Marilia’s Powerlifting Blog

I think I have been training there since September – early September. Fernando Canteli, my co-author in the controversial article on the IPF agenda (The IPF 2007 Agenda: A partial look from the Periphery  http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/6156 ), had been inviting me to visit his team since April or May. Then I broke my leg, spent two months unable to drive and the visit was postponed.
I went for a bench press training… and then another… and then I stayed. And there I am. Nautilus belongs to Henrique, physical educator and personal trainer, and is located in Santo Andre, which is pretty far from where I live. It is about 27 miles and I never took less than 1h15’ (record time!) to get there.
Some people would never understand such sacrifice for a two hour training session. Passionate and committed lifters, however, will.
Since I broke up with the Brazilian IPF chapter, I have been somewhat of a stray dog. I had nowhere to train with proper equipment, let alone training partners familiar with gear. There are two powerlifting gyms in the city of São Paulo, none in Osasco (a suburb of “larger São Paulo”, just like Santo André is) and for a while, with a cast on my leg, I trained alone, raw and unassisted, at a gym nearby. That was as good as it could get.
Nautilus is the home of important Brazilian bodybuilders, such as Brazilian champion Paulo Lima and world champion Patricia Mello. But for a few years, Fernando Canteli and other lifters have built a reputation in powerlifting. A small but powerful and high ranked team, it is the best training environment I have found up to now.
My marks have been improving from week to week, to levels I could not dream in my former team. The exact reasons for that, I am still trying to figure. Whether that other team just practiced inadequate, outdated methodologies or if there was some subtle sabotaging in course, I many never know for sure.
I am growing as a lifter as much as possible, I feel I also help around in technical terms and all seems to be going well. Whether this arrangement is long term or not, who knows? “Forever” is a long time – too long for me, anyway. For the time being, Nautilus is home and badge. I am proud to represent it and hope to make them proud as well.
ACADEMIA NAUTILUS
Av. Industrial, 417 - Bairro Jardim
Santo André - SP
(11) 4438-2943
http://www.academianautilus.com.br
contato@academianautilus.com.br
 

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