Issue
September/October 1984.
9 articles
The September/October 1984 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 Squat, Track & Field, Bench Press, and Football. Coaches and writers featured here include Dr. Greg Shepard, Kurt Mattison, and Dalton Young Sr.. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.

Coordinate Your Total Athletic Program
THE BFS WAY AND WIN BIG! The BFS Program uses 6 core lifts that will bring maximum benefit to any athlete in any sport. It also allows the individual coach to add his own emphaSis by including 2 or 3 auxiliary lifts that fit a particular sport. An example of how this can be done
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Squat Correctly
.. Problem III: Knees Out Correct squatting techniques can actually strengthen the knee joint We have maintained this for years. There is no dispute that squatting will make the leg muscles bigger and stronger. What is not commonly known is the fact that the ligaments can be made
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Danny Vranes
I Vranes, the Strongest Supersonic, is shown Towel Benching with 260. BFS Vice President Bob Rowbotham is spotting. Early this summer, the Jazz Coaching Staff and Jazz Strength Coach, Greg Shepard., were talking about our overall training strategy with Mark Eaton and newComer 7-f
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The BFS Readiness Program
By Dr. Greg Shepard, Ed. D. Begin the BFS Readiness Program in the 7th Grade' Use the BFS Core Lifts: Test for Completion of Set AND TECHNIQUE' Upon Graduation From the BFS Readiness Program, the Athlete then Progresses to the Regular BFS Progr,1m. We used to tell coaches when yo
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1984 BFS Clinics
Sprinting is part of the total BFS Program. Coach Shepard shown with Homer HS., Michigan Athlete Homer FB Coach is Kurt Evans. Coach Shepard working with Marblehead HS. Athlete on the Box Squat Technique. Marblehead HS., Massachusetts FB Coach is Bruce Jordan. Allan Williams and
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John Rymiszewski
John's Throw of 185-5 was Tops in the Nation for a Junior' ~~"""""'''''l!'''''''~''''''''''''''''''' Rymiszewski's Awesome Power Enables Him To Clean 300 Pounds. Once inagreatwhilea talented and creative coach will come along who possesses an unusual desire to give everything he
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Dalton Young
By Dalton Young Sr., Pastor Edited by Greg Shepard Dalton Young, 6'1/2", 230 lbs. at 15 years Dalton Young, a premature tiny boy, was born January 16,1969. Before he was ten years old he had broken his collar bone and been written off as a student by a school testing expert. The
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Jim Ritcher
was perhaps the quickest Center College History at North Carolina State. Coach Shepard with Jim Ritcher. Buffalo Bills All- American Outland Trophy GRACE - Jim Ritcher is a quiet guy. In his humble way, he does his job. From all the awards and honors Jim Ritcher has received you'
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