How to Manage Max Effort Work with Fatigue and Technique Work

Written by: Kevin Cann   A lot of people will shit on max effort work in the powerlifting world.  They will say that it is too hard to recover from, dangerous in terms of injuries, and that technique will suffer.  These situations, although I disagree, I do find that there is some merit to them. … Continue reading How to Manage Max Effort Work with Fatigue and Technique Work

“Evidence Based” is the New “Functional Fitness”: IDGAF About Your Science

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

Do You See a Rabbit or a Duck?

Written by: Kevin Cann   I was talking with Zak Gabor in the gym yesterday and we were discussing Thomas Kuhn’s “Structure of Scientific Revolutions.”  In one part of the book, Kuhn shows a picture.  What do you see, a rabbit or a duck?     Let us say that when you look at it, … Continue reading Do You See a Rabbit or a Duck?

Task Constraints in Powerlifting: Where Variation Meets Specificity

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

Where I May Disagree with Sheiko on Technique

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