Written by: Kevin Cann The knees caving in on the squat is a very common technical breakdown of the lift. It is also why the “knees out” cue is a very popular cue on the squat. How much do the knees caving in (valgus collapse) even matter? Does it increase our risk of injury or… Continue Reading
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A Biomechanical Analysis of the Squat: How Bar Position Affects the Movement
Written by: Kevin Cann The terms “hip dominant” and “knee dominant” squats get thrown around quite a bit. I use these terms frequently myself. Often times people will alter the bar position on the body to attempt to get a different training effect. For example, we may high bar squat, or front squat instead of… Continue Reading
Squats Twice in One Day?
Written by: Kevin Cann In conversation with Murph the other day, he had asked what the point of performing a competition lift or its variation twice in one day serves. Upon answering the question, I realized there was a lot to it and many people must have the same question with the popularity of Sheiko… Continue Reading
What I Have Learned About Programming from Sheiko
Written by: Kevin Cann When people find out that I have been working with Sheiko for a while, there are often two responses. The first is “I tried that and it did not work for me.” The next is “I ran a Sheiko program for 8 weeks and I got way stronger.” The Sheiko programs… Continue Reading
Why You Can’t Just Smash Your Muscles for Better Squats: Part Deux
Written by: Kevin Cann In my last article I explained how our tight muscles are a defense mechanism to provide us stability when we have lost optimal control of joint movement. We find the instability, we correct it, and the tightness will go away. Just smashing our tissues may help for temporary relief due to… Continue Reading
Train Online With NorCal Strength & Conditioning
Hey folks! I’m excited to announce we now offer subscriptions to daily online programming from NorCal Strength & Conditioning. I’ll get to the specific programs in a moment but first I want to give you a little background in what has been a multi-year process. We opened NorCal in 2004 with the hopes of helping as many people… Continue Reading
Health as a By-Product
Guest post written by: Andrew Bowers I was thirteen or fourteen, looking like Captain America (prior to the super-soldier serum). It was my first year of high-school and my first year of weights class. The work was hard, and the gains were slow; looking back I think that’s how most anything in life worth… Continue Reading
Go Down Swinging…
This post was written by Russ Blanck, a 56-year old police officer who adopted CrossFit and a Paleo lifestyle as a means to maximize his functional fitness. CrossFit and Paleo have helped him achieve his goals. He works and trains alongside officers 20 to 30 years younger than him. As a certified emergency manager he provides logistical… Continue Reading
NEW and IMPROVED!! The NEXT BIG THING in 30-Day Challenges!!
We’ve all heard about them and have likely done at least one, if not one every three months. They’re heralded as a ‘reset’, a way to jump start results – a ‘detox’ of sorts. They definitely have their appeal and can be useful – but many times they wind up being just another quick fix.… Continue Reading
“Exercising” the Demons
I didn’t have to think about life, work, responsibilities or really anything except exactly what I was. Sometimes I absolutely hated the action – like DREADED it – but when was done it felt SO good. I was at peace and worthy of being able to relax. It was my escape, my therapy, my release,… Continue Reading
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