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
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A Case Against Specificity
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
I would Rather Overshoot than Undershoot: Why I am not Concerned with Missed Reps
Written by: Kevin Cann When I first started getting involved in powerlifting one major piece of information that was drilled into me was that you should not miss reps in training. This belief is still carried on strong within the powerlifting world and for good reasons. For one, making reps builds confidence through … Continue reading I would Rather Overshoot than Undershoot: Why I am not Concerned with Missed Reps
A Constraints Led Approach to Powerlifting: Knees Caving In
Written by: Kevin Cann I know in my last article I said I would answer some questions that I posed. I decided to answer them in a podcast that should be out this week instead. Instead I am going to show an example of a constraints led coaching approach in the sport of powerlifting. … Continue reading A Constraints Led Approach to Powerlifting: Knees Caving In
Embracing the Uncertainty of Strength Training: What Do We Really Know About Volume?
Written by; Kevin Cann I have not been coaching the sport of powerlifting for too long. This past Nationals was my 3rdone overall. It is pretty crazy to look back and see how I was doing things from then to now. In the beginning I told my lifters to just follow the program. … Continue reading Embracing the Uncertainty of Strength Training: What Do We Really Know About Volume?