Written by: Kevin Cann The internet is filled with a bunch of “coaches” always trying to show everyone how much they know. This article is going to be the exact opposite. You see, this is my 3rdyear coaching powerlifting. Even then, the first year I had 1 lifter, and the second year I ended … Continue reading I F’d Up
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
For the first time in my brief powerlifting career I was in the market for a new coach. I had never really had to search for a coach before. I was lucky enough to meet Boris Sheiko right at the start of this journey. He has coached me for the last 3 years, and it … Continue reading I Had to Pick a New Coach: I Found Quality is Lacking
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
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