Issue
Winter 1995.
13 articles
The Winter 1995 issue of BFS Magazine collects 13 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Football, Power Clean, Squat, and Bench Press. Coaches and writers featured here include Dr. Greg Shepard, Jim Brown, Poplar Bluff Strength Coach and BFS Clinician, and Tom Cross. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
BFS Injury Study
INJURY STUDY From Our BFS Clinic Coaches Please Refer to page 49 for additional information BFS CLINICIANS WEIGHT TRAINING OF ATHLETES AND NON ATHLETES Career at H.S. Jim Brown Poplar Bluff H.S. Missouti Doug Ekmark Park H.S. Minnesota Jeff Scurran Sahino H.S. Arizona Len Walenci
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Power Clean Research
Disgraceful Ken Mannie, Michigan State Strength Coach, claims Power Cleans, Snatches, Push Jerks and Olympic Lift Movements are dangerous and unnecessary. BY DR. GREG SHEPARD I am not going to get involved in name calling. I will attempt to accuthis article. Mannie states, “The (
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Scooter Sprotte
By Dr. Greg Shepard Scooter Sprotte is our 1995 the Year. He is from Blue Ridge High School in Pinetop, Arizona. Scooter becomes the 16th recipient of our most prestigious annual award. Selections are based on athletic achievement in sports, the ability to overcome obstacles, sch
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Anatomy of a BFS Clinic
1. Coach Shepard: Special 2-hour Coaches Only 4. Coach Shepard demonstrating do’s and don’ts Unification Session. of Power Snatch. = 2. Coach Shepard with athlete exhorting him to now “Jump” on breakout session. 5. Coach working with 7th graders on Squat during breakout session:
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Power Clean Power
Coach Jim Brown kneeling on left is pictured with some of his over 50 athletes who can Power Clean between 200 and 300 pounds. All sports are represented. POPLAR BLUFF HIGHLIGHTS 1. Colby Robertson, 2nd row 2nd from left, at 6’- 225 lbs, 300 Bench, 300 Clean, 500 Squat, 500 D.L.,
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Answering the Transfer Question
Egoing good, my throwing goes good because I am a Power Thrower.” with Coach Venegas like a thrower. he liked this new form of training. lovin’ it. It feels good!” Over the years, I have interviewed many of our nation’s top athheart. this transfer principle. Program: throwing eve
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Adam Edwards
also threw the Shot 52-10 during his When Adam Edwards was in the last year of high school. chance to succeed in athletics. Mr. record in 1991-92 with 4,770 yards. ing. between tackles and behind Adam. BFS Clinician Bob Rowbotham accepted the call and has done four clinics for th
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BFS Training Creed
TRAINING CREED The human body is a marvel created with wondrous intricacies and unfathomable complexities. When your body is overloaded, as in weight training exercises, it adapts, builds, and grows to make itself ready for tomorrow. After another workout, this process of adaptin
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Training for Playing
By Tom Cross What is the primary goal of the end; it is not an end in itself. IC PERFORMANCE. With the goal clearly in mind, how do we proceed? Strength and STANDING UP The common sports skills of runis their own body. the more powerful they become. and scientific evidence. throu
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Jonathan Ogden
private school,” remembered Jonathan. “I didn’t want to go. AU my friends went to a public school but it was great once | got there. I’m glad they sent me.” Education is important in the Ogden family. Jonathan’s father is an investment banker and his mother is a consultant. colle
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Rebuttal to an Opposite Approach
OPPOSITE APPROACH From Scholastic Coach August and September Issues. High Intensity Training Ideas. Tom Kelso (M.S.,C.S.C.S.) wrote a to Improve Your Strength Program” later in this Journal on page 30. guy doing curls is beyond me. Kelso states, “Always remember the number one pr
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Strength and Conditioning Progress Quiz
HOW MUCH PROGRESS HAVE WE MADE! With all of these great “advances?” we should be doing better than ever before....but are we? TAKE THE BFS PROGRESS QUIZ 1. How much progress have we, as coaches made in WHAT we do in strength & conditioning? A little Some A Lot A. In the last 5 ye
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