I used to be the coach that tried to convince people to do hard and uncomfortable things. I would motivate enough to get people moving towards that goal and I always have led by example. However, most people do not last long enough in the sport of powerlifting to get anything out of hard and uncomfortable. This has … Continue reading Stop Telling People to Do Hard and Uncomfortable Things
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Performance Lies in the Subconscious, but so do Your Demons
Written by: Kevin Cann I have been experiencing something in training that is different from anything that I have experienced before. The last two months, I have been on a tear with PRs. One week after the next just hitting PR after PR. Some of these have been smaller 5lb PRs, but a few, like yesterday’s 37lb PR, … Continue reading Performance Lies in the Subconscious, but so do Your Demons
Defining Success: My Personal Journey
Written by: Kevin Cann “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacle which he has overcome.” -Booker T. Washington I don’t remember the picture at the top of this article. I must have been under 5 years old in it. I have always had … Continue reading Defining Success: My Personal Journey
How Sports Allowed Me to Deal with Complex Trauma
Written by: Kevin Cann I was originally going to write about selecting appropriate volume, both exercises and number of sets and reps, but I feel that just gets lost in the noise of the internet. People only want to read what matches their bias and argue about the things that don’t. Not many are really trying to … Continue reading How Sports Allowed Me to Deal with Complex Trauma
Why Lifting is so Important to Me
Written by: Kevin Cann I am typically not one that likes to share personal stuff, but since the internet trolls like to share my personal stuff for me I figured I would give everything some context. It is easy to Google someone and think that you know them from one incident that took place … Continue reading Why Lifting is so Important to Me
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