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Why Do You Lift — Meaning, Identity, Hope and Passion (part 1 – EliteFTS series)

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This is a series written for EliteFTS: Why Do You Lift — Meaning, Identity, Hope and Passion (part 1 – EliteFTS series) Peter heard his name and the bar was loaded for his first snatch. Up to one or two years ago, the minutes before he hook-gripped the bar were full of a deafening silence […]

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“Just powerlifting” X “Passion” – time to take a breath and understand what “the other” is saying

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I might be playing the mother-figure here in saying both are right and that you possibly agree more than not. Most people who know me also know that I belong to the second class for a very strong reason: it was the accidental discovery of powerlifting that saved my life. I abandoned an academic career

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