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Discipline and Sacrifice

(to Cody) I was talking to a friend, Cody, and we were laughing at the “tough” talk on “sacrifices”. Not to mention the embarrassing “alpha male”, “warrior” and “beast” embarrassingly stupid imagery. I did good both academically and in sports. Nope. Can’t remember any sacrifice. Let’s see what I remember as being an extreme sacrifice: …

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Intimidation and the Fitness Industry

(This article was originally published at www.elitefts.com – link below) “Your compliance will be rewarded.” (Hydra, Marvel Pictures) This article is in sequence to my previous article. Its target audience is primarily the gym owner but also health professionals working in physical training in general, sports and fitness environments, and institutions. I hope it may be a tool …

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Valentina Shevchenko versus Amanda Nunes: unmissable

Valentina Shevchenko versus Amanda Nunes: unmissable That’s a fight we can’t miss. Two of the best 135lbs weight class fighters going for Amanda’s title. I’m no fighter and no expert. As an athlete, I’m a powerlifter, with a history in fencing, martial arts and track and field. As an academic, I’m a biologist, biochemist and …

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My reality about online coaching

I was going to write “the reality”. This would be not only false and simplistic, but arrogant and illogical. There is no “the” reality. Every good coach who distance-coaches (online) does so after years of on-ground coaching. Here I will share how one feeds back into the other for me, how the variety of programs …

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Questions I receive – an example of users’ entitlement and abuse

Questions I receive – an example worth sharing for many (bad) reasons   (I have corrected punctuation and grammar errors and translated in readable form: it was originally in bad Portuguese) Question: “Hello Marilia, I would first like to congratulate you because I think you are one of the best female Brazilian powerlifters. You have …

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More on Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm: the humility enigma

Some thoughts. 1. Athletes don’t deserve do win or lose: a sport is an institutionalized game. By definition, athletes deserve only fair judging (not winning or losing). Winning or losing, if under fair judging, is neither good or bad. 2. Athletes don’t lose or win because of any moral factor. Our wishes about the outcomes …

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