Issue
Fall 1991.
15 articles
The Fall 1991 issue of BFS Magazine collects 15 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Speed, Football, Squat, and Safety. Coaches and writers featured here include Dr. Greg Shepard, Coach Jeff Hill, and Michael G. Popson, A.T.C.. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.

BFS Olympic Record Board
EBruce York JohnMorris Morris 135 Jared Hughes 11 0 Mike Donaldson 11 0 Michael Alcaidi 143 John 165 Vista, CA 187 New Jersey New Jersey Bayonne, NJ SLC,UT Murray, UT abrizio 145 Marvin Alene 120 Gerry Grossi 165 Steve Swistik 203 BillLiao 190 BrandonF Teb Lubis 127 New SLC, UT M
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TCU's Chris Thomsen
TCV'S CHRIS THOMSEN Chris Thomsen has had a lot of bad luck with injuries during his career at TCU but despite all the problems, he has always been a consistent worker in the weightroom. Although his name does not appear on our position record boards, Chris' strength has improved
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The Sport Rope
WHAT IS IT? The Spaulding Sport Rope is like a regular Jump Rope only it comes in different weights. One, Two Three or Four Pound Sizes. They also come in different lengths. important that you use it regularly - at least every other day. This commitment will lead to increased str
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Conquer the Challenge
Editor's Note: Glen Mills has been featured several . times in the past but they just keep on getting better! So here's the latest challenge conquered. Story by Coach Jeff Hill For most high school powerlifting teams, they would be little more than a dream. For the Battling Bulls
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Sideline Test: Leg Injuries
ADirector of Outreach Services for Vaughn, Buchanan, Shelley & Associates Physical Therapists, P.A. The lower extremity injury is the most difÏcult to rehabilitate, especially in athletes. Therefore, the necessity to restore the injured athlete to a normal state is vital. To retu
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Set-Rep Change
I guess you could say we decided to this change out of popular demand. We T T T T 3 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 received numerous calls from both T T T T A A A A coaches and athletes asking us to explain 3 5 3 8 L L L L the fourth week of the BFS Set-Rep 0 0 0 0 System. After studying the sit
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West Perry High School
RECORD West Perry Athletes Doing Upper Body and Lower Body Plyometrics on BFS Boxes. FOOTBALL Won 19 Out of Last 21 Games Including Kyle Murray Doing a 235 Pound Squat. 1991 League Co-Champs Female Athlete-of-the-Year Lori Thebes Leading Team To Victory. Amy Foose Throwing the Sh
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Attitude of a Champion
Editor's Note: I don't know where this came from so if anyone out there knows, let me know and we'll give credit to the author. Attitude Of A Champion Every young man who possesses an interest in athletic competition dreams of becoming a champion. For many, dreaming is the extent
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Quest for Greatness
A Continuing Novel by Greg Shepard QUICK REVIEW Chapters 1-34 Quest For Greatness is based on true stories. Coach Travis Drake is the new football Coach at Hamilton High School. With energy, enthusiasm, charisma and hard work, positive changes have been taking place. The other ma
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Gordon Central High School
GORDON CENTRAL HS. That's a AAA Record for Georgia. Top Row (L-R): Todd Morrison, Wayne Smith Barry McEntire. Front Row (L-R): James Richards, Matt Hale and Troy Patterson Last May Gordon Central High School in Calhoun, Georgia had their Bigger Faster Stronger Clinic. Head Footba
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All About Belts
Do you know that using the proper weight belt can increase your lifts? In this article | am going to discuss the three most commonly used weight belts among athletes and lifters. What each belt should be used for to get the maximum output of your training The first belt is the do
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Back Raises
By Michael Yessis, Ph.D. President, Sports Training Inc. Every day that you pick up a newspaper it is not uncommon to read about an athlete not playing because of back injuries. These injuries are not limited to any particular sport as for example, basketball, football, baseball,
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The Split Snatch
by Kim Goss, B.A., C.S.C.S. Assistant Strength Coach United States Air Force Academy This series of stick figures shows the technique of the split snatch. When performing an exercise as com p lex as the snatch, first conc entrate on achi eving the correct body positions in each o
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Blue Edwards
6-4 228 Power Cleaning 300 pounds! This Has Got To Be Tops In The NBA Blue Edwards w as the nu mbe r one draft pick of the Utah Ja zz in 1989 and has eleva ted himself to being a starter, an NBA Slam dunk contestant and the only NBA player w ho can Pow er Clea n 300 pounds. Here'
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