BFS Clinic Records are Made to be Broken
BFS CLINIC RECORDS THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE IN CALIFORNIA Several years ago Greg Shepard did a clinic in Dothan, Alabama. Emery Lotta, an assistant football coach and strength coach at Dothan High School, had his boys ready. The adrenalin was really flowing. Sometimes you're on and sometimes you're not, but this seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime thing. The players popped in and out super fast and no one even thought about what was on the bar. They just did it! When the dust had settled, 24 athletes had pulled over 500 pounds. It was a record—a record Greg Shepard thought would last until the 21st century.
However, after several hundred schools had tried to break this mark, Rick Anderson did a BFS Clinic this year at Redlands High School in Redlands, California, in the fiercely competitive Citrus Belt League. The kids wanted the record so badly that several had nose bleeds from their effort.
The impossible record was broken. Redlands laid its claim to the national BFS Clinic Dead Lift record with 25 players hoisting more than 500 pounds.
But then, Bob Rowbotham did a BFS Clinic at Colton High School from the same league. Football Coach Robin Luken wasn’t about to let Redlands Coac h Rick Anderson psyching up Redlands High get an edge. On June 4, 1988, Colton’s team blew Redlands’s record away School Football Team last August. with 30 players Dead Lifting over 500 pounds.
Rubidoux High School's football coach, Wayne Cochrun, felt that to stay Seventy-five State Football Champions after their BFS Clinics!
Fifty-three coaches named “Coach of the Year.”
Most athletes Dead Lifting 500 Ibs. at a high school—34 at Redlands High School in Redlands, California.
Most athletes Dead Lifting 600 Ibs. at a high school—5 at South Medford High School in Oregon.
Schools where all 14 selected athletes Dead Lifted 400 lbs. or Most athletes attending from one high school—205 from Bishop Ryan Best Dead Lift for High School Athlete: Under 200 Ibs. body weight, more—281!
High School in Minot, North Dakota (40 percent) of student body.
Kimbo Spencer, 681 Ibs. from Graham High School in Virginia. Kimbo Coach Greg Shepard with DE Shawn Williams weighed only 170 Ibs! Over 200 Ibs. body weight, Kevin Vance, 705 Cleaning 300 lbs. Three players improved 50 Ibs. each on their max to get 300 Ibs. lbs., from Chippewa Falls High School in Wisconsin. ¢ Most clinics held in one state since 1978—California with 67, Ohio with 52, Texas with 37, Michigan with 32, and Colorado with 23.
Best Dead Lift for Ninth Grader—610 pounds! Jeff Negrette from Etna High School, Etna, California.
STEFAN’S PERSONALIZED CLINICS Stefan Fernholm is available to work with any athlete on an individual basis. You may come to Utah, or Stefan can travel to One of 34 Redlands players getting over 500 Ibs. on the your location.
Dead Lift. Coach Anderson and Coach Shepard are pictured assisting on technique. 24 ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN competitive this fall he had better see if his players could meet a BFS Clinic challenge. Six weeks later, on July 16, 1988, BFS Clinician Bob Rowbotham saw Colton’s record smashed. Rubidoux increased the number to 33! When the word got back to Redlands, Coach Jim Evans demanded that Coach Anderson schedule another clinic before the start of the season. BFS President Greg Shepard couldn't stand to be left out, so on August 20, 1988, he and Coach Anderson left for Southern California. Coach Evans thought they needed some intensive help on the Clean before the Dead Lift.
After an hour of technique instruction and video analysis, three Redlands players Power Cleaned 300 pounds, a jump of 50 pounds per man. Coach Evans was elated but what we had really come for was the Dead Lift. The intensity was deafening. [t was unbelievable. Thirty-four players got over 500 pounds. It was a total team effort. Three weeks later Redlands beat Crespi High School, which was ranked fourth in the nation by USA Today. Redlands won 28-7. But you can’t rest because the competition is so fierce.
Two weeks later Colton got by Redlands 21-14, and at this writing Rubidoux is waiting for both of them. Our congratulations to all these coaches and players. They are all upper-limit people.
A New National BFS Clinic Record! These 34 players from Redlands High School Dead Lifted over 500 Ibs.
FIRST NATIONAL BFS CLINIC January 27-28, 1989 Morrilton, Arkansas Featuring Stefan Fernholm and the BFS Staff From left; Shawn Williams, Manuel Marquez, Kenny Bisbee, and Joe Ojomoh each Deadlifted 600 Ibs.
Two-Day Clinic Fee:
They received a Quest for Greatness medal.
Only $25.00 per coach * $5.00 per athlete Registration from 4-5 p.m., Jan. 27 For further information contact: Coach Jim Brown Morrilton High School 710 East Harding St. Morrilton, AR 72110 501-354-8100 (school) American Airlines offers Big Discounts if you’re flying into Arkansas. Call them Toll Free 1-800-433-1790 Ask for Star # 576225 Redlands Head Football Coach Jim Evans with BFS Clinician Rick Anderson at barbeque after the clinic: Friendships that last a lifetime. 25 Bob Rowbotham having fun with the famous Quarter Greg Shepard teaching the state-of-the-art BFS 1-2-3-4 Reaction Contest. You get a BFS T-shirt if you win!
Flexibility Program. tier.
Rick Anderson doing a BFS Upper-Limit Clinic with Stefan. Many video and overhead aids are used to instruct.
Greg Shepard with Key West, Florida, athlete. State-of-theart technique and spotting guidelines are taught to reach new maximums. Fifty pound jumps in Clean not unusual.
Rick Anderson (left photo) and Bob Rowbotham (right photo). We want Effort, Commitment, and Enthusiasm. We want to leave you with Pride, a Great Self-Concept, and a Fierce Determination to stay Faithful to your Goals in your Noble Quest of Being the Best you can be! Seventy-five schools have won the state High School Football Championships after their BFS Clinics!
From BFS Magazine — November/December 1988. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
