Written by: Kevin Cann This is a question I have been asking myself a bit lately. This article is just going to be some thoughts, an inside to my thinking process if you will. My guess is that this started around the 1970s when there was this obsession about the Russian’s training secrets. … Continue reading Why Do Reps Even Matter?
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 have written about my change of focus coaching over the past 5 or 6 months. I have mentioned how I have way more questions than answers. This was a drastic shift in my thinking as I believed that I had more answers than questions before. How could I not … Continue reading Is It Time to Move on From My Data?
Written by: Kevin Cann We all know plateaus happen in powerlifting. It is something we take as expected. We attempt to make some changes and we hope for the best. Maybe this works, maybe it doesn’t. I think oftentimes lifters change coaches at this point. This tends to drive progress again. This … Continue reading Understanding the Irregularities of Powerlifting
Written by: Kevin Cann There have been a few seemingly random incidents that have drawn me to write this article. It started about a week ago when one of my lifters said she doesn’t like the idea of being a lab rat in an experiment. This was a good conversation even though it may not … Continue reading Coaching in Chaos: Embracing the Theoretical
Precision Powerlifting Systems 