Athletic Strength And Power

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  • ASAP at Tennessee Vols with Director of Olympic Sports Performance Dan Wirth

    IMG_0290When I first met Dan Wirth in 1994, he was the Director of Strength & Conditioning at The University of Arizona. Dan was the head strength coach for the Wildcats football team under head football coach Dick Tomey, the school's all-time winningest coach. Think Desert Swarm….. Tedy Bruschi …. Chuck Cecil. Coach Wirth assisted me with some football strength program design while I was coaching at Ohio's largest enrollment high school, Cincinnati Oak Hills. I visited Tucson several times and was always able to pick up some fresh ideas to tweak my program back in Cincy. Plus, I got to meet legendary basketball coach Lute Olson the day after their national championship parade….. sitting in his office talking hoops with the winning coach!

    Coach Dan Wirth(right)with Sports Science Expert Dr.Ted Lambrinides 

    Anyway, fast forward twenty-five years and Dan Wirth is still at it. But, now in Knoxville at The University of Tennessee. There's no desert there, but there's Rocky Top, Smokey, checkerboards and lots of bright orange! Coach Wirth is the Director of Olympic Sports Performance for the Tennessee Vols and his newly rebuilt headquarters is amazing! Rows of brilliant Sorinex racks and supplemental equipment, training recovery devices, Pitsharks, The Bear, a slick Teambuildr Online Software system. They have the whole package and the former Iowa Hawkeye linebacker couldn't be happier! 

    Checkout this complete video tour with Coach Dan Wirth at

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  • Michigan State Football: Getting Ready!

    ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power is now into our Big Ten swing and to kick it off, we headed straight to East Lansing, Michigan where Coach Ken Mannie and his well seasoned strength staff were directing the Spartans deep into the Michigan State 4th Quarter Program. It was one of those invisible mornings where champions are built! We captured a ton of content…. but here's a sampler to keep you quelled for a bit until our main feature hits!

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  • Ohio State 2019 Football Strength Clinic Wrap-up

    Last month's Ohio State was a definite success as the college sports powerhouse opened up the doors to their brand new Gene Smith Strength & Conditioning Center for the 2019 edition of their strength and conditioning clinic. Strength Coach and Clinic Director Jeff Uhlenhake was quite pleased with the turnout of 165 coaches, trainers and therapists in attendance. With Ohio State personnel, clinic speakers, vendors and of course ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power all in attendance, over two-hundred people were able to take in the strength training atmosphere where the Buckeyes hone their crafts. Here's the complete photo update and some more videos, too

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    Coach Mickey Marotti, the Asst.A.D. for Football Sport Performance, gets the clinic into kick-off mode, while clinic attendees absorb the ambience of Ohio State Football team meeting room. 

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    (right) Former Buckeye and Pitt Football Head Strength Coach Dave Andrews was a great addition to the 2019 Ohio state clinic speaker line-up

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    Clinic Director Jeff Uhlenhake introduces Strength Coach Quinn Barham 

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  • Michigan State’s 12 Annual Strength and Conditioning Clinic February 8/9th

     

     

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    The Spartan Strength & Conditioning Staff will be holding its 12th Annual clinic the weekend of February 8/9, 2019

    “Tips from the Trenches with the Spartan Strength Staff” will again be a FREE event on Friday evening 

    The clinic will be emceed by Dr. Ted Lambrinides: Director of Sports Science for Athletic Strength And Power (ASAP). The complete speaker lineup includes:

     

     

    • Bill Foran (Strength & Conditioning Coach-Miami Heat)
    • Kevin Yoxall (Strength & Conditioning Coach-Midway HS, Woodway, TX)
    • Brady Collins (Director of Football Sports Performance-University of Cincinnati)
    • Caleb Grummet (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach-Olivet College)
    • Reno Saccoccia (Head Football Coach-Steubenville (OH) High School)
    • Dr. Ted Lambrinides (Clinic Emcee-Director of Sports Science-Athletic Strength & Power)

    And as always, Ken Mannie and Mike Vorkapich & the Spartan Strength staff will be on-hand for informal discussion.

     

    Each PRE-REGISTERED clinic attendee will receive videos of all speakers via email and a ‘Spartan Strength’ clinic t-shirt!


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  • ASAP at University of South Carolina Gamecocks Basketball Podcast with Coach Scott Greenawalt

    IMG_9174We checked in with the South Carolina Gamecocks Head Basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach Scott Greenawalt before the 2018-19 season commenced. Coach Greenawalt, joins ASAP Podcast guy Ed Cicale in this discussion on strength training for basketball. This is Scott's 3rd appearance on an ASAP Podcast. He always has some interesting insights into training as well as some good ideas to consider for program design. Coach Greenawalt has a high interest in bringing South Carolina Gamecocks Basketball to the forefront of college basketball, and that 2017 NCAA Final Four appearance certainly drives Greenawalt and his staff to one day reach that pinnacle again. He has a wealth of knowledge about basketball player development that also includes sports nutrition.  Gamecocks' Head Basketball Coach Frank Martin entrusts in Greenawalt, a coach who earns the respect of the players that he monitors on a day to day basis. He's now into his 7th season in Columbia. This ASAP Podcast is brought to you by The Sports Flooring Professionals at SpecAthletic.

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    Scott Greenawalt: Director of Strength & Conditioning for the South Carolina Gamecocks Basketball team

  • ASAP Rival Game Feature: Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio Stadium

    Img001The Ohio State Buckeyes entered "The Game" as the nation's number two ranked total offense. The Michigan Wolverines were to counter those numbers as they represented the nation's number one defense that accompanyed their ten game winning streak…. Obviously, this was going to be a pretty B1G Ten deal with lots of bragging rights, as well as a trip to the Big Ten championship game on the line. 106,588  football fans took their places as these two college powerhouses squared off for the 107th time dating back to 1897. WOW! 

    Here's a few of our pics from the Ohio Stadium sidelines versus the Michigan Wolverines. And of course, some of the videos of how Ohio State's Director of Football Sports Performance, Coach Mickey Marotti, trains the Ohio State Football machine.

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  • ASAP at USF Bulls vs #19 Cincinnati Bearcats Pics, etc

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     ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power, could see the transformation long before the team headed to their off-campus training camp at Camp Higher Ground in the rolling hills of Southern Indiana. Fans back in Cincinnati were full of hope for Head Football Coach Luke Fickell's second season. The first season brought changes and adjustments and the squad struggled to a 4-8 ending. However, the program's foundation was established. Coach Fickell just kept grinding. And recruiting. Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Brady Collins and his staff went into "non-stop" mode and went about the task of developing players in a makeshift training center known as "the bubble", as their strength training complex at the renovated Fifth Third Arena was under construction. The Bearcat players took on a brotherhood mentality and attacked the intense workouts and trusted in the designed program. 

     

    Pics, videos and Brady Collins Podcast

    IMG_9904********And coming up this Saturday, the Cincinnati Bearcats (9-1)will make their presence known to the biggest of national audiences as they will attempt to bring a halt to the UCF Knights (9-0) and their 22 game win streak. Kirk Herbstriet, Lee Corso, Chris Fowler… the whole deal, as ESPN College Gameday heads to UCF for the huge match-up. . The Bearcats are ranked at #19. In addition, this week they received their ranking in the College Football Play-offs . 

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    other Athletic Strength And Power Cincinnati Bearcats features

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  • ASAP at PURDUE BOILERMAKERS at MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Game report and Photo/Video Shoot

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    MSU Spartans Quarterback Rocky Lombardi

    Things were looking quite good in East Lansing, Michigan last Saturday! Michigan State Head Football Coach Mark Dantonio rallied his Spartan squad that was slightly depleted by a bunch of injuries that included their star starting quarterback, Brian Lewerke.  along with a big time time wide receiver in Felton Davis. among other notables, prior to this contest against the Purdue Boilermakers. So, right before the United State Air Force Color Guard and Spartan Marching Band performed the National Anthem, I asked Spartan Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Ken Mannie about what seemed as grim prospects for the game, especially at the quarterback position. Coach Mannie, who is in his 24th season with the Spartans, personifies the utmost of unflappable of personalities. He answered my question: "Quarterbacks???? We've got three of them Eddie. We've got quarterbacks" 

    And he wasn't kidding! Redshirt freshman Rocky Lombardi, a 6'3" 218 pound monster with the longish bleach blonde hair trotted out onto the field and calmed all Spartan fan nerves. This dude is a multi sport athlete who, it appears, can do it all. He's a former Iowa high school wrestler who placed 2nd in the state championships there. And,he played baseball there and did track and field, too. In fact, Coach Dantonio stated in the post game presser that if you'd go out on the golf course with Rocky, he'll basically blast the ball to the green. 

    Asap MSU archiveBack to coach Mannie. This veteran coach knows how to prepare his teams for Saturdays in the fall. A huge point of emphasis in his storied strength and conditioning program is his "Spartan 4th Quarter Program", which is definitely a bonus in today's Big 10. Mannie's program is also the perfect complement to Coach Mark Dantonio's brilliant defensive force that's one of the stingiest in all of NCAA college football. In fact, the Spartan Defense is currently ranked #1 in FBS in rushing defense…. allowing only 77.4 yards per game.  As good as Rocky performed against the Boilermakers, Dantonio's 'D" kept Purdue in check for most of the game. Purdue was coming off a huge defeat vs Ohio State while on a four game win streak. Yet, MSU always seemed to have an answer for their opponent's explosive offense and propelled Dantonio's win streak over Purdue to eight straight wins, as he's never lost to the team during his tenure in East Lansing. It was the 699th win for Michigan State football.

    By the way, if you're interested in learning more about this strength and conditioning program, mark your calendar for February 8/9th 2019 and attend their annual clinic. ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power has attended over 100 strength training clinics over the years from coast to coast. This is THE clinic and Associate Strength Coach Mike Vorkapich directs the clinic and he's got it down to a science. Sports Science. Stay tuned in to ASAP as we are one of the major promoters to this event.

    PURDUE Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans Photos

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  • ASAP at Florida Gators Football Strength Training 2018

    IMG_9352With all of the new changes going on at Florida Gator Football, it was just a matter of time before the ASAP Road Show would make its way down to Gainesville and find out what is going on. When Head Football Coach Dan Mullen took the coaching position with this Southeastern Conference program, he needed a guy to get the Gators' that nasty bite back. The Florida Gators needed some prodding, some new direction, and someone to bring out the fierce side. Mullen didn't have to search very far! He brought the guy who'd been directing his football performance program at Mississippi State. Nick Savage, along with his impressive and highly enthusiastic staff, was hired to prepare the Gators for some big days in "The Swamp".

    Our first impressions of the transformation taking place at Florida was basically….. WOW!  Things are looking real down there in that strength training complex that lies within the legendary Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Some real SEC-type athletes are making some serious physical changes and I have to think that it won't be long until the Florida Gators put themselves back into serious contention with SEC foes like the Georgia Bulldogs and South Carolina Gamecocks.

    Here are a few of the pics and a few video clips from what we saw there!

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    Head Strength Coach Nick Savage and NFL player tracking analyst Ted Lambrinides discuss some innovations in research and development


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    And let's be up front about this 4 Rivers Barbecue location in Gainesville,  this place is real!  You'll have to trust me on this!

  • ASAP at Xavier Musketeer Basketball with Strength Coach Matt Jennings

     ASAP ~Athletic Strength And Power made a trip up I-71 to the Dana Avenue exit in Cincinnati to check in on how the Xavier Musketeers spend their summer days. And, if you're searching out reasons that the Xavier Basketball team has experienced such great success over the years, one doesn't have to look much further that what is going on with the Musketeers' strength and conditioning program. This BIG EAST program that had 29 wins last season and carried a number one seed into the NCAA March Madness is directed by Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Matt Jennings, who has the team entrenched into another summer training program. One thing is for certain. The games are played in the Cintas Center…. the sweat and behind-the-scenes hard work is taking place under Coach Jennings watchful eye in the team's strength and conditioning center.

    Here are a few pics and some video clips of what we saw in this Cincinnati visit.
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