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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 utilizing his system.  His system worked extremely well in Russia and led to a 7 year unbeaten stretch at the International Read More

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 utilizing his system.  His system worked extremely well in Russia and led to a 7 year unbeaten stretch at the International Read More

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 utilizing his system.  His system worked extremely well in Russia and led to a 7 year unbeaten stretch at the International Read More

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 utilizing his system.  His system worked extremely well in Russia and led to a 7 year unbeaten stretch at the International Read More

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 utilizing his system.  His system worked extremely well in Russia and led to a 7 year unbeaten stretch at the International Read More

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 utilizing his system.  His system worked extremely well in Russia and led to a 7 year unbeaten stretch at the International Read More

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 utilizing his system.  His system worked extremely well in Russia and led to a 7 year unbeaten stretch at the International Read More

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 utilizing his system.  His system worked extremely well in Russia and led to a 7 year unbeaten stretch at the International Read More

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 blue in the face that this is a quad weakness, but I could not disagree more. Full disclaimer, we do Read More

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 blue in the face that this is a quad weakness, but I could not disagree more. Full disclaimer, we do Read More