Issue
September/October 1987.
10 articles
The September/October 1987 issue of BFS Magazine collects 10 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Squat, Football, Bench Press, and Deadlift. Coaches and writers featured here include Art Wilkens, Bob Rowbotham, and Greg Shepard. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
The BFS 1-2-3-4 Flexibility Program
IADDUCTOR STRETCH: Top photo is illustrating beginners stretch. Bottom photo is advanced. Four On The' Floor signifies four minutes stretching on GROIN STRETCH OR BUTTERFLY the floor. Part eight on our flexibility series will ilJustrate the first minute on the floor. Each of the
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Quest for Greatness
QUICK REVIEW Cha pters 1-7 Quest for Greatness is based on true stories. Coach Travis Drake is in his first day as the new head football coach at Hamilton High School. He is. meeting with the principal, Mr. Donaldson. The other major character is Rick Steadman who is a junior at
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Peak Performance
Part One In a Series by Dr. Fred Hatfield Editor's Note: We are extremely fortunate to have Dr. Fred Hatfield share some of his insightful training ideas on achieving peak athletic performance without drugs. Dr. Hatfield is a prolific and creative writer of over fifteen books on
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Blind Courage
by Bruce H. Gray The Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon lies in the middle of some of nature's most inspirational beauty. Evergreen carpeted mountains look down on rivers, streams, and lakes. It is the land of such natural wonders as the Southern Cascades, the Rogue River and Crater
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Laurie Greene
By Barrett Murphy Assistant Football Coach In a short two and a half years Laurie Greene has become a national powerlifting champion. She just recently added the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association) title to a collection that also includes the national collegiate t
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Clean and Jerk
Dave Patrella won the Clean and Jerk competition at the New Jersey Bergen County Track and Field Championships. (Bruce Klemens Photo) ·IN TRACK AND FIELD WHY NOT? By Justo Bautista Let's start teaching high school athletes the clean and jerk. That's what they do in Russia and Bul
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BFS High School All-Americans
3. Confident and optimistic, with a generally positive outlook. A feeling of self-confidence, a positive attitude, or an inner sense of optimism about being able to perform well is reported as a key factor that determines whether the athlete can transform a potentially threatenin
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Athletic Poise
Editor's Note: Roger Freeborn, a highly successful footbdll coach at North Valley High School in Oregon, believes as r do: Sports Psychology is worth investigating. It is worth implementing into your total program. Coach Freeborn states, "I've heard coaches for many years say 'th
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71st Falcon Football
SEVENTY-FIRST HIGH SCHOOL 1986 STATE CHAMPIONS BOBBY POSS, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Editor's Note: In continuing our series of featuring the elite high school football programs in America, we are proud to present Seventy-First Falcon Football. Here is the
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