Written by: Kevin Cann This marks my 7-year anniversary of coaching powerlifting. Around this time in 2015 I took a job at a local gym with a strong reputation and culture for strongman and powerlifting. I had no idea how to really get people strong until I started working here. I also never realized how much detail goes … Continue reading 7 Years: From Sheiko to Conjugate
Written by: Kevin Cann Anders Ericcson was the researcher who came up with the idea of deliberate practice for skill development. In his book he gave a quote tat stated, “Greatness is achieved by standing on the shoulders of giants.” This was in relation to him saying that developing high level skill begins with seeing what the … Continue reading How History Was Used to Improve Our Programs
Written by: Kevin Cann I am going to begin this article by telling a story that is titled “A Cup of Tea.” An important man traveled far to seek out the guidance of a Zen master. This Zen master was said to be the best of all of the Zen masters. People would seek him out from far … Continue reading Knowledge vs Wisdom
Written by: Kevin Cann My daughter is a big fan of the Marvel movies. We were watching the original Spiderman movies recently and in one of these moves, Spiderman is so stressed with work, school, and his duties as a superhero that he loses his powers. This made me think quite a bit about powerlifting. The first … Continue reading You Can’t Do It All
Written by: Kevin Cann This is a topic that I have gone back and forth a lot about over the years. I started out with believing it was important, then it wasn’t, and now all of these years later we are back to understanding its importance. There is a difference between intellectual knowledge and experiential knowledge. Intellectual … Continue reading Long Term Planning in Powerlifting
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