Written by: Kevin Cann My second powerlifting meet was completed on April 2nd and marked my one year anniversary of taking up the sport. During this time I have learned a lot about the sport as both an athlete and a coach. When I first started I weighed 165lbs and I was still doing the… Continue Reading
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Corrective Exercise and the Strength Coach
Written by: Kevin Cann Corrective exercise is all the buzz in the fitness industry. With the fitness industry focusing more on movement rather than muscles, there has been a lot of grey area between what requires physical therapy and what requires a personal trainer. Shirley Sahrmann has shown us that pain is typically a result… Continue Reading
How Many Days Per Week Should I Train?
Written by: Kevin Cann “How many days a week should I be training” is a question I get practically every day. I encourage people to do some type of physical activity daily, but this does not mean picking up a barbell every single day. We need to take into consideration how the training program affects… Continue Reading
How to Squat with Longer Limbs
Written by: Kevin Cann This is one of my favorite excuses in the world of powerlifting, “My squat sucks because I have long limbs.” I have even seen numerous posts circling around the web showing pictures of people with different anatomical makeups squatting and even skeletal diagrams showing the exact same thing. The problem with… Continue Reading
Importance of the Midfoot in the Squat
Written by: Kevin Cann I love the squat. This exercise to me is the single most important exercise one can do in their training program. Now, this does not mean that we should see everyone throw a bar on their back, sit down and stand up with it. The squat has many different variations whether… Continue Reading
Are Your Upper Traps Hurting Your Lifts?
Written by: Kevin Cann This article is inspired by the numerous athletes and clients that have come into my office complaining of shoulder pain. One thing that I have noticed in this group is that almost all of them have increased tone in their upper traps. This is not too hard to believe, as the… Continue Reading
Do You Suffer from Elbow Pain?
Written By: Kevin Cann One of the most popular complaints I get at Total Performance Sports is “My elbow hurts.” When you think about it this makes quite a bit of sense. We write, text, type all day at work and then we go to the gym and grip a barbell or dumbbell to lift… Continue Reading
Better Posture – Part 2: Three Actions Steps To Get Stronger, Better, Posture
Guest post written by: Kate Galliett In Post 1 on the shoulders “down and back” cue, you learned why putting your shoulders into that position isn’t the best way to achieve better posture. You learned two non-shoulder focuses you needed to have taken care of in order to achieve good posture. Because good posture… Continue Reading
How To Move Like A Human
Guest post written by: Aaron Alexander I just wrapped up a super fun conversation with one of my favorite folks in the Paleo sphere, the great Robb Wolf! In our chat, I realized my explanation of how a person can shape their daily movement practice was a bit nebulous. Our bodies crave adaptation and we… Continue Reading
Better Posture: Why ‘Shoulders Down And Back’ Isn’t The Best
Guest post by: Kate Galliet “Pull your shoulders down and back.” Whether from your parents, a coach, a teacher, or a friend, you’ve likely heard that posture correction cue. Whoever said that cue probably meant well – except pulling your shoulders ‘down and back’ isn’t the best way to go about getting better posture.… Continue Reading
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