Written by: Kevin Cann Last week when I was benching, I felt a snap on the eccentric portion right on the inside of my elbow. 10 years earlier I had torn my bicep on that same side, and I knew I had just done the same thing, except to my triceps this time. This is a … Continue reading My Rare Injury and Distribution of Forces and Learning from Experience
Written by: Kevin Cann A conjugate program is a thinking man’s game. I think this fact deters many coaches and lifters from doing I, and in many cases is why certain people do not see success from running this type of program. It doesn’t take too much knowledge or thought to write a top set followed by … Continue reading When to Use the Submax Effort Method in a Conjugate Program
Written by: Kevin Cann This is a hotly debated topic in the lifting world and I feel that it always has been. Should you bench in a straight line, or should you push the bar back towards the rack? However, you decide to do it, you need to be sure that your accessory work is building the … Continue reading Why We Bench in a Straight Line
Written by; Kevin Cann The fun part about a conjugate program is there is no definitive one way to do it. A conjugate program is one that combines the methods of strength training in a way that works for the individual. This can take some time for everyone to learn about training and to also learn about … Continue reading Strategies to Increase Volume and GPP in a Conjugate Program
Written By: Kevin Cann Coaches and lifters will argue these days that you just need to train the main movements to get stronger at the main movements. There are some serious flaws with this thinking. For one, straight weight acts a particular way. Peak contraction occurs where the leverages are weakest. As leverages improve, deceleration occurs. This is known … Continue reading The Importance of Developing Special Strengths
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