What is a Constraints-Led Approach: Constraints-Led Conjugate

Written by: Kevin Cann The constraints-led approach (CLA) is a teaching/coaching methodology that utilizes task, environmental, and performer constraints to elicit self-organization in skill development.  This is viewed more as a “hands-off” approach to coaching where the coach creates an environment that offers learning for the performer instead of using a lot of verbal feedback. Typically, … Continue reading What is a Constraints-Led Approach: Constraints-Led Conjugate

Training Needs to Have Consequences

Written by Kevin Cann   A big part of my job is handling the emotions of the lifters.  We do not just follow a simple program.  The lifters are responsible for a large amount of their training.  They are required to pick the weights for their top sets each day.  These weights should be at … Continue reading Training Needs to Have Consequences

Dynamic Systems Theory and Powerlifting: Why I Use Variations

Written by: Kevin Cann   I am writing this article to get some thoughts down on paper.  I am the type of person that wants to know why things work.  I enjoy having conversations with coaches that do things very differently than myself.  This is how we progress and grow.   When I first started … Continue reading Dynamic Systems Theory and Powerlifting: Why I Use Variations