Issue
Fall 2000.
15 articles
The Fall 2000 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 Power Clean, Squat, Bench Press, and Football. Coaches and writers featured here include Dr. Greg Shepard, Laura Dayton, and Reed Sainsbury. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE FALL 2000
For Coaches Over Forty: Remember when you were younger, way back in the 50's and 60's? Let's take a look at how times have changed: Then: Long Hair Now: Longing for hair; Then: A keg Now: An EKG; Then: Moving to California because it's cool Now: Moving to California because it's
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3 POWER CLEAN DRILLS
There are three highly effective, yet simple, Power Clean Drills I present at a BFS Clinic. These drills only take a few minutes, even with a large group. They are ideal when starting high school or college athletes and/or students on the Power Clean or Power Snatch. These three
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NIK ARRHENIUS
Nik Arrhenius could lay claim to historys top high school Discus thrower even though he does not hold the World or American record. This article will explain why I feel so strongly about Niks ability and it will also outline the success formula which made this possible. Nik is
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THE MOST POWERFUL MOTIVATIONAL TOOL
If you use this powerful tool and have talent in addition with a solid training program, you can achieve true greatness. There are three main steps in gaining the most out of The Most Powerful Motivational Tool. However, before I reveal these three steps, I should give you my def
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MORE THAN JUST A CLINIC
Through the use of pictures, I have tried to capture the basics of a BFS Clinic. PICTURE 1 BFS Clinician Jim Brown taking a West Seneca West High School (New York) athlete through his 11 heavy reps on the Box Squat. Head Football Coach, Jim Kuhn said, "The result of the BFS Clini
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HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
On November 26 last year, the Hamilton High School Aggie Football Team in Hamilton, Alabama, hosted the number one 4A team in the state. This marked the first time a Hamilton Aggie team had ever gone to the fourth round of the state playoffs. The players, coaches, and community w
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CLEMSON TIGERS
One of the reasons high school football players want to attend a major university is to get a great education--at least, thats the primary reason they give to their parents. Another important factor is that bigger schools generally enjoy great fan support and have football progr
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FROM PARALYSIS TO POLE VAULTING (Christi Lehman)
Run, Christi, run! The cry shattered the quiet countryside of Hesston, Kansas. It did not take place at a track and field event. It happened at a home. It did not hail the start of a race. It signaled a tragedy. Christi, 12, managed to take one step in response to her fathers
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THE BFS NUTRITION SYSTEM QUICK OVERVIEW
RULE #1: Stay away from the Five Lethal Foods: Soda, French Fries, Potato Chips, Pastries/cookies and Candy. RULE #2: Make water, juice or milk your drink of choice. During competition, make water your drink of choice. We do not endorse sport drinks. RULE #3: Use the 40-point BFS
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BELT ME (Lifting Belts)
THE POWER BELT The Power Lifting or Power Belt is a double notched 4 belt used in the sport of power lifting. This belt is the same width all the way around. Many power belts on the market are twice the thickness of a noncompetitive leather belt. This belt should be used by athl
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CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL
When I was in high school I played football for the smallest school in our league. This was considered by many the main reason why we couldnt win. I never allowed myself to really believe this, since our wrestling team dominated the state. After many years of experience and rese
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AC REYNOLDS HIGH SCHOOL
Success is something earned, not merely given to a lucky individual. A.C. Reynolds High School shows an excellent example of this. The main ingredient for success is plain old-fashioned hard work. That doesnt mean just working hard on the practice field, it means all year around
ReadA FUN CHALLENGE (Agility Drills)
I have used the term Power Balance for many years. Lunges, in the past, have been the primary auxiliary exercise to develop power balance at BFS. Exercises which demand balance use stabilizing muscles about as equally as the prime movers. Free weights normally develop the stabi
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A COACHS PRIDE (Dana Lawson)
Four years ago UC Berkeley Coach Randy Ziraldo watched a high school athlete lumber through a shot put. He talked to the girl, Dana Lawson, as he would any potential recruit, but knew this was no scholarship athlete. There was some further contact between Randy and Dana via the p
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