By Kim Goss
A Message from BFS Editor Kim Goss, MS vide free, downloadable PDF files of every article exactly as they appeared in the magazine. We’ve heard from countless coaches who make many of these articles “bulletin board” material, along with health science instructors who use BFS articles in their classes to expand their curriculum.
Another great story we want to share with you is the accomplishments of the Dufour-Lapointe sisters at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. Justine and Chloé earned gold and silver in moguls skiing, and their sister Maxime finished an impressive 12th in the world. Besides these unprecedented accomplishments, what also attracted our interest in the story was that these A win-win system, but not perfect; it can take sevthree sisters are trained by Canadian strength coach eral weeks from the time we start producing an issue Paul Gagné. Gagné has been featured in several isto actually getting physical copies into our readers’ sues of BFS, including September/October 2010 as hands.
Then it takes more time to get the online ver- the cover story, for his unique approach to postural sion posted on our website. That’s why we decided it correction and advanced athletic training. was time for a change. At BFS we’re excited about this new, viral era of the Although BFS’s success is rooted in tradition, we As of this issue for May/June 2014 we are continumagazine. We hope you enjoy this issue. make a point of keeping current with technology. This ing to produce six issues of BFS magazine a year, but month we are proud to present the inaugural online- three of these will be published as online-only isKim Goss, MS only issue of BFS magazine.
sues that appear on our website without delay. You can share these online issues with others right away. Editor in Chief, BFS magazine We’ve been publishing BFS since 1980, and in 2005 Another benefit is that should we become aware of a kim@bfsmail.com we changed from publishing quarterly to bimonthly. published error, we can correct it immediately. Only by printing six issues per year instead of four could we keep up with the demand for quality inforThis issue contains many features we hope will inmation about athletic fitness and character education terest you. Sesely Omli is, pound-for-pound, one of for young athletes. the strongest multisport athletes we have ever seen.
She has cleaned 190 pounds (at a bodyweight of 140 Then several years ago we began to put our past ispounds), bench pressed 185 pounds, and squatted sues online – every issue, every article. While the ear- and deadlifted 300 pounds. Add to those accomplishlier issues had to be converted into primarily a text ments a 3.96 GPA, and you have what we at BFS like format, for the later issues we have been able to pro- to call “A True 11.”
From BFS Magazine — May/June 2014. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
