Written by Kevin Cann I had stumbled upon Per Bak’s book “How Nature Works.” Bak is a physicist that developed a theory of complexity known as self-organization criticality (SOC). Basically, he theorizes that all complex events reach a critical state. Once this critical state is reached there will be what is known as … Continue reading Predicting Earthquakes and Powerlifting
Written by: Kevin Cann We have a saying around the gym. This saying is “Embrace the chaos.” This came about because of my fascination for chaos theory and how I feel it applies to the sport of powerlifting. Basically, this means that we understand that progress is nonlinear, and we take each day … Continue reading Embrace the Chaos: Everything Sucks and Inception is a True Story
Written by: Kevin Cann I have made a drastic change to the way I write my programs. Ever since I started coaching this sport, I have tracked a lot of data. I tracked tonnage, number of lifts, average intensity, percent of lifts performed as competition, and ACWR (acute chronic work ratio). Over the … Continue reading Flexible Programming
Written by: Kevin Cann I started this coaching thing by mimicking my coach. I was fortunate enough to have one of the greatest coaches in this sport at the time and for 3 years. Over time my network grew, and my learning expanded. My network includes other powerlifting coaches as well as physical … Continue reading My First Theory: Mechanical Stress and Perception
