Written by: Kevin Cann When I first started coaching, this was the area of programming that interested me the most. I think that it interested me the most, because the biggest question that I think every coach has is “Where do I start?” I was always confused as where to start for volumes and intensities. We have had this general guidelines laid out in many textbooks, but they were not directed at the competitive strength athlete. I would Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann I had a conversation with Vince Anello and Jeremy Hartman last week. This conversation will be up on Boston’s Strongcast, probably next week. It was a really great episode, with a lot of good information, especially on the mental pieces of training. When we were signing off, Vince said “We are all brothers and sisters in the greatest sport on earth.” He genuinely meant this, and this really stuck out to me. I have had Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann I was having a conversation with a couple of people online that sparked the idea for this article. There is this current theme in the lifting world that everyone needs to find the best technique for them as an individual. This gives many lifters the ok to keep lifting how they are currently lifting, and in many cases, this is utilizing a technique that is very limited. When I first started powerlifting, I Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann I just finished up reading “The Forgotten Secrets of Westside Culver City.” This was a really fun read. It was mainly a collection of magazine articles that told the story of some of the pioneers of the sport. These pioneers were actually a major influence on Louie Simmons, who named his gym after this one to honor their memory. I really enjoyed reading about their training strategies. When this group was training, the internet did Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann I was doing a podcast earlier today and this topic dawned on me. I was discussing training with a coach and lifter that has been around a long time. We both do things very differently, but also have a lot in common. I love having these conversations. I love talking about training, telling stories, discussing the history, and discussing the philosophies that we all have. I also feel that these conversations are really important to Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann I say this a lot, that my training style is a thought process. We do not just follow a recipe when we are training. Earlier on in my coaching career we followed a recipe. I had a structure of the way that the programs went, and we stayed bound to that structure no matter what. I am not saying that I was wrong for doing that. In the beginning Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann The world is a complex place. In fact, the theory that attempts to understand the complexity of the world we live in is actually called “complex theory.” I had read a few books on chaos theory and then found Per Bak’s book titled, “How Nature Works.” This book I found to be very fascinating. It explained the concepts of complex theory in a way that was very easy Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann We live in a world where everyone just regurgitates the words of their favorite people. This is not just with powerlifting, but just everything in general. Earth is just one giant echo chamber. No one tries to learn for themselves anymore. They say they do, but they aren’t. People say that they are open to hear alternative perceptions to their own. What this really means is that they are Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann I am going to write about a very difficult topic for me today. Sometimes you need to stand where you are uncomfortable and put yourself out there to be the change that you want to see in the world. I have written a few articles this week about my feelings with the current state of this country. These are not just coming out of nowhere. I have experience in Read More
Written by: Kevin Cann I am sad. I am sad for the loss of George Floyd. I am mad. I am mad that a man was executed by the very people that are employed to protect him. I am also sad for the deaths of the police officers involved in these riots. These police officers were not the ones with their knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck. These officers were the ones attempting to protect Read More