Issue
September/October 1985.
8 articles
The September/October 1985 issue of BFS Magazine collects 8 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 Greg Shepard, Harry Kunsch, Football Coach, and Arnold Pope. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
A Perspective on Weight Training for Athletes
Editor's Note: Arnold Pope is 53 years old and still competes in the Scottish Games Athletic Events. He tosses the Caber and the 56 lb. Weight Throw. Arnold Pope has been on the Weight Training scene for 37 years. Here is his perspective: _-_!II! Arnold Pope has won 27 State Olym
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Lamar Power Baseball
By Jess Downey Baseball and Strength Coach Lamar High School, Lamar, Colorado This is my eighth year of coaching high school baseball and working as a strength coach in Colorado Public Schools. The two schools where I've coached have enrollments of around 600 students. During thi
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Sport Psychology
or. Forming Storming N orming and Performing The coach scratched his head and pondered the past season. What had happened? Wonderful High had traditionally been the best team in the entire state. Everyone knew that. This year, Wonderful High had the best bunch of returning player
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Success at Mission High
Editor's Note: In the summer of 1984, I did a BFS clinic in Mission, Texas, a 5-A High School. Head Coach David Lee and his staff came from a Nebraska high school to take on a new challenge in South Texas. Strength Coach, Jeff Dicus set up the clinic. Mission is where Dallas Cowb
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Kevin Greene
After a discouraging Junior year Kevin Greene printed and wore a special shirt "Too Big Too Strong Too Fast Too Quick and Too Tough," and thus the Auburn Tiger Walk On was drafted high as an outside linebacker by the LA Rams! Kevin Greene played for the Auburn Tigers last season
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Soren Tallhem
Height 6-3V2 - Weight 250 40 4.3 - High Jump 7-0 Best Shot Putter In the Nation as of June 1, 1985. Soren Tallhem is an anlazing athlete. All football coaches should listen closely to his story 6 on pages 16 and 18. SOREN TALLHEM cant. from page 6 Soren Tallhem grew up in Sweden
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Kurt Ploeger
The Kurt Ploeger story is about hard work, dedication, and reaching your potential thru weight training. Kurt participated in football, basketball and track while attending high school in Le Sueur, Minnesota. As a starter in both basketball and football, Kurt was a solid performe
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