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“A few months after I moved to Paris, two of my friends from Diadema came to spend some time with me there. They had broken up with their wife and girlfriend and were sad, so I invited them, hoping the visit would help clear their minds. Great.
“They soon met other Brazilians, who played for a team like the seventh-division amateur league in the suburbs of Paris — all immigrants without proper papers.
“Every night, my two friends came home angry, complaining that they were constantly beaten up. So, I said: “I’ll go over there tomorrow to watch you play.” And I did.
“I arrived wearing a ninja hat, half disguised, and watched. The opponents were all dressed up, with their uniforms, equipment, water bottles, and a coach. And my friends’ team was wearing nothing: one in white shorts, another in purple, a third in yellow. The guys were hanging from the goalposts to warm up…. It was a mess.
At the end of the match, which they lost, I asked:
“Do you want me to train the team?”
I’ll never forget the guys’ smiles. They were so genuinely happy and excited, something I had only seen when I was a kid, when we would fly kites in Diadema.
I started training the guys every Monday, from 10 to midnight. Sometimes I would train them on Monday and play a Champions League match on Tuesday. I even remember scoring a goal against Barcelona on one of those days. I started loving Mondays. I couldn’t wait to be with those guys. We talked, I listened a lot, and I got to know each one’s stories and struggles.
“Some made money playing capoeira, others delivering items on motorbikes or washing dishes. All of them had a hard life, afraid because of their illegal status, with little hope that things would improve, but football brightened up and took the weight off their days.
On my first holidays, I went back to Brazil and went to talk to the ultimate crazy woman, my mother:
“Mum, can you make stuff for the boys there?”
“Say no more! She made travel polo shirts, tracksuits, match uniforms, training uniforms, everything in sizes S, M, L, XL….
I went back to Paris with 21 suitcases. The guys’ dedication grew along with their joy. We started training twice a week, then three times. We got promoted, and at the end of the season, I had a crazy idea. Another one. “I’m going to throw a gala for the team, just like PSG does for us every year.” I rented a castle-like nightclub where Matuidi had thrown his birthday party and started producing ours.
“I had already hired a guy who used to film for PSG to film our guys’ matches, too. I asked him to bring all the videos to my house so we could watch them and choose the best goals of the year, the top scorer, the goalkeeper’s best saves. Let’s show them on the big screen! Then I ordered trophies for the winners of each category. Hey, but what about the others? Plaques! We’re going to make little wooden-and-acrylic plaques with each one’s name on them. Everything was perfect. The day before, I called the guys together:
“Do you have a white button-up shirt and a basic black coat for tomorrow’s party?”
Nobody had one. OK, I will buy you some.
I went to the store myself and got some. Then I thought about their girlfriends and wives. I called the group again and gave each one some pocket money so that their SOs could buy a dress if they wanted.
The party night arrived.
And if I told you it was incredible, one of the most extraordinary emotional moments of my life, as cool as winning the Champions League, would you believe me?”
One of my best stories on @TPTFootball
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Protein Timing, Intake, and Distribution for MUSCLE BUILDING
TOTAL daily intake is the priority
-Hitting at least 1.6g/kg/day is the floor, but higher (up to 2.2-2.5g/kg) may be beneficial, especially in a caloric deficit/cut
EARLY protein intake matters
-Getting in ~30+g of protein soon after waking can support muscle protein synthesis (MPS) and prevent prolonged catabolism from the overnight fast, or at least a high amount before 10am
3-4 meals per day is the sweet spot
-This is enough to stimulate MPS multiple times
Larger feedings (>30g, up to 0.55g/kg or more) are perfectly fine and recommended
-The old myth of “only absorbing 30g per meal” is outdated and bullshit (you’ll digest and use all of it)
Post-training, the body can handle 50-100g effectively, depending on total needs and meal timing
5-6+ meals per day aren’t required -Beyond 4 feedings doesn’t significantly enhance MPS, though it may help with satiety in some cases and hitting total calorie goals of needs are high (like for athletes)
Additional Considerations
-Leucine Threshold (~2.5-3g per meal) –Ensure each meal has at least ~30-40g of high-quality protein (or 0.4-0.55g/kg) ensures sufficient leucine to trigger MPS
-Pre-Bed Protein (~40-50g) – Can help sustain MPS overnight, especially if recovery is a priority (athletes)
-Post-Workout Spike (~50-100g depending on BW & fasting state) – Beneficial, especially if pre-workout protein was low or non-existent
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@AskNationwide Is there a way to not have to use a card reader to authorise payments? It feels such an archaic technology now, I use it so infrequently that I often don’t have it to hand when I need to make a payment