Issue
Summer 1994.
15 articles
The Summer 1994 issue of BFS Magazine collects 15 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Power Clean, Football, Safety, and Speed. Coaches and writers featured here include Dr. Greg Shepard and Matt Brzycki. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
Heather Bailey
Portland. coach Ron James and their football coach Dave Ackerman were Several years ago I did a BFS Clinic at Hillsboro High School, a Knudsen, football coach at Centennial and Faustin Rilley of 7 thru 12 do basically the same program. Heather Has A Vertical Jump of 21" And It Sh
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Jimmy Bishop
a Dr. Greg Shepards Note Jimmy Bishop ia a two time BFS All-America. ithe Squat - 700, Bench - 480, Dead Lift - 675 and Power Clean 365! [Last Season Jimmy played running back for Forsyth High School in Cummings, Georgia at 5-9, 210 lbs. I believe his 365 pound Power Clean is the
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Stefan Fernholm
Ken and I grew up at the same time in Oregon and he was always incredible. Stefan grew up in Sweden and participated in many sports such as hockey, socstarted out as a football player and thrower cer and long distance running. in high school. settled on being a thrower but at 16
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Ken and I grew up at the same time in Oregon and he was always incredible. Stefan grew up in Sweden and participated in many sports such as hockey, socstarted out as a football player and thrower cer and long distance running. in high school. settled on being a thrower but at 16
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Saint Ignatius
. IGNATIUS © USA Topay #1 H.S. TEAM By Dr. Greg Shepard The St. Ignatius Wildcats are 77-3 over the last six seasons. times after seven at night. loser.” kids cleaned and talked to me. with first class equipment. to our kids, he said. Fieldhouse. six years. Clean? through a man.”
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Florida State University
The Power Clean And tion. momentum on the first pull; you just can’t jerk the weight off the floor. " week during the off-season. most important exercises we do at Florida State,” said Dave Van Halanger, strength coach for the Florida State Seminoles. teaches you a movement you c
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Dallas Cowboys
Chad Hennings: pounds for 5 reps. “Ninety percent of the guys I see come in don’t get extension Strongest Cowboy, '87-88 Outland Trophy Winner phase is the most important. Woicik, strength coach for the Dallas Cowboys. the clean during the in-season. “I feel that if an athlete ha
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The Power Clean and the PAC 10
” PAC 10 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELY - STRENGTH COACH ERIC HOHN: | love the Power Clean. It’s the #1 exercise. Hohn is an ex-thrower) In the off-season we'll train twice per week through variations like the Hang Pull or Snatches. the season we'll only do some Hang Cleans. We
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The Utah Jazz and Power Cleans
Mark Eaton: with our developmental players. Power Snatches. the fingertips and shoulders. Felton Spencer: on technique. all. At this point the knees should be locking out and the elbows should be straight. how close it is to his body. photo, to complete the lift he would have to
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Award Winners
Throughout the years of our BFS Journal publications, I have featured most Heisman, Lombardi and Outland Trophy winners as well as many other high profile athletes. Most of these athletes do or have done the power clean and made it a high priority exercise. Here are a few of them
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Another Perspective
ryover” to the athletic arena. | uals that promote explosive lifting would have you believe that their philosoabsolutely no definitive, unbiased research to indicate that this is true. and that anyone who believes otherwise is misinformed, misguided or just plain stupid. methods.
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Definitions for the Power Clean
N EE NICleTanIVar DeeEssFForIPow iatins er Power Snatch Stefan Has Done 350 lbs. Split Snatch Faith Lamb About 132 Ibs. Jerk Phase of Clean & Jerk Ken Clark 462 lbs. Hang Clean From Blocks Ike Austin Ex-Utah Jazz Center
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The BFS Perspective
explosive effort. catching phase” of the lift. fun and I liked competition. don’t care about that as much. done. form. to teach. At the University of Oregon in 1967 while finishing up a Master's Degree in exercise physiology, I also trained the football team. W. love the Power Cl
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Power Cleans?
Or Something Similar? Can You Win? Can You Get Bigger Faster and Stronger? Can You Win A National Football Championship? Can You Prevent Injuries? Can You Win At Any Team Sport? Can You Win At Any Level? Can You Ever Reach Your Athletic Potential? NO! Can You Jump Higher? Can You
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