Issue
Fall 2002.
9 articles
The Fall 2002 issue of BFS Magazine collects 9 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Football, Speed, Squat, and Power Clean. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss and Dr. Greg Shepard. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
11 REASONS WHY STEROIDS DON'T WORK
1. Bodybuilders, Powerlifters and Athletes from Mainstream Sports Are Not All the Same Bodybuilders dont run, jump or score goals. Powerlifters are interested in only three things: the squat, bench, and deadlift. Training programs for athletes, bodybuilders and powerlifters are
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STERIODS DON'T WORK
Most people define steroids as performance enhancing drugs. I define them as performance debilitating. Athletes in mainstream high school or collegiate sports can achieve better results through hard, consistent and smart training. Professional athletes in mainstream sports like b
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FLYING HIGH WITH THE SMYRNA EAGLES
Located in a rural community surrounded by farmland, Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Delaware, has only about 900 students. Until recently, athletes from this school usually didnt attract much attention outside the city limits. But through hard work, community support and the rece
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TOES ALIGNED
As I looked at the photos for this article, I couldnt help thinking that bad toe position is extremely obvious. However, when I see athletes lift or perform some other phase of strength and conditioning, correct toe alignment is a constant challenge. The good news is that once a
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LSU TIGERS ON THE FAST TRACK WITH DENNIS SHAVER
In womens track and field as in mens, the sprints are the glamour events. Success in these short races has transformed athletes such as Florence Griffith-Joyner, Evelyn Ashford and Marion Jones into international celebrities who will inspire generations to come. With the popula
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THE BOSTON CONNECTION
Although 22 players take the field in a football game, fans tend to focus on the quarterback, the running backs and the wide receivers. These are the players who put most of the points on the scoreboard, and only the best athletes are entrusted to these positions. So when David B
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FROM WORST TO FIRST
Before the Wildcats first game in 2000, head football coach Chris Kappelmeier was extremely optimistic about the coming season. Wed had six wins the year before, a season in which we were not expected to do well, and many of our players were returning, says Kappelmeier. I th
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PRESEDENT'S MESSAGE: Fall 2002
Not so long ago a high school coach attended a convention where BFS speakers demonstrated plyometric box jumping. After the convention, the coach decided to implement plyometrics in his own program. However, instead of purchasing commercially manufactured plyo boxes, he decided t
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