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An interesting thing: look at the likes on the Instagram posts reporting the news. The names of several current and former national team athletes appear.

In my opinion, whether he turns out to be guilty or innocent, it's a sign that things aren't all rosy there.

I wonder how the Italian Olympic Committee feels about it. Sexual assault and other sex crimes are treated very lightly in Italy and many other countries, and there are many cases that are swept under the rug. I half agree with this statement of yours. It's true that some cases aren't prosecuted, b...

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2026/07/06/olympic-weightlifter-pizzolato-convicted-of-gang-rape-of-tourist_9650642e-c40e-480c-9a2e-8d0de1d305f0.html Nino convicted of rape. Given the nature of what was at the time an accusation, his participation at the Paris Olympics and winning of ...

It is difficult to make specific criticisms without knowledge of the training and competition management process. The only thing that can be said is that something isn't working. Sometimes the attempt selection looks highly optimistic, sometimes the athletes bomb on what appears to be fairly reason...

What is the general feeling of the Italian Coaches regarding the Corbu brothers methods?? Good question. It depends a bit on the level of the coaches: the less experienced coaches are usually very fascinated by the Italian system. The more experienced ones, on the other hand, tend to be quite criti...

strapping wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2026 11:23 pm
Ficco 6/6 is a welcome surprise

Ficco doesn't train in Rome, coincidence?

It's nice to see how time passes but Italy is always Italy XD

I read his first book, but I wasn't much interested in hybrid training at the time. Now that the topic interests me more and is more popular (has anyone mentioned Hyrox?), I'll try rereading it, and this one too.

Thanks!

May as well post this here. 'The Trapani Prosecutor’s Office has requested a 10-year sentence for Antonino Pizzolato, Olympic podium weightlifter in Tokyo and Paris, accused together with three other individuals of sexual assault against a Finnish tourist in July 2022.' https://lapresse.us/news/202...

Just break up the monotony of training. Do something different and have a bit of a play, this is a hobby for most of us after all. Bonus points for designing an environment where people are not worried to do it wrong, or messy, rather than trying to get it "right". I think a week or two (...