I often read some of my favorite coaches writing about sacrifice and lifestyle in training and becoming strong. I know they accomplish what they mean, which is to motivate novices. I’m not sure, but I think a dose of dark truth would be good for these young minds as well. Until the WPC […]
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I just watched Dan Ariely’s TED conference about motivation and work and it made me think about our attitude towards other people’s reaction to powerlifting. Most of us (in fact, I would say all of us) claim we don’t give a shit. I think this is a self-deception. I think saying we don’t give a
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How to find motivation and Inner Strength Look in the fridge. They often get misplaced Examine the key holder, close to the car keys. They look alike, so someone might have hung it there Do you have a dog? Get your dog to sniff someone else’s motivation and inner strength and it will find
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[Warning and disclaimer: this is not the best reading for a pre-competitive period.] A few years ago I wrote an almost poetic piece on why I lifted weights. It was the first time I tackled issues related to flow, still unaware of the wealth of literature on the subject. I just described the feeling
