Marilia’s Powerlifting Blog

I am still in Rio Grande do Sul, where the WABDL nationals have taken place. The competition was well organized and I confirmed my supposition that the Southern States is where most powerlifting talents are concentrated. The level is way beyond São Paulo and “the rest”. We still have a long way to go until the country reaches a minimum competitive level, but evidently the South will be at the forefront.

I am at the airport right now and will detail the events later, but the most significant event of the weekend may also be one of the most important landmarks in the history of Brazilian and South American Powerlifting: Gilberto Silva, from Rio Grande do Sul, scored 301kg (663.59lb), breaking the “300 (661,39) barrier”. We hope that with this he has opened a symbolic door for a faster evolution of our sport in the country.

As for me, everyone seems to be upset with my results: I repeated my last mark, 97,5kg (215lb). It hasn’t been 24 hours from the time I rose last rose from the bench and already I heard half a dozen times: “why in hell didn’t you break the 100??”. Well, the short answer is: I failed because I did something wrong. It is not like it is the end of the world or I did some real lousy weight – I just failed to improve from last month, right? So – gimme some time and I will get the bar to hit the right point at the chest and all and you guys will see a big light bench. 

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