Issue
November/December 1989.
23 articles
The November/December 1989 issue of BFS Magazine collects 23 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Speed, Football, Squat, and Bench Press. Coaches and writers featured here include Dr. Greg Shepard, Greg Shepard, and Ollie Whaley, C.S.C.S.. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
BFS All-Americas
JSCHOOL YR. POS. |RCD.| TM. HONORS | COACH |HT. WT, : SMontgomery |Okolona,MS Durdan Douglas R. John C. Rosenberg, Jr. | Morehead, KY St. Albert A;. an DT,NG 12-1 \No. St. Runner-up | Faulkner 6-3 a OR i: A: V5.1/3.97| 550 | 345 | 650 | 275 | All-State -14.67/2.96| 625 | 365 | 65
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Quest for Greatness
Mrs. Atkinson, will you please contact Coach Drake, and ask him to meet me during his preparation period,” said Donaldson in an ofÏcious tone. “And ask him to Quest For Greatness is based on true stories. Coach Travis Drake is the new football coach at Hamilton High School. bring
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Olympic Lifting for Athletes?
By Ollie Whaley, C.S.C.S. Editor’s Note: Ollie Whaley coaches football and weightlifting at Monument Valley High School in Utah. He is an excellent Olympic lifter and a Master Upper Limit teacher and coach. We are fortunate to present this series of articles by Coach Whaley. The
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The Core Lifts
* Do a Box Squat, Front Squat or other Squat Variation ** Do a Towel Bench or some other Bench Variation —= 3. Class Contains Multi-Sport Athletes 4, Highest Upper-Limit Results Wanted THE BFS WAY Team Effort: At the end of this energy-filled 45-minute period, you should come tog
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Speed and Plyos
Speed and Plyometrics should be done on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the off-season with the BFS System. PLYOMETRIC TRAINING The BFS Plyometric Program also takes ten minutes. When athletes are in-season, Speed and Plyometric Begin by taking ten quality vertical jumps. Do the wo
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Flexibility
The BFS 1-2-3-4 Flexibility program is perfect for the high school situation. It’s a state-of-the-art method especially designed for speed. And because it’s designed for speed, it is perfect for all high school sports. The whole school should use the same program; that’s what mak
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About BFS Clinics
Jim Brown on left at Super Clinics at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Four awesome, intensive days! high school athlete jumped 50 Ibs. Clinic. toa 300 Ib. Clean. Coach Anderson (left), Coach Rowbotham (middle) and Coach Shepard (right) demanding, challenging and motivating kids to do thei
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Eric Dickey: Steriod Myth
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF EDITOR’S COMMENTS We ERIC DICKEY: TRAGIC / HAPPY Story By Dr. Greg Shepard unalterably opposed to anabolic steroid use by any athlete, bodybuilder or competitive lifter. The story of Eric Dickey is both tragic and happy. It is his true story of Anabolic stero
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How to Fight Peer Pressure
I. BE READY!!! Just as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, every person and every athlete will be asked to use drugs and/or alcohol. Get an answer now! Be ready! Don’t wait! Saturday night is a bad time to make a decision. II. ANTICIPATE!!! Know the lines: Hey, one won’t hurt—Eve
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Auxiliary Lifts
Straight-Leg D.L. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS 1. High School Situation bar upward. As this is done, split your feet super quickly as you would do in a Olympic style Clean and Jerk. The bar will end up overhead in a locked position. Then stand upright. Do two sets of 5-10 reps. Jerk Presses
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Readiness Program
i . IAt National Youth 1988 Track Championships in California: — Shot Put 1st, Javelin 2nd, Discus 2nd, High Jump 8th (7th grade) Kevin Robinson is a gifted 9th grader who has been receiving the BFS Journal since the 6th grade. He began lifting at home at that time. The results h
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Jeroy Robinson
call it Upper Limit! Jeroy has been at it a long time. He started lifting in Editor’s Comments: Bert Hill, Texas A&M strength the 6th grade on a universal gym and then graduated to coach is shown spotting in all photos. Jeroy does a free weights. Jeroy states, “Free weights are m
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Sets and Reps: Periodization or BFS?
PERIODIZATION OR BFS? FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, IT’S The Total Program: Sets & Reps 3. The 2-3 sport athlete: Universities and Russian / Europeans normally deal with only one sport athletes. The BFS Set-Rep System is perfect for the high school situation. A periodization program done hal
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Just Like Practice
PROGRAM By Coach Rowbotham, Anderson and Shepard to discuss subjects such as nutrition, rest and strategy. A WHAT IS BFS? BFS is an organization dedicated to helping athletes succeed, especially at the high school level. ideal way to give a motivational story is to show our Fanta
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Arizona State Running Backs
Kelvin Fisher, a Blend of Power and Speed As Arizona State coaches learned after signing David, most of his five foot four inches is heart. With that heart, he has exceeded all expectations. It’s his physical training that The day was Wednesday August 16,1989. The location, Arizo
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Anthony Lawrence
a Anthony Lawrence: Bridgewater College's Division II] All-American . miles from home, Anthony did visit his mother quite often. However, his mother has never seen him play a Anthony “Ant” Lawrence grew up in the “boonies” college football game and Anthony rarely sees his dad. I
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BFS Summer Program for the Utah Jazz
BFS SUMMER PROGRAM By Coaches Shepard, Anderson and Rowbotham Utah Jazz Strength Coaches “Move it up a notch,” they said after being upset in the NBA playoffs last spring. The Utah Jazz had their best regular season ever by winning 52 games. Many individual honors came to Karl Ma
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Todd Sandroni
OLE MISS By Greg Shepard Todd Sandroni is very deserving of any recognition BFS may provide. I feel confident that kids throughout the country would do well to use Todd as an example and role model. The only thing that overshadows Todd’s: athletic achievements is his attitude. As
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Dee Dowis
is the best wishbone quarterback I’ve had the pleasure to coach. He is a Four-Star Field General.” Fisher DeBerry: Head Coach, Air Force Falcons Story by Kim Goss, C.S.C.S. Assistant Strength Coach U.S. Air Force Academy football players in the country, you better expect to bust
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Chad Thorson
Chad is an outstanding young man in every sense of the word. He has proved everybody wrong. Every NFL team has expressed an interest in Chad. This young man will not let you down. Chad has an awesome work ethic. Nobody will ever outwork him. He is tough and hard nosed — “Eats nai
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Ross McQuivey
BFS HS. By Greg Shepard Ross McQuivey of Salt Lake City, Utah is the 1989 the tenth recipient of this most award. Selections are based on athletic achievement in sports, the ability to overcome obstacles, scholarship, leadership, general character and the ability to put things in
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DeSales High School Wins State
Editor’s Note: Last fall I did a BFS Clinic for We had made it to the state championship game in 1986 football-baseball coach Kim Cox of DeSales High School and 1987. Both years we were favored. Both years we lost in Walla Walla, Washington. They worked hard and won to good teams
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