Written by: Kevin Cann A little over 3 years ago I started powerlifting. I was fortunate enough to have one of the greatest coaches of all-time as my coach. From day 1 with Boris Sheiko technique was drilled into me as being the most important aspect of training. I did not understand what this … Continue reading Self-Organizing Technique Doesn’t Mean Lifting Technique Doesn’t Matter
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Fixing Technique is More Complex Than You Think
Written By: Kevin Cann I was reading Sheiko’s book this week. If you have not picked it up, I highly recommend it. It is a very thorough write up on the technique and programming for the sport of powerlifting. I was coached by him for 3 years. However, my knowledge base at the … Continue reading Fixing Technique is More Complex Than You Think
Dynamic Systems Theory and Powerlifting: Why I Use Variations
Written by: Kevin Cann I am writing this article to get some thoughts down on paper. I am the type of person that wants to know why things work. I enjoy having conversations with coaches that do things very differently than myself. This is how we progress and grow. When I first started … Continue reading Dynamic Systems Theory and Powerlifting: Why I Use Variations
Developing Lifters
Written by: Kevin Cann This topic is not always discussed in the powerlifting world. As a coach for a team of about 40 lifters, I end up coaching lifters of all different abilities and at very different places in their powerlifting journeys. They all come in with very different needs as well. When … Continue reading Developing Lifters
I Had to Pick a New Coach: I Found Quality is Lacking
For the first time in my brief powerlifting career I was in the market for a new coach. I had never really had to search for a coach before. I was lucky enough to meet Boris Sheiko right at the start of this journey. He has coached me for the last 3 years, and it … Continue reading I Had to Pick a New Coach: I Found Quality is Lacking