Written by: Kevin Cann If you compete in the USAPL, I am sure you were made aware this week that the qualifying totals for nationals went up by quite a bit. Nationals has always been this enormous event. Each year has been larger than the year before. So many parts of me hates … Continue reading How the New Qualifying Totals Changes Things
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Why Training Harder is and is not the Answer
Written by: Kevin Cann The title of this article may seem a little contradictory but hear me out. I have discussed the uncertainties with fatigue quite a bit in past articles and on podcasts. I have also discussed the importance of self-organization for each individual to find the sweet spot of when the lighter … Continue reading Why Training Harder is and is not the Answer
My Implementation of “Speed Work”
Written by: Kevin Cann Over the course of the last 4-5 years we have gone from running a very “Sheiko-esque” program, to switching gears a bit and making it more intensity focused. Don’t get me wrong, there are still lots of influences from Sheiko within our programs. I still am big on technique … Continue reading My Implementation of “Speed Work”
Technique + Strength + Skill, Oh My
Written by: Kevin Cann I have officially been involved in the sport of powerlifting for 5 years now. I literally had to do the math a few times because I did not believe it. The older I get the faster that time seems to move. My daughter is somehow 11 years old too! … Continue reading Technique + Strength + Skill, Oh My
Understanding Acute Fatigue….Or Not
Written By: Kevin Cann I had a very good conversation with Quinn Henoch about acute fatigue. I then posed this same question and had this same discussion with Mike Amato of Barbell Medicine. I feel sharing some of these thoughts will be entertaining at the least. The question that Quinn asked me … Continue reading Understanding Acute Fatigue….Or Not