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?
Written by: Kevin Cann Plateau is most likely the second dreaded word in powerlifting behind injury. A plateau is bound to happen to every single lifter at some point. Chances are some “Blast Through Your Plateau” articles are not going to help them. I haven’t hit a bench PR in almost 2 years. … Continue reading Understanding Plateaus from a Skills Perspective
Written by: Kevin Cann I read an interesting article that explained how the culture of the time actually influences scientific research. In the 80s and 90s we were in the technological era. Computers were becoming popular in households, cell phones, mp3s, and more. During this time movement science was focused on attempting to … Continue reading Self-Organization vs Hierarchical Movement System
Written by: Kevin Cann In the 1960s, a Russian scientist named Bernstein warned against splitting up the neurophysiology and biomechanical aspects of movement. He explained that each does not exist without the other. Fast forward to modern day and almost all of our research is either or. The majority of the research that … Continue reading Task Constraints in Powerlifting: Where Variation Meets Specificity
Written by: Kevin Cann I have written quite a bit about the importance of technique recently and in the past. My knowledge of skill acquisition has grown over the last few years and as I learn more, I realize I may have been incorrect in my understandings and how I was implementing it. … Continue reading Where I May Disagree with Sheiko on Technique
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