This is not going to be an article that is trashing the quality in coaching. The majority do lack formal education, which is necessary to understand the concepts that they speak about and the science they attempt to interpret. The majority also lack the necessary experience to truly guide those that they are charging hundreds of dollars … Continue reading Why Online Coaching is Ruining Powerlifting and How to Fix It
Tag: strength training
Powerlifting Has Lost Its Way, But I Have Hope
I have been coaching for 20 years, and specifically involved with powerlifting for 10 of those. Over those years the sport/hobby of powerlifting has lost its way. My first ever exposure to powerlifting was at Total Performance Sports when it was in Everett. There were large tatted dudes squatting in a mono lift wearing potato … Continue reading Powerlifting Has Lost Its Way, But I Have Hope
My Thoughts on Heavy Singles and Athlete Preparedness
Written by: Kevin Cann I have been coaching athletes for a long time, but powerlifters for only 2 and a half years. As I learn more and gain more experience, the more adjustments I make to our programs to make sure that we are putting our best foot forward. One thing that I have … Continue reading My Thoughts on Heavy Singles and Athlete Preparedness
How We Use the Maximum Effort Method
Written by: Kevin Cann Zatsiorsky states in The Science and Practice of Strength Training That the maximal effort method is the act of lifting a maximal load against maximal resistance. This method, according to Zatsiorsky, is best for improving the intramuscular and intermuscular coordination to improve maximal strength. He is basically saying that … Continue reading How We Use the Maximum Effort Method
One Thing We Are Doing More Like Westside
Written by: Kevin Cann That title is part click bait and part truth. For those of you that know me, know that I feel that Westside style training is very inadequate for the raw powerlifter. Multiply and raw are vastly different sports. Best way I have heard it explained is through this analogy. … Continue reading One Thing We Are Doing More Like Westside
Precision Powerlifting Systems 