Written by: Kevin Cann Variations make up an important part of our programming. With Sheiko, about 60% of my total volume comes from what he calls “special exercises.” These special exercises consist of varying our competition movement in some slight way to fix technical issues within the competition lift itself. For example, we … Continue reading How I Use Variations and Their Importance
Written by: Kevin Cann I have a lot of work this week to catch up on so I felt a nice little rant was appropriate for the blog. It has been 90 degrees for 5 straight days here in Boston and I am uncomfortable and grumpy, so maybe this will make me feel better? … Continue reading Don’t Be A Dick
Written by: Kevin Cann I had a really good conversation with the youngest member of our team this past weekend. She had reached out asking for more work because she doesn’t feel sore or tired after training days in the gym. She also said that the weights feel really easy sometimes and feels she … Continue reading How Important is Technique? You Earn the Right to Lift More
Written by: Kevin Cann I got my hands on some of Dietmar Wolf’s programs earlier this week, and after looking them over it got me thinking a bit. These programs share many of the same principles as my coach, Boris Sheiko’s programs. The volumes and the number of lifts is very similar for … Continue reading The Submaximal Effort Method: My Thoughts from Dietmar Wolf’s Programs
Written By: Kevin Cann You know how many cues that Boris Sheiko has given me over the 140 weeks I have been training with him? Zero. Not a single cue. Instead I get feedback on my lifts and appropriate variations to help me fix the issues that he sees. It was not always like … Continue reading Stop with The Cues: Words Don’t Fix Technique
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