Winter 1999 .

AMY ACUFF: Mail Order High Jumper

When Amy Acuff decided to take high jumping seriously, she knew she needed a qualified coach. Amy lived in Corpus Christi, Texas, and after a few inquiries she learned the best local coach was Sue Humphrey. Of course, everything is big in Texas, so "local" turned out to be severa

TAG BOZIED: University of San Francisco

Baseball America named Tag Bozied a first team All-America and a unanimous choice for West Coast Conference Player of the Year. His performance earned him an invitation to the 1999 summer camp for the USA National Baseball Team. Tag made the cut and was one of only 22 that made t

STRENGTH, POWER AND BALANCE TRAINING

Tom Cross is the strength and conditioning coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas. He is one of most respected strength coaches in the nation and is a frequent speaker at NSCA conventions. It was there I saw Coach Cross, Dustin Hada and Whitney demonstrate thei

THREE UNIQUE LIFTS

The Box Squat: We do two squat workouts per week during both the off and in-season. One is a Parallel Squat workout while the other is a Squat Variation workout. Most programs also feature two squat workouts: One heavy and one medium or light. You can't physically or mentally tak

ROB RITI: Histories Strongest Football Player

Is Rob Riti history's strongest football player? That is quite a bold statement. I have seen much in my 35 years as a strength coach. Terry Long played at East Carolina and we featured him as history's strongest player in 1983. Terry was 6-0 280 pounds and could do a front flip.

DARWIN WALKER: Tennessee Vol

Darwin is an awesome defensive tackle at 6-3 and 300 pounds. He turned down an opportunity to turn pro so he could finish his senior year with the Vols as a team captain and finish his Civil Engineering degree. Here are Darwin's stats: Squat: 625, Bench: 550, Power Clean: 365, To

IS BFS BEST?

Best For Pros: I believe many types of professional programs are great. Most pro-athletes could not do the full BFS program. The objectives are different. For example, should I tell Mark McGwire, Steve Young or Karl Malone that they need to Squat, Bench, and Power Clean heavy whi

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE: Winter 1999

Every coach and athlete featured in this journal has a remarkable passion for excellence. There will always be different styles and methods but nothing will ever replace the importance of passion. Give me a person with a passion for his job or sport over talent or brains anytime.

BFS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Collin Blackburn

Collins selection was based on athletic achievement in sports, the ability to overcome obstacles, scholarship, leadership, general character and the ability to put life into its proper perspective. Collin has proven his worth in all of these areas and is most deserving of this a

Squat·1999

THE BFS SET-REP SYSTEM

The BFS Set-Rep System is the best thing you can possibly do for your athletes. It blows every other system away. It is amazing every high school, junior college, Division II and III and NAIA school are not on the BFS system. If you are working with advanced Division I athletes o

COACHING MADE EASY

Every athlete and coach would find it a blessing in their weightroom and on the field if they implemented the Six BFS Absolutes in exactly the same way. When using different terminology, it breeds confusion. For example, don't say make your chest big, say spread the chest. Be

Basketball·1999

A NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN CREED

America has come a long way in understanding that everyone is created equal in regards to race, color or creed. However, we must also recognize two things. First, we still have a long way to go and second, all people, regardless of race, color or creed must strive to do the best