Issue
January/February 1983.
8 articles
The January/February 1983 issue of BFS Magazine collects 8 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Squat, Bench Press, Speed, and Football. Coaches and writers featured here include Greg Shepard and Dr. Greg Shepard. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
DeWayne Kingston
DeWayne's Bench Max: 402!! DeWayne is a high school football player from Fayetteville, North Carolina. We thought DeWayne's achievement and progression were outstanding. Coach Bobby Poss, DeWayne's football coach, has been using the BFS program and principles. "It's proved to be
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The Opera Weren't Over
The 1982 Collegiate football season had two of the most bizarre, exciting and unusual finishes in history. These two games illustrate the game is never over until the referees say it is. These two games were heartbreaking for the losers, but ecstasy for the winners. The first gam
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Auxiliary Exercises
I4-5 reps to get a real benefit The QB should mix up the count so the lifter has to concentrate on the snap count Maybe it will save a 5 yard penalty in a game. The athlete should also concentrate on a tremendous explosive fast reacting all out effort Tremendous velocity should a
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The BFS Set-Rep Rotation System
Since so many coaches have purchased our Personal Set-Rep Record Journal and we have made recent updates to improve the understanding of the system, we have decided to include that up-date in this journal: Start right in with 3 sets of 3 reps. This is the first week of the BFS 4-
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Squat Correctly
CAN ALL YOUR ATHLETES GET INTO THE CORRECT POWER POSITION! The squat is the king of all exercises for an athlete. In part one of this series, I emphasized the importance of attaining a parallel or slightly below parallel position. Proper depth is critical in developing the hamstr
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Mark Eaton
Coach Shepard and Coach Anderson "Guarding" Mark Eaton Mark Eaton Mark Eaton is the NBA's tallest basketball player. He plays for the Utah Jazz which has given us the opportunity of training Mark. I feel like a missionary spreading the gospel of weight training for basketball pla
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The Making of a Champion
Scott Runyan "BFS Athlete of the Year" in 1981 continues winning. Scott, a QB, increased his Bench from 200 to 435 plus! Several years ago I became familiar with Artesia High School in Artesia, New Mexico. Coach Mike Phipps became interested in the BFS Program and started using i
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