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Bitching in Powerlifting: Structural, historical and social-economic determinants

In the past two months I collected – involuntarily and under protest – a huge number of examples of what is widely known as “bitching” in powerlifting related social media topics, threads, discussions, pictures and videos. Bitching refers to the act of complaining. It brings with it all the other negative meanings of the word …

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A simple way to simplify a simple thing: training – 4 simple simplifications

Like most important things in life, physical training can be both as complex as to justify getting advanced degrees on, yotabytes of published information and controversy all over the place and as simple as brushing your teeth and going to work. Complexity makes it fun and calls for questions and improvement. Simplicity makes it feasible …

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What is a full power, a single lift and a push-pull competition (questions and answers in powerlifting)

A – full power competition is the name given to traditional powerlifting competitions, where the lifter necessarily proceeds from the squat round, through the bench press round up to the deadlift round. He must have a valid “best lift” for each round, or else he is disqualified from the competition. The result of a full …

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About rules, bitching and “everything goes”: what powerlifting needs is a good ass whipping

When I was eleven, I started fencing. At 12, I was handed to Master (he has a name: Angelo Pio Buonafina, but for us, he was just Master). Whatever Master told us to do, we did.  He loved me like a father. We were kids, so we cheated on the other adults. Adults that were …

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Powerlifting Watch: the need for an ecumenical space for a multi-federation Sport

  Powerlifting is a multi-federation sport. That means it has multiple governing or sanctioning bodies. While this is an inevitable trend (and, as I argue, a healthy one) in non-Olympic sports, the existence of a neutral, ecumenical space is important to preserve the sport itself, to promote critical decision making by members of the community …

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