Age: 16 Bench: 500
Spotters L - R: Ben Clemens and Ed Grimes By Roy Dale, Jr.
Power Cleans 295, Inclines 385, Dead Lifts 610, Parallel Squats 605 — and this was before our summer session of workouts started. John also started on offensive line for us at Guard John Hinson came to Bainbridge, Georgia in the his sophomore year. This year, as a junior, we expect to summer of 1988. His father, hired as the principal at our use him on both sides of the ball. His grades place him high school, had told me that John was very strong, but I on the honor roll most of the time, and he has a friendly had my doubts about his claimed strength. My helpful attitude towards our younger players.
John’s philospohy as a strength coach has always been, “you physical appearance is deceiving as he stands at about have to show me.” When John came in with his older 5'11" and weighs in at 235-240 pounds. Some college brother to start his summer conditioning program, he scouts say that he is too short and not heavy enough to play, but I think they are making a big mistake. He has a maximums at 15 years of age were the following: Bench lot of determiunation and guts and really accepts a Press — 405 pounds, Power Clean — 225 pounds, Incline - challenge.
335 pounds, Dead Lift - 455 pounds, Squat Parallel - Furthermore, John has won every Bench Press 495. Our program involves these 5 power lifts 3 days a contest that he has entered. His first one was at Fowler’s week and agilities with plyometrics 2 days a week. We Gym in Bainbridge, Georgia when he won the teenage take 1 rep maximums at the ends of every 7 week cycle division and the 242 pound open class. Since that time and start our workouts all over again. We feel like we he has entered three more competitions, winning each have to work hard year round in order to compete in time. As of right now, he is Georgia’s state teenage Region 1-AAAA in South Georgia.
John Hinson is one champion with a competition Bench Press of 435 kid that we call on to help lead us in the weight room. pounds. He won that title in April 1989 in Atlanta, After one off-season workout, his maximums have risen greatly. He is 16 years old now and Benches 500 pounds, JOHN HINSON Continued from previous page Georgia. He also holds Bainbridge High School record in the Bench Press with a touch and go lift of 500 pounds. However, he does not hold all our lifting records. We have two more current players at this time that keep John in pursuit-of their records.
One is a defensive tackle Scotty Rodgers with a Dead Lift of 635 pounds, and the other is Ben Clemons, a defensive tackle that has Parallel Squat of 595 pounds. These three kids keep each other motivated by their competition in the weight room, and they play across from each other on the field every day in practice. Our coaching staff is very high on these young men, dedication will pay off this season in victories.
John Hinson doing 605 for a new Squat Record Spotting L-R: Ed Grimes, Coach Larry Jester, Ben Clemons WHEN PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED ...
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From BFS Magazine — Fall 1989. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).







