Written by: Kevin Cann I have been experiencing something in training that is different from anything that I have experienced before. The last two months, I have been on a tear with PRs. One week after the next just hitting PR after PR. Some of these have been smaller 5lb PRs, but a few, like yesterday’s 37lb PR, … Continue reading Performance Lies in the Subconscious, but so do Your Demons
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Defining Success: My Personal Journey
Written by: Kevin Cann “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacle which he has overcome.” -Booker T. Washington I don’t remember the picture at the top of this article. I must have been under 5 years old in it. I have always had … Continue reading Defining Success: My Personal Journey
Sports as an Arena to Discover Yourself
Written by: Kevin Cann I had a situation a couple of weeks ago that shattered who I thought I was as a person. I have always held my ability to overcome adversity at my core. It has been my greatest asset. I had received a text message that brought to my attention that I have years of my … Continue reading Sports as an Arena to Discover Yourself
How Sports Allowed Me to Deal with Complex Trauma
Written by: Kevin Cann I was originally going to write about selecting appropriate volume, both exercises and number of sets and reps, but I feel that just gets lost in the noise of the internet. People only want to read what matches their bias and argue about the things that don’t. Not many are really trying to … Continue reading How Sports Allowed Me to Deal with Complex Trauma
Invisible Wounds and PRs
Written by: Kevin Cann We bend over to deadlift, we start to pull, and suddenly, we feel a sharp pain shoot down our leg causing us to stop in our tracks and drop the bar to the floor. We struggle to stand up straight and the pain is so severe that we think we just did … Continue reading Invisible Wounds and PRs