Written by: Kevin Cann I am going to combine two article topics here as there is some carryover. Just a warning that this could get very long, but reading is good for you. I follow this IG account “Flowrestling.” They show mostly wrestling highlights, and some of those kids are fast, strong, and extremely … Continue reading You Get What You Earn and Is Weightlifting that Different from Powerlifting?
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F#*$ Your Accessory Work
Written by: Kevin Cann In a conversation with John Flagg (might have been on the Clinical Athlete podcast) he had pointed out that my training style is very similar to the training style of many weightlifters. To be honest I have never thought about that before. Weightlifting is the yacht club of the … Continue reading F#*$ Your Accessory Work
The Importance of Skill Acquisition in Powerlifting
Written by Kevin Cann USAPL Northeast Regionals just wrapped up this past weekend. We had 18 lifters compete. This meet was run very well with some very strict judging. I loved this. This was a great opportunity for some of the newer lifters to get a taste of what it is like to be … Continue reading The Importance of Skill Acquisition in Powerlifting
Your Outcomes Are on You
Written By Kevin Cann We all know this scene. We are training hard, but just not seeing the increase in our numbers like we expected. In fact, our numbers might be dipping a little bit. Perhaps we have a competition approaching, or came and went, and our performance was not what we wanted. … Continue reading Your Outcomes Are on You
Why Do Reps Even Matter?
Written by: Kevin Cann This is a question I have been asking myself a bit lately. This article is just going to be some thoughts, an inside to my thinking process if you will. My guess is that this started around the 1970s when there was this obsession about the Russian’s training secrets. … Continue reading Why Do Reps Even Matter?