Boston's StrongCast

This week, Kevin chats with Olympian and IPF World Champion Shane Hamman. Shane is a two-time Olympian in weightlifting (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), a 9 time national weightlifting champion (1997-2005), and holds American Snatch and Clean & Jerk Records in the 105kg+ class. He also competed at the 1994 and 1995 IPF World Championships and earned bronze and silver medals in the 125+kg class. Kevin and Shane talk about moving through sport as an elite athlete in multiple sports, goals throughout Shane’s athletic career, and advice for current lifters in both sports. Let us know that you like this episode by giving us a 5-star rating or a review on Apple Podcasts! We are always looking for feedback to make the episodes even better. If you’re interested in being on the show or know someone who would make a great guest, you can email us at cannperformance@gmail.com. Interested in coaching for any level of powerlifting in any corner of the globe? Check out Precision Powerlifting Systems all over the web:WebsiteInstagram You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @kwcann and Alyssa at @alyssaliftsthings. Intro/outro music from freemusicarchive.orgArtist: MELLViNSTrack: Way Down Below

In this week’s show, Kevin hops on the mic with Josh Gibson from Weightlifting House to host USAW National Champion and IPF World Champion Caleb Williams. Caleb competed in powerlifting form 1995 to 2007, where he was a 4x national champion and 2x IPF world champion. After retiring from powerlifting, Caleb made the transition to weightlifting where he went on to win 4 USAW Senior National Championships. The trio discuss Caleb’s start in the strength sports, his love of powerlifting and weightlifting, and how his training affects his overall life.You can find Caleb on Instagram at @williamsweightlifting, and Josh on IG at @josh_philwl. Let us know that you like this episode by giving us a 5-star rating or a review on Apple Podcasts! We are always looking for feedback to make the episodes even better. If you’re interested in being on the show or know someone who would make a great guest, you can email us at cannperformance@gmail.com. Interested in coaching for any level of powerlifting in any corner of the globe? Check out Precision Powerlifting Systems all over the web:WebsiteInstagram You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @kwcann and Alyssa at @alyssaliftsthings. Intro/outro music from freemusicarchive.orgArtist: MELLViNSTrack: Way Down Below

This week, Kevin brings Jason Beck onto the show to talk about his 25-year training history, time on the IPF world team, and his overall thoughts on the current state of powerlifting. Jason was the Open U.S. National Champion from 2004-2007, Collegiate National Champion in 2001 and 2002, and a multi-time member of the American national team at the junior and open level. He also talks during this episode about his love of training and his meathead nature at heart. You can find Jason on Instagram at @pwrlftr50. Let us know that you like this episode by giving us a 5-star rating or a review on Apple Podcasts! We are always looking for feedback to make the episodes even better. If you’re interested in being on the show or know someone who would make a great guest, you can email us at cannperformance@gmail.com. Interested in coaching for any level of powerlifting in any corner of the globe? Check out Precision Powerlifting Systems all over the web:WebsiteInstagram You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @kwcann and Alyssa at @alyssaliftsthings. Intro/outro music from freemusicarchive.orgArtist: MELLViNSTrack: Way Down Below

This week on the StrongCast, Zac Cooper, Jeremy Hartman, and Ryan Gleason come back to chat with Kevin about the value, science and art of coaching. They also discuss the ability of a coach to individualize programming through textbook and learned knowledge. You can follow Zac on Instagram at @coachzcooper and Cooper Training Institute at @coopertraininginstitute, you can follow Jeremy and Hartman Performance Training on Instagram at @hartmanperformance, and you can follow Ryan and Gleason Performance Training on Instagram at @teamgpt. Let us know that you like this episode by giving us a 5-star rating or a review on Apple Podcasts! We are always looking for feedback to make the episodes even better. If you’re interested in being on the show or know someone who would make a great guest, you can email us at cannperformance@gmail.com. Interested in coaching for any level of powerlifting in any corner of the globe? Check out Precision Powerlifting Systems all over the web:WebsiteInstagram You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @kwcann and Alyssa at @alyssaliftsthings. Intro/outro music from freemusicarchive.orgArtist: MELLViNSTrack: Way Down Below

Kevin is joined in this episode by Jessie Burdick of JBurdie Fitness. Jessie interviews Kevin about his trip to Westside Barbell: what he learned, how he trained, and what’s he’s taking with him moving forward. They’ll also go over why Kevin chose to take the trip out to Ohio at this point in his career. Let us know that you like this episode by giving us a 5-star rating or a review on Apple Podcasts! We are always looking for feedback to make the episodes even better. If you’re interested in being on the show or know someone who would make a great guest, you can email us at cannperformance@gmail.com. Interested in coaching for any level of powerlifting in any corner of the globe? Check out Precision Powerlifting Systems all over the web:WebsiteInstagram You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @kwcann and Alyssa at @alyssaliftsthings. Intro/outro music from freemusicarchive.orgArtist: MELLViNSTrack: Way Down Below

This week, Kevin looks at his programming and templates to make updates for his athletes. Specifically, he focuses on updating backdown and repetition work to assist in increasing an athlete’s work capacity. Kevin also goes over combining rep work and other backdown training with max effort singles. Let us know that you like this episode by giving us a 5-star rating or a review on Apple Podcasts! We are always looking for feedback to make the episodes even better. If you’re interested in being on the show or know someone who would make a great guest, you can email us at cannperformance@gmail.com. Interested in coaching for any level of powerlifting in any corner of the globe? Check out Precision Powerlifting Systems all over the web:WebsiteInstagram You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @kwcann and Alyssa at @alyssaliftsthings. Intro/outro music from freemusicarchive.orgArtist: MELLViNSTrack: Way Down Below

This week, Kevin hosts a solo episode discussing a question he received from his Patreon channel regarding order of variation compound lifts in his 9-week programs. He goes into detail about why each phase has differing variations and max effort lifts, as well as how specific lifts transfer to the sport of powerlifting. Let us know that you like this episode by giving us a 5-star rating or a review on Apple Podcasts! We are always looking for feedback to make the episodes even better. If you’re interested in being on the show or know someone who would make a great guest, you can email us at cannperformance@gmail.com. Interested in coaching for any level of powerlifting in any corner of the globe? Check out Precision Powerlifting Systems all over the web:WebsiteInstagram You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @kwcann and Alyssa at @alyssaliftsthings. Intro/outro music from freemusicarchive.orgArtist: MELLViNSTrack: Way Down Below

In this episode, Kevin chats solo about his updates to PPS and his personal programming, including the year of singles review. Kevin will discuss how he’s been training and the impacts it’s had on his lifters’ programming. Let us know that you like this episode by giving us a 5-star rating or a review on Apple Podcasts! We are always looking for feedback to make the episodes even better. If you’re interested in being on the show or know someone who would make a great guest, you can email us at cannperformance@gmail.com. Interested in coaching for any level of powerlifting in any corner of the globe? Check out Precision Powerlifting Systems all over the web:WebsiteInstagram You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @kwcann and Alyssa at @alyssaliftsthings. Intro/outro music from freemusicarchive.orgArtist: MELLViNSTrack: Way Down Below

In this episode, Kevin chats with Boston-area powerlifter Carlos Moran. Carlos is currently ranked #7 all time in the -198 Raw division across all federations with an 1890 total (700 squat, 490 bench, 700 deadlift). Carlos has been powerlifting for 12 years, and has competed in a number of large meets including the Raw Unity series, Boss of Bosses, and the Kern US Open. Carlos and Kevin discuss a number of topics, including their shared background coming up in the sport, Carlos’ training methodology, and how to create a good training culture in the gym. Let us know that you like this episode by giving us a 5-star rating or a review on Apple Podcasts! We are always looking for feedback to make the episodes even better. If you’re interested in being on the show or know someone who would make a great guest, you can email us at cannperformance@gmail.com. Interested in coaching for any level of powerlifting in any corner of the globe? Check out Precision Powerlifting Systems all over the web:WebsiteInstagram You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @kwcann and Alyssa at @alyssaliftsthings. Intro/outro music from freemusicarchive.orgArtist: MELLViNSTrack: Way Down Below

In this episode, Kevin is joined by PPS lifter and powerlifting and fitness coach Jessie Burdick. Kevin and Jessie talk about their careers in strength and fitness, how prior jobs have taught them valuable lessons, and where they are now. Jessie holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Becker College in Worcester, Mass. She held internships at various universities, and has been working in the fitness industry as a trainer and coach for 8 years. She also holds several certifications ranging from nutrition to most recently becoming a USAPL Club Coach in December 2019. Jessie coaches powerlifting, strength and conditioning out of her private studio, JBurdie Fitness, in Medford, Mass. She participates in the special Olympics community with a powerlifting focus, and recently received a credit as an adaptive fitness coach. You can find Jessie on Instagram at @jburdie or on her website at https://jburdiefitness.com. Let us know that you like this episode by giving us a 5-star rating or a review on Apple Podcasts! We are always looking for feedback to make the episodes even better. If you’re interested in being on the show or know someone who would make a great guest, you can email us at cannperformance@gmail.com. Interested in coaching for any level of powerlifting in any corner of the globe? Check out Precision Powerlifting Systems all over the web:WebsiteInstagram You can follow Kevin on Instagram at @kwcann and Alyssa at @alyssaliftsthings. Intro/outro music from freemusicarchive.orgArtist: MELLViNSTrack: Way Down Below