Written by: Kevin Cann Sports are a way for us to explore our inner makeup. To see what drives us and understand ourselves better. Sports then affords us the opportunity to work towards becoming the person that we want to become. Everyone should participate in competitive sports in my opinion, but of course I am biased. These last … Continue reading Why I Love Lifting Heavy
Written by: Kevin Cann It gets easy to get caught up in the idea that pushing harder is always the right thing to do. Even at times knowing better I will push things harder than I should. Problem is, I am not 24 years old anymore. Our program uses submaximal reps to help stabilize adaptations. I have found … Continue reading Creating Stable Adaptations
Written by: Kevin Cann Before the pandemic of 2020 hit, I was doing most of my coaching in person. I love the atmosphere of being in person. The intensity of the environment, people yelling, and weights banging. These sounds become my beating heart in a training environment. I love sports, and even more, I love to fucking compete. As … Continue reading How Covid Changed Me as a Coach
Written by: Kevin Cann This has been a topic that haunted me for most of my coaching career up to this point. At the end of the day, I am in a results driven business. Lifters seem to come in with an expectation that progress should happen very quickly and be unlimited. As a coach do you just … Continue reading Results Driven vs Future Success
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
