield. Two girls were trying to squat on the rack next to mine. One of them asked me if I knew where the bar pad was. I
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Nowhere is home. After a while, it doesn’t matter anymore. Home materializes and then vanishes. Home is a transient state of recognition, of self-recognition and of remembrance. I was at home in Detroit but I wasn’t exactly in Detroit. I was at a Marriott hotel, far from downtown, where usually pilots and airlines personnel are
About “giant championships”, advantages for the sport, “popularization” and the right number of lifters Today, powerlifting organizations are fighting for athletes: they all want the largest crowd in their meets. We hear about national meets with hundreds of lifters and Worlds with over 500 lifters. Why is this important? For two reasons: power and
We finally got tired of knocking on government agencies’ doors offering the project. It has obvious public interest, but let’s face it: we’re days from one of the most obscene events in Brazilian sports History, the World Cup in Brazil. Apart from the fact that there is ample technical and scientific evidence as to the
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‘- Young man, would you care to explain to me why you are lifting those weights – Sure ma’am, no problem: this is an autotelic activity, which means those who engage in it do so motivated by a self-referenced end. In other words, the purpose of lifting is itself. Did that help? – A little
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Funny thing it took me long to grasp was the notion that when hurting someone purposefully the perpetrator needs to hate first, not after the conflict. That goes only for people he knows personally, had a personal relationship with, sometimes liked, sometimes admired and sometimes loved. I really couldn’t understand this. It was explained to
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