{"id":417,"date":"2016-03-02T11:15:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T11:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bkoolers.com\/?p=417"},"modified":"2016-03-02T11:15:10","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T11:15:10","slug":"bkoolers-father-ismael-teixeira-iron-priest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/en\/2016\/03\/02\/bkoolers-father-ismael-teixeira-iron-priest\/","title":{"rendered":"Bkoolers: Father Ismael Teixeira (Iron Priest)"},"content":{"rendered":"

They say that once humans reach a goal, they already have their mind set on the next goal\u00a0that\u2019s even harder to reach\u00a0than the last. It\u2019s a natural instinct, almost as if we have to prove ourselves that we can achieve what we set out.<\/p>\n

\"Bkoolers<\/a><\/p>\n

Father Ismael Teixeira is the latest Bkooler to get our attention. He calls himself the Iron Priest. He was born in 1974 in Valpa\u00e7os (Vila Real), with his early life shaped by a course he took in Camera and Lighting. He then studied a\u00a0degree in Theology at the Catholic University of Portugal. When he was 27 years old, Ismael reached one of his first goals in life and was ordained in 2001. Since then he has continued to served the parish of Santa Isabel in the heart of Lisbon where he is Rector of N. Sra da Concei\u00e7\u00e3o Church in Largo do Rato.<\/p>\n

Ismael is also a university professor and teaches the subjects of Deontology and Professional Ethics at the Lus\u00edada Universities in Lisbon and Luanda. Since 2003 he has also been chaplain of Lisbon Lus\u00edada University, where he performs a weekly mass, supports the university youth outreach project (ASUL), organises walking and mountain bike pilgrimages, and helps prepare young people for the sacraments.<\/p>\n

\"Bkoolers<\/a><\/p>\n

In the recent months, Father Teixeira has spoken of his dream of becoming the world\u2019s first ‘Iron priest’, having learnt to swim and already having participated in two Half Ironmans. He has a real passion for sport and wants to share this with everyone.<\/p>\n

\"Bkoolers<\/a><\/p>\n

Shortly after mentioning this goal to some friends, he got himself a Bkool trainer and started working-out. He also got himself a personal trainer called Jos\u00e9 Estrangeiro who is also a triathlete which has helped him to help focus on specific training plans. He has told us that using the Bkool trainer has allowed him to continue with his work in the church as it doesn\u2019t matter what time he finishes, he can just jump on the trainer and train! He also loves riding in different countries and the fact he can ride with many users live from around the world.<\/p>\n

His sporting career did, in fact, began with his participation in Lisbon\u2019s inter-university rugby tournaments and at his home club of Benfica. With recurring injuries leading him to other pursuits, he went on to create a mountain bike and extreme sports club at the Lus\u00edada University.<\/p>\n

\"Bkoolers<\/a><\/p>\n

Successfully juggling his vocation as a priest with his passion for cycling, Teixeira is able to compete in duathlons, triathlons or marathon mountain bike races one Sunday per month. In his words: \u201cSport represents new territory for our Church to sow the seeds of God\u2019s love in the hearts of men.\u201d<\/p>\n

A priest, a teacher, a sportsman and now an Iron Priest. We still aren\u2019t sure how he fits everything into his day, but he told us \u201cIf there\u2019s a will, there\u2019s a way\u201d. His challenge will be coming up soon and he\u2019d very much like to push you all to the limit inside the Bkool Simulator<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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They say that once humans reach a goal, they already have their mind set on the next goal\u00a0that\u2019s even harder to reach\u00a0than the last. It\u2019s a natural instinct, almost as if we have to prove ourselves that we can achieve what we set out. Father Ismael Teixeira is the latest Bkooler to get our attention. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141,105,124,126],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBkoolers: Father Ismael Teixeira (Iron Priest) - BKOOL Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Father Teixeira has spoken of his dream of becoming the world\u2019s first \u201cIronpriest,\u201d having learnt to swim and already having participated in two Half Ironmans. 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