If you watch major professional sports, you can see the philosophy of the team, or should be able to, every time that you watch them. I am a big soccer fan and a fan of the Tottenham Hotspurs. I know when they play that will play a high line and be very forward and aggressive in their … Continue reading Defining a Philosophy and Core Principles
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Bringing it All Together
Written by: Kevin Cann I have been coaching for close to 20 years, almost half of which has been focused on powerlifting. I was fortunate enough to be coached by Boris Sheiko for the first three years, and also fortunate enough to have been working at a gym where I was exposed to multiply and … Continue reading Bringing it All Together
The Problem with Submaximal Reps
Written by Kevin Cann All training programs need to include all of the methods in order to be effective. This includes the max effort method, the dynamic/submax effort method, and the repetition effort method. Training programs that neglect any of these will work until they don’t. I learned powerlifting from the legendary Boris Sheiko. I started coaching by … Continue reading The Problem with Submaximal Reps
Building the Bottom of the Squat
Written by: Kevin Cann PPS is hitting a competition squat this week for max effort work and this has brought up a conversation that I tend to have a lot. The most common technical breakdown in the squat seems to be the chest falling forward out of the hole. The internet will tell you until they are … Continue reading Building the Bottom of the Squat
Releasing the Darkside Through Lifting
Written by: Kevin Cann I made a post discussing this topic, but the character limitations of Instagram do not do it justice. I also feel that the internet is overly focused on programming concepts, and after a particular sufficiency in programming there is diminishing returns there. This is true for both how one engages with the sport … Continue reading Releasing the Darkside Through Lifting
Precision Powerlifting Systems 