Issue
Winter 2001.
13 articles
The Winter 2001 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, Speed, Squat, and Safety. Coaches and writers featured here include Kim Goss, Laura Dayton, and Greg Shepard. Every story is free — read it online or open the original magazine layout as a PDF.
TERRENCE METCALF: Making History
One of the most popular T-shirts among high school football players is one with the printed motto The Forgotten Five! The phrase refers to the unfortunate reality that although linemen are absolutely essential to the success of any football team, the lions share of the attenti
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GREAT SHAKES IN SECONDS
Protein blender drinks are definitely an athlete's best friend-two scoops of BFS power powder, a little H2O, whirrrr . . . and you're out the door with a tasty meal guaranteed to provide you with everything from the correct macro-nutrient profile right down to the teeniest vitami
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VALIER VOLLEYBALL
After attending a coaching clinic two years ago, third-year volleyball coach, Gail Hofstad, decided that the BFS program was just what her small, rural volleyball team needed to get them to the next level. A representative from BFS showcased two key facts to Hofstad: He said tha
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LETS TALK BOX SQUAT
In recent years many of the worlds best strength athletes have discovered how effective the box squat is for improving their results in the squat and deadlift. Louie Simmons, one of the greatest powerlifting coaches of all time, has made the box squat a core lift in all his prog
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE - Winter 2001
One million teens between 12 and 17 may be taking performance enhancing substances in order to improve athletic performance, build muscle or to just look better. This estimate was determined through a survey commissioned by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Creatine was
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PIRATE SUPERSIZED QUARTERBACK: East Carolina Quarterback David Garrard
Its expected that football linemen will be big. But when you see a starting quarterback who stands 6-foot-1, tips the scales at a lean 252 pounds and can lift 319 pounds overhead, you start asking questions about the evolution of the human species. That is exactly what is happen
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GET BFS CERTIFIED
I believe, in this day and age, every coach who works in a weight room or strength training facility should have some kind of certification. I have not always felt this way. After all, you dont need to be certified to be a football coach. There are four reasons I have changed my
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DAMIEN ANDERSON: Northwestern University
There are far easier places to get a college education than Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Even if you can make it past the tough admission requirements, the countless hours of daily study required to meet Northwesterns high academic standards often prove too muc
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BOX SQUAT WARNING
Over the last twenty years, I have heard of only a handful of athletes getting hurt on the Box Squat. That is quite remarkable when you consider the millions of repetitions performed by athletes over that time period. However, just like all exercises or activities there are safet
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BRAVE NEW WORLD: Haskell University
Can you name this sports celebrity? Hes frequently called the worlds greatest athlete, and remains Americas greatest all-around athlete of the past century. He won gold medals in both the pentathlon and the decathlon in the 1912 Olympics. He founded professional football, bein
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BFS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Conrad Ivie
Conrads 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. Conrad has proved himself in everyone of these criteria and is most deserving of
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ANGELA WILLIAMS- Fast Track to Fame
There comes a time in every athletes life when their coaches are able to determine how far that athlete will go in their sport. This realization will vary with the athlete and the sport. For instance, Michael Jordan didnt impress anyone when he was very young, and NFL coaches a
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