Issue
July/August 2005.
11 articles
The July/August 2005 issue of BFS Magazine collects 11 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Squat, Safety, Power Clean, and Bench Press. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss, Karin Ritzmann J.D., and Karin Alexander, J. D.. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
Eight Myths About Weight Training for Women
Information we'd know better, but unfortunately there's still a lot of nonsense being published about strength training for women. or example, many Pilates instructors still claim that unlike weight training, their workouts make muscles longer, like a ballerina’s. Nice sales pitc
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What's Happening
School in Peru, Indiana. varsity basketball team. er’s weightlifting camp in 1977, the textbook used was entitled The weighing 160 pounds, THE MILLER FITNESS PLAN Zachery has the following personal bests: clean, 250; squat, 410; bench press, 215; deadlift, 455; forty, 4.86. Mille
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The Evolution of the Multi-Purpose Bench
j. Aaj to avoid such overuse injuties is to bench press less frequently. For example, a typical BFS workout would have an athlete perform the focal point of many weightrooms. It still is -America loves the bench press. But as good as a bench press station is for developing upper
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Have You Had Your Palm Read?
nutrition by Karin Ritzmann, J.D. ust to be clear, we're not talking about palmistry, the practice of examining the lines, marks and patterns of the palms of the hands to predict fortunes. Some people consider palmistry a novel form of carnival entertainment at best, whereas othe
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Veggie Power
Yeah, | know. You've heard “Eat your vegetables!" since you were a kid. We know there are ones you don't like, ranging from icky to downright disgust- It’s unfortunate that so few athletes treat their bodies like the fine examples of construction and workmanship that they are. Ho
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Ignorance is Not Bliss
professors gave me a bit of wistom that has stuck with me ever since: “The only way you Can change a person's opinion is if that opinion is based on ignorance.” If that individual's opinion doesn't change after hearing the facts, then there's nothing you can do. Some people prefe
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Coming on Strong: University of New Mexico
AST YEAR MOST OF THE NATIONAL MEDIA ATTEN- “We're going to be a very competitive football team and a very competi- TION REGARDING THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERtive league,” says head coach Rocky Long, a former Lobos quarterback ENCE WAS FOCUSED ON ALEX SMITH AND HIS. who became head c
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Two Perfect Seasons for Central Valley Christian
odds of finishing undef¢ ted are slim. It's tough for a team tebe up for every 4 single game, and injurigg to Key players 4 can derail even the g pgtest team. When a team does go undefeated, it’sa player will never forget. So what are the§ipiances Jundefeated seasons in a row? Dr
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Our House, Our Rules
ampionships. Whatever “approaches were tried ~in the past just hadnt worked adit was to try something new. Acar wash was one of the fundraising events thathelped = Wiiamsville East build its new home stadium. “| had two primary goals when I took over the program at Williamsville
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Confessions of a Hard Core Gym Owner
when they grow up, and a typical response is “The ice cream man!” And that’s OK — kids are kids and ice cream is the most perfect food. But * ‘ : = ask any serious strength coach what they would secretly *, want to do with their lives, and a typical response is ) “Owna gym.” Not
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