Desde que eu comecei a dar cursos em programas de pós-graduação em Educação Física, em Treinamento desportivo, em Treinamento de Força, em Musculação e até em outros mais estranhos, nesta nova “encarnação acadêmica” (eu tive uma outra encarnação acadêmica), tive todo tipo de convite. Eles envolveram aulas pontuais em programas de especialização (também conhecidos […]
Na linha “vamos desaprender o errado”, em geral ensinado pela mídia sobre o molde do futebol profissional, vamos aprender a comemorar no esporte? É assim: esporte é um jogo, porém também é uma expressão de excelência técnica humana. O que importa em atividades onde conta “fazer direito” ou “fazer bem feito” (meritocráticas) é a performance.
Levantamento olímpico: vamos aprender a comemorar Read More »
I once watched a conference by philosopher Denis Dutton who argued that humans have some sort of programmed drive to appreciate and do “things well done”. He was trying to explain why humans, in spite of their great cultural diversity, all have a conception of beauty. I don’t think I agree with him at all,
Sports Patriotism revised: why I am not proud of my country Read More »
Yesterday I watched the 77g weightlifting event at the Olympics. I watched in real time as Lu Haojie , from China, badly injured his left elbow at the snatch. I saw him climbing down the platform in pain, his coach kneeling beside him as he cried holding his arm. He then proceeded to the clean
Painful ambivalence: the Olympic Games Read More »
Patrocínio corporativo não é caridade: é um investimento numa instituição, projeto ou pessoa em troca da possibilidade de exploração rentável das representações associadas a elas. Exploração rentável é o conjunto de ações de marketing que otimizem as chances de retorno em receita (imediato, como venda, ou indireto, como consolidação da marca ou outros aspectos da
This is the kick-off of something I’ve been postponing, at least in English. Last year, I broke a five and thirty year silence and revealed to the country the chief reason my ties to powerlifting are so strong. I owe it my life. On the 4th of July of 2005 I survived a suicide attempt
The 4th of July – Independence Day Read More »
This is another quick command that can fix even unknown (in the sense that it’s not your athlete) lifter’s unconscious sinking of the bar on the chest at the bench press (resulting in three red lights). I figured this out during my last meets when some lifters were missing lifts because of this. This is
A quick fix to sinking bars: stiffen up your lats and control the descent Read More »
Here I am, sitting on the bed, waiting for the AC in the new room to go down to 16o (60 F). A little weary. Yesterday, the day after I lifted at the WPC South American powerlifting championship, I had a pretty serious hyperthermia episode. As is often the case with the victim, I didn’t
Heat intolerant athletes competing in warm locations: not such a great idea Read More »
We went as a team of two: Carlos Daniel Llosa and I. I am very proud of him. He broke all his PRs and lifted 225kg, 132,5kg and 215kg (squat, bench press and deadlift). I did 145kg, 95kg and 165kg. Objectively, I was weak: the deadlift doesn’t lie. You may explain away the squat and
The South American WPC powerlifting championship: how good is good enough for me? Read More »
As it always happens in every meet, a few kids today, at the South American WPC Championship, missed the deadlift. Most of them failed to lockout with straight legs and hips. I had the chance to try and help some at the warmup area, where we were waiting to be called to the platform. It
Quads, butt and shoulder blades: quick fixes to the deadlift Read More »
