In this VIDEO, I go over a user-submitted question about the wrists rolling in the bench press. Since the person didn’t give any details about their specific situation, I go over and breakdown the general topic. First off, I go over how you should diagnose the problem so you know when it’s occurring. Is it only happening with max weights or with any weight? Is it only happening on the way up or also on Read More
Written By: Kevin Cann This is the most important question that anyone could ask you. When I ask this question, I am not asking your name, but instead asking who you are at the deepest of levels. You can’t be great, unless you truly know who you are. This disconnect with who you are can cause some issues as well. Often who we say we are does not align with our truer self. This is where cognitive dissonance lies. However, Read More
All The rulebook has been updated and posted at the links below. All updates are in red. Many of the updates are not rule changes but clarifications to current rules that are not entirely clear based on the rulebook wording and create confusion for many referees. Technical Committee Page Rules and Bylaws Joe Warpeha Chairman, Technical Committee The post Rulebook updated first appeared on USA Powerlifting. Read More
In this VIDEO, I break down the latest news in the world of Powerlifting. At the IPF level, not much has changed. All the World Championships are still planned for the same locations and dates as before. In addition, at the NAPF level, not much has changed. The North American Championship is still going as planned since the dedicated video I made on the Championship. If you missed that video, then you can check it Read More
In this VIDEO, I do an overview of cutting weight the week of a Powerlifting meet. In many weight class sports, including Powerlifting, athletes manipulate their bodyweight the week of a competition in order to compete in a lower weight class. This can be done through removing water and food from the body, as well as other methods. To start off, I go over why a lifter shouldn’t do a water cut. If it’s your Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann The last year has been pretty rough for a lot of us. I had a team of over 50 strong, 10 of which were qualified for USAPL Nationals. We were cruising right along as a team. Then the pandemic hit and I saw a large portion of my roster quit the sport of powerlifting all together. Out of the 9 that went to 2019 USAPL Nationals, only 4 remained. This has been a problem in Read More
In this VIDEO, I go over how you can build your own Powerlifting meet day game plan. I show a step-by-step guide on how to get started from scratch and build a template that includes information about the lifter, their warm-ups, their attempts, their projected total, a section for notes, and a section for a calculator to quickly calculate attempts. This is a very beneficial template to have whether you’re a lifter that builds your Read More
In this VIDEO, I go over advice coaches can take away to start up and build out their meet day handling services. Aside from programming and handling your own clients, coaches can also handle other lifters at meets. So, in the video, I go over how a coach can add in this service. If you’re new to coaching or handling other lifters, then lifters may not want to pay you very much or any money Read More
This VIDEO is a meet recap of Ken England’s performance at the 2021 USA Powerlifting Military National Championships. Ken ran one of my free programs and then I handled him at the Championship. In the video, I breakdown the game plan going in and the adjustments that we made during. In addition, I go over some key points that you may be able to take away for when you compete or when you coach a Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann Powerlifting seems to be in this fad of “evidence based” coaching and tracking every piece of data, to “individualize” the program for each lifter. The internet eats this shit up too. Why wouldn’t they? It is much easier to just pay someone for a fancy program than it is to actually develop the skills required for high performance. This means that when things do not go right, there does not need to be accountability. The Read More