Written by: Kevin Cann In the past I would analyze someone’s lifts, identify where they are breaking down, and utilize the proper variation to fix that technical issue. These variations would be in the lifter’s comp stance, comp bar placement, comp grip, and comp deadlift. The goal was to fix a poor skill. … Continue reading A New Variation
Written by: Kevin Cann Every year I like to look back and reflect on how well I did as a coach. I try to look at everything and see what things I am doing well and what things I need to improve upon. I usually do this after Nationals, but since I have grown … Continue reading My Self Analysis and Some Changes to Programming
Written by: Kevin Cann This is a topic that came up multiple times within the last few days for me. It is something that I think is very important and something that I think a lot of coaches miss the mark with. In a conversation with Zac Cooper, he made a great point. … Continue reading The Importance of Variation and GPP
Written by: Kevin Cann I collect a ton of data. I collect number of lifts, total number of competition lifts without variation, percent of lifts that are squat, bench press, and deadlift, total tonnage, ACWR, and average relative intensities. I do this daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly in a spreadsheet. I would not go … Continue reading Importance of Data Collection and Volume Manipulation in Powerlifting
Written by: Kevin Cann It has been a couple of months since I started instituting some daily maxes with the Precision Powerlifting crew. Not everyone gets these and not everyone gets them for all 3 lifts. The lifter much show adequate technique in the lift before they get a heavy single. This technique … Continue reading Daily Maxes
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