Issue
November/December 2008.
12 articles
The November/December 2008 issue of BFS Magazine collects 12 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Safety, Bench Press, Deadlift, and Football. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss and Marc Rabinoff. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
Dark Side of Sports
A brief history of the evolution of the legal process in sport and human performance BY MARC RABINOFF to develop coaches and fitness his January, Bigger Faster BEFORE AFTER trainers. Many of these programs, Stronger, Inc., will be unfortunately, did not adequately releasing the f
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Concept to Completion
Farrington High School This Hawaiian school knows how to treat its athletes Michael R. Gangloff was a tight end at Farrington High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated in 1991 and went on to become president of MIRA Image Construction. The following year Randall Okimoto, who’
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The Knee Injury Solution
To prevent knee injuries, a sound strength and conditioning program is a must. Shown with one of the basic tools for success is Alise Larson, a sophomore at Hunter High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. Solution Secrets to decreasing the risk of knee injury in athletes Acontinual c
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The Truth About Periodization
Team BFS weightlifter Maegan Snodgrass used a Bulgarian periodization model prior to breaking the School Age American record in the snatch. Maegan hopes to compete in the 2009 National Championships. Why much of what you think you know about this important training concept is jus
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BFS Launches New Website
Greg Minear and Richard Knowley used the latest in high-tech computer technology to develop a great website for BFS. A pictorial essay behind an internet service that takes sports education and customer service to the highest level BY KIM GOSS Every business has a website. Some a
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Heismann Fever 2008
Heisman A look at another unpredictable Heisman Trophy race Wthe pace that enabled him to throw for 3,286 yards last year, many sports writers have placed Texas’s Colt McCoy, Missouri’s Chase Daniel and Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell as the win college football’s most prestigious aw
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A Closer Look at the BFS Unilateral Power Press
BFS UNILATERAL POWER PRESS Taking your athletes to the next level with this valuable exercise machine Are you someone who thinks that machines have no value for an athlete? While BFS believes that most of an athlete’s training should be with free weights, there are many machines
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Certification: It's More Important than You Think
Quality education is key to becoming a successful instructor, whether it is in physical education, personal training or strength coaching. The rise and fall of continuing education for coaches If you ever have the good fortune to meet Glenn A. Morris or to take one of his weight
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Coming on Strong: Mission Oak High School
A great weightroom is giving this new school a head start Mission Oak High School in Tulare, California, is a brand-new school that opened its doors to students on August 14, 2008. The first students are freshmen and sophomores; next year juniors will be added, and after that, se
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Sky High Volleyball at Lakeside High
Jan Mitchell is the head volleyball coach at Lakeside High School in Plummer, Idaho. In her first year with the Lady Knights, her team went 13-0 in the North Star League and added three more games in winning the Mullan Jamboree tournament. This would be quite an accomplishment fo
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Restore the Roar: Selma High School
As with all levels of sport, in high school athletics everybody loves a winner. That includes the parents, the student body, the administration and the media. Justin Fowler is the head football coach at Selma High School, where, at the time he was hired, the program was on its wa
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