Issue
November/December 1982.
9 articles
The November/December 1982 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 Bench Press, Squat, Football, and Track & Field. 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.
Jeff Stump: 1982
Jeff is from Waverly High School in Lansing, Michigan. Coach Ron Fandrick invited me to Lansing for a clinic. The following year Waverly High School enjoyed their best season in eight years. Jeff Stump played a big role in that season. Jeff is the third annual recipient of the BF
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Goran Svenssen
is the N.C.A.A. record holder with a discu.s throw of 217'2". Goran has trained with weights systematically since he was 14 years old. Now at 23 he can do a 533 Bench, 600 squat, 425 Power Clean, and a 330 Power Snatch. (The Power Snatch is lifting the weight from the floor to an
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Auxiliary Exercises
Auxiliary lifts should be done after the Core Program. They are to be done if time permits. Care should be taken in selecting which auxiliary lifts to add to the program. Are they going to help my sport? Will they take away too much of my time and energy for running, agility and
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Wyoming Basketball
Bill Garnett: 1st Senior Drafted by the NBA Jim Brandenburg, the University of Wyoming's head basketball coach, was a refreshing delight to interview. I was impressed with his knowledge and commitment to weight training for basketball players. Coach Brandenburg, who is starting h
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Thoughts on Winning
In 1962 I made a statement as a young prospective coach to the effect, "If I could get my football players to bench press 200 pounds I know we could win." As soon as I said it, I knew this simplistic statement was wrong. I know now winning for a coach is a very complex phenomenon
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Squat Correctly
Coach Shepard, pictured on the left, believes the Squat is the King of all the lifts and the most difficult to coach correctly. The squat is the king of all the exercises for an athlete. If an athlete were to do nothing but squats, he would have a good program; not great but good
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Ken Patera
Probably the best story on explosive power comes from Ken Patera.! call Ken" History's Strongest Athlete." I realize many might argue someone else is "History's Strongest Athlete." However, any other candidate must be great at other sports besides weight lifting and beat the foll
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Trends and Ideas
This past year I traveled 100,000 miles working with coaches and athletes nationwide. I would like to share my observations and ideas. Attendance I reported last year that attendance was generally down. However, this year I did a clinic at Eastwood High School in El Paso, Texas.
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