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
Written by: Kevin Cann When we are in the gym hitting repetitions, we are learning. Since we are learning, our memory systems are involved in this process. I believe we have 4 different memory systems, but today I am going to spend time discussing 2 of them. Coaches give lifters feedback on their lifts. However, do lifters understand … Continue reading Memory and Skill Acquisition
Written by: Kevin Cann I have posted YouTube videos of the emotions of fear and frustration. Experts are still trying to figure out what emotions actually are and there is quite a bit of disagreement here. Emotions, for the purpose of our discussion, are nothing more than a certain release of neurochemistry. How we act when this neurochemistry … Continue reading Executive Attention Network, Focus, and Triggers
Written by: Kevin Cann The human is a complex system. I think this idea most accept, but most have a hard time understanding what this means. In order to make sense of things we like to reduce the complexity down to a sum of its parts, and perhaps disregard some more complex nuances. How coaches view developing … Continue reading Initial Conditions, Movement Variability, and Skill Acquisition
Written by: Kevin Cann I will admit that that title is quite a bit of clickbait. I just did not know what to title it and wanted to get started. To be honest, I read a lot of the research. However, I am selective on what I read. I really do not give … Continue reading “Evidence Based” is the New “Functional Fitness”: IDGAF About Your Science
Precision Powerlifting Systems 