Written by: Kevin Cann Powerlifting is filled with high frequency and high volume programs these days. I think this stems to Dietmar Wolf and Boris Sheiko gaining popularity in America around the same time that raw powerlifting was starting to really blow up. Mike Zourdos’ dissertation on daily undulated periodization also occurred around this time as well. Making … Continue reading Deconstructing the Volume Paradigm
Written by: Kevin Cann A popular lifter/coach made an arbitrary list of exercises and gave each exercise a rating. I understand what he was trying to do, and it is really not a bad idea. Every coach has their own lists of exercises that they prefer. I could not disagree more with the ratings of a lot of … Continue reading Understanding Dynamic Correspondence
Written by: Kevin Cann People have a giant misunderstanding about what we do at Precision Powerlifting Systems. I was mentioned on a podcast where the host said that “Kevin is just going through his Westside phase.” He said it saying that every coach has gone through that phase. Ironically, he was having this conversation with a 24 … Continue reading Periodization of Max Effort Work
Written by: Kevin Cann We seem to be in a fad of “evidence based” coaching right now. I also see a lot of coaches touting that they follow general principles in their programs, but when you see their programs there is a definite misunderstanding of those general principles of strength training. Training needs to be individualized … Continue reading Understanding Physics to Individualize Training
Written by: Kevin Cann This is often the most difficult question for a coach to answer. I have literally tried everything from high frequency, to higher frequency, to all singles, in search of the perfect volumes and intensities of training. I am sure many reading this have experienced the exact same thing. I think as a coach, … Continue reading Determining Volumes and Intensities
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