By George Harrolds Cover image: By Ricardo630 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30626126 How many chess sets do you have in your home? If you’re one of the many people who has chosen to embrace chess as part of your lifestyle, you have no doubt already moved beyond the decision to learn to play […]
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The process of letting go is a slow and painful one, but it brings some relief. As if with each flake you shed, you become a lighter and a more genuine version of yourself. I just now opened the book manuscript I was supposed to hand in in 2012 and never did. It is in
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DISCLAIMER – Slums in Brazil and all of Latin America are clusters of extremely low HDI (human development index) and absence of the State. It is no surprise that Transnational Criminal Organizations take over, take control and rule. Most of the people who live there are peaceful and usually victims of violence. What you will
Marilia Coutinho & Antonio Bruno We hate this title. We didn’t write it to trick you, though: we know you are concerned with your shape and the measurement tools available to you are the scale and the measuring tape. We also know that what bothers you is actually what you see in the mirror or
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I have been reviewing the literature about difficulty in communicating with non-literal speech. Almost everybody I know suggested that this is my case, to the point of comedy and tragedy. Very frequently, this is a sign of some form of autism (the spectrum is wide). Maybe that’s the case, maybe not. I’ve also been praised for
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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. "Recovery from chaos" – or how to complicate something simple. I'm adding hip thrusts to my rehab program. First, there is ample evidence concerning its efficacy on hip extensors activation, which I
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This second chapter of “Recovery from Chaos” covers early April (April 2) up to April 20. It is also the period when the assessment of strength loss and injury expression is concluded. We now go into a period of addressing imbalances, which we (meaning Dani Overcash and myself) believe will be basic to enter a
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I will conquer the perfect body That is listed among the main reasons for losing members at gyms. He or she will enroll after digesting gigabytes of advertisement (and indoctrination) about some ideal shape. That is what I call “formolatry” – the idolatry of an unhuman shape. It doesn’t exist, it has never existed and
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Today I had a diagnose by my neurologist that has made my decision to withdraw from competing in 2015 final. I attempted to accomplish some things in Brazil that faced serious opposition by forces that benefitted from the way things were (basically, delinquent). The reactions didn’t come as rational discussions, but rather systematic attacks, sabotage,
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Mild dehydration is defined as water loss of 1-2% of bodyweight and can be easily overlooked. Our everyday life is conducive to mild to moderate dehydration. Mild dehydration results in cognitive impairment and other symptoms.
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