Issue
September/October 2008.
9 articles
The September/October 2008 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 Power Clean, Character, Safety, and Football. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss and Dr. Marc Rabinoff. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
Concept to Completion
Photo: Julie Shipman, jshipman@csolutions.net Completion A closer look at the weightroom at Roland Hall-St. Mark’s School Although private schools are not generally known for outstanding weight training facilities – some are little more than glorified jungle gyms near the locker
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The Dark Side of Sports: Pom-Poms and Broken Necks
Pom-poms and Broken Necks What must be done to stop the devastating epidemic of injuries in cheerleading BY DR. MARC RABINOFF It is impossible for me to put into words the emotions I experience when I am called into a courtroom as a forensic expert for cases with high school chee
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Hard "Core" Training Made Simple
Made Simple The next step in functional abdominal training BY KIM GOSS straight and you stopped the movement when they reached 90 degrees, that would be considered the external range of the exercise. If you were to start from 90 degrees and curl the barbell to the top position, t
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The Forgotten Secret to Jumping Power
Jumping Power How shock training can jumpstart your athletes For more than 32 years BFS has promoted plyometrics for all levels of athletes. The reason is that plyometrics is a powerful training tool that can significantly improve speed, power and overall athleticism. Unfortunate
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Sam Baker Goes Pro
Photo: USC Sports Information First-round draft pick Sam Baker is ready for the NFL The typical football player will end his playing career in high school – and that’s not such a bad thing. Playing as part of a football team, even if you never make it to the varsity level, can be
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Strong Women: It's About Time
Chloe Van Tussenbroek is a multi-sport athlete who uses weight training to make her strong and lean. She competes in Olympic weightlifting and is a Level 10 gymnast with a 27.6inch vertical jump. The 15-yearold attends West Jordan High School in West Jordan, Utah. women’s sprinti
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Rediscovering Chins and Dips
Chins and Dips Now there is an easier way to perform these great auxiliary exercises Just look at the upper back muscles of gymnasts, athletes who use chins and dips as key exercises in their conditioning programs. And how about all those magnificent Greek Olympians of ancient ti
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Praxis: A Coming-of-Age Training Center
The past several decades have been the age of the monster health club. Tens of thousands of square feet, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cardio and hightech weight training machines, hot tubs, saunas and…well, you get the idea. Praxis Olympic Weightlifting Center is not
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