Written by: Kevin Cann Mike Amato shared a term with me the other day that I think is very important to this article. That term was “shared ontology.” Shared ontology is basically something that has been conceptualized from generation to generation without ever being questioned. An example of a shared ontology is religion. … Continue reading Hierarchies and Hypertrophy
Written by: Kevin Cann I have had this conversation quite a few times in the last week and I think it makes a very interesting topic. I view strength as a skill. Not just the technique of the lifts, but the actual physiological adaptation. The definition of a skill is “the ability to … Continue reading Long Term Skill Acquisition in Powerlifting
Written by: Kevin Cann There is an old saying “The more I learn the less I know.” I think this statement misses the mark quite a bit. To be honest, the more I learned, the more I thought I knew. If you truly want to know something you need to be observant. Observing … Continue reading Fatigue: What Do We Really Know?
Written by: Kevin Cann There have been a few seemingly random incidents that have drawn me to write this article. It started about a week ago when one of my lifters said she doesn’t like the idea of being a lab rat in an experiment. This was a good conversation even though it may not … Continue reading Coaching in Chaos: Embracing the Theoretical
Written by: Kevin Cann When I first started coaching the sport of powerlifting, I thought specificity was everything. We did a lot of variations, but the variations would be in the competition stance with competition bar and hand placement, competition grip on the bench, and competition style deadlift. AI would argue that this … Continue reading A Case Against Specificity
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