Western High School, Walled Lake Michigan
By Chuck Apap Head FB Coach, Walled Lake Western High School Walled Lake, Michigan Editors note: I did a clinic at Walled Lake Western High School last year. Coach Apap gave me this information about his off-season program. As you can see, the value of record keeping is priceless. Our weight program took a giant step forward this year. The following will show the strength gained since the first time I came to Western.
Bench Press Team Average Varsity Average Junior Varsity Average Freshman Team Average Senior Average Junior Average Sophomore Average Freshman Average 156.09 183 130.9 No Team 188.7 176.7 145.1 120.9 *185 *215 *159 No Team *243 *193 *170 *147 *Giant Steps Our speed improved because of our work on the squats, dead lift, and running.
40 yard Sprint Team Average Varsity Average Junior Varsity Average Freshman Team Average Senior Average Junior Average Sophomore Average Freshman Average 5.50 5.37 5.64 No Team 5.15 5.49 5.66 5.63 5.36 5.22 5.49 No Team 5.20 5.27 5.40 5.77 5.24 5.07 5.40 No Team 5.06 5.08 5.34 5.47 In 1981 we tested our athletes in three other areas, the Squat, the Power Clean, and the Dead Lift.
Team Average Varsity Average Junior Varsity Average Senior Average Junior Average Sophomore Average Freshman Average
From BFS Magazine — March/April 1983. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
