Issue
Winter 1998.
16 articles
The Winter 1998 issue of BFS Magazine collects 16 articles, preserved here in full and free to read online or download as the original PDF.
Recurring themes include Squat, Power Clean, Speed, and Football. Coaches and writers featured here include Greg Shepard, Matt Shepard, and Bernard Ivie. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
SOUTHERN MISS's ADALIUS THOMAS
Charlie Dudley, Southern Mississippi's strength coach, loves Adalius Thomas who is emerging as a top pro prospect as a defensive end. Adalius is a strength coach's dream, said Coach Dudley. Here is why Coach Dudley feels this way about Adalius or A.D. as he is known by his frie
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FROM SLOW TO FAST: From a 5.7 forty to a 4.6
I've been a coach for twenty-five years. I started on the Bigger Faster Stronger Program in the early 80's after sponsoring a very successful clinic with Greg Shepard. The BFS program not only changed my life, but has played a key role in shaping the future of my son Conrad. Whil
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TRUE PARALLEL
True Parallel Squats among athletes are a rarity. I do not see many, no matter where I go or what level of athlete I am observing. Athletes, in general, do their Parallel Squats above parallel. Sometimes they are six to eight inches high and both coach and athlete will swear they
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BOX SQUAT ADVANTAGES
In the BFS Program, true Parallel Squats are done once a week as are Box Squats. They are done all year round, both in-season and off-season. Other Squat Variations such as Front Squats can be done instead of Box Squats; however, the Squat variation of choice is the Box Squat esp
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PREDICTION COMES TRUE!
We have all witnessed baseball's most extraordinary year with the home run hitting of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Two year's ago in our 1996 BFS Winter Edition I wrote an in-depth article on baseball as to why a record number of home runs were hit and made a big deal with the ph
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BASEBALL POWER: Miami Dade Community College
The Miami-Dade Baseball team was good, but exactly how good was yet to be proved. Coach Steve Hertz and his team had it in their hearts that they were the best and they were out to prove it. Coach Hertz is a man well acquainted with the smell of victory. He is a coach that produc
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KEVIN FAULK: Heisman Trophy Candidate
Kevin Faulk entered the 1998 football season at LSU with some big time credentials. He has been a pre-season All-American for the last two years and has received numerous SEC awards and all-conference teams in addition to being named National Player of the Week for his 1997 effor
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OHIO UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL
In 1994, the Bobcats were the 107th ranked Division I-A team and were winless. A change was needed. Jim Grobe was hired as the new football coach. Grobe came from the Air Force Academy where he was the Falcon's linebacker coach. He has also been a head coach at Liberty High Schoo
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JUST JUMP TO CLEAN
I see some Division I strength coaches struggling with new athletes entering into their program trying to teach the clean. It may take them two to four weeks to teach what can be learned in 15 minutes. Through clinics, I have learned that nothing even comes close to the Just Jump
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THE TOWEL BENCH
BFS highly recommends Towel Benches for three reasons. First, an athlete gets used to a heavier weight. Normally, ten to twenty more pounds can be used on the Towel Bench. This builds more confidence for new levels on the regular bench. Second, it brings variety into the routine.
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JAY HUMPHREY: Outland Trophy Candidate
Jay Humphrey is into his third year as a starter for the Longhorns of the University of Texas. He is an Outland Trophy candidate and made some pre-season All-America teams. Jay is a big player, very big. He is 6-7 307 pounds and plays offensive tackle. At first glance, it would s
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DAVID HARVEY-BOWEN: 1998 BFS Athlete of the Year
David Harvey-Bowen of Churchville Chili High School just outside of Rochester, New York is the 1998 Bigger Faster Stronger Athlete of the Year. He becomes the 19th recipient of our most prestigious award. Selection is based on athletic achievement in sports, the ability to overco
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DALLAS COWBOYS: Five Time Superbowl Champions
My first stop at the Dallas Cowboy Complex was the Media Relations department to get a media guide, photos and other information for this article. I was told that practice was at 11:00 AM but nobody is ever allowed on the practice field. Next, I went through the Cowboy locker roo
ReadBFS STOPS CREATINE
We realize many coaches probably allow their athletes to take creatine because BFS has endorsed its use in the past. We feel a deep responsibility for that trust. We also would never consider corporate profits to influence our decision. We have always put the welfare of the athle
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: Winter 1998
President Clinton remarked that a little boy had recently come up to him and said, When I grow up, I want to be just like you. Clinton responded, I hope I can regain the trust of you mothers out there that you also will want your sons to grow up like me. I have a twelve year
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