There is a text floating around to raise awareness about suicide. In the end, it asks you to copy it and post to your wall for one hour. People do that automatically. The text is too careful with possible triggers, but the result is that it hardly educates the “normals”. Here’s what I propose: create […]
September – suicide prevention month. Leia mais »
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,
Withdrawing from competition for the rest of 2015 Leia mais »
(“Into the mind of the coach” project – all the interview links) Please tell us something about yourself: where and when were you born and places you lived. Where do you live now? I was born in Reading, PA and moved around quite a bit for career and personal reasons. I spent a lot of
Into the mind of the coach: Jay Ashman Leia mais »
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
Random Sunday: do you still believe? North of no South Leia mais »
More thoughts on the recent conference experience (the Arnold’s conference in Rio, Brazil). This time, about peeing. Hugo Quinteiro and I talked and we decided there is a very small higher limit to the number of conferences we can accept to speak at each year. They will be chosen according to priority. It is more
Random Sunday: peeing, stress and performance – when you can’t go Leia mais »
I want to start with two revelations that will certainly drive more than a few readers away: I am not against the use of recreational drugs for any moral reason. In fact, in a completely rational manner, I defend the gradual legalization (and regulation) of production, industrialization and commercialization of drugs as the only possible
Powerlifting as a tool in the inner war against drugs Leia mais »
(part of the Epilogue to the book “About Strength and Death”) And here we reach the end of this journey across the unknown, through the passages of terror, through doubts, hesitations, courage and acceptance. The most important one is to accept who we are, even more than accept that the world is what it
Strength and death: tumbleweeds Leia mais »
“People don’t change”, says House. “People always change”, says biology. So which is it? Both. This is a false dilemma, Just like the “nature X nurture” one. Some things are hardwired in us: our innate characteristics (if they are strengths or weaknesses, it is up to society to judge, and it judges differently). Others are
Change, transformation, body and life Leia mais »
The period between 1983 and 2012 was probably the warmest 30 years in more than 800 years.
Claustrophobia: Global Warming will soon lock you up Leia mais »
1. Não saia de casa antes das 18h2. Tome quantos banhos forem necessários para restabelecer algum conforto3. Aumente a ingesta de água, se possível gelada: você vai inchar muito porque uma das respostas agudas ao aumento de temperatura é aumentar o volume plasmático 4. Assim que possível, tente introduzir algumas atividades com certa intensidade cardio-vascular
Cronotipos e termotipos não-tropicais – cuidados a tomar Leia mais »
