Athletic Strength And Power

Category: Football Combine Information

  • ASAP Podcast with Illinois Head Football Coach Ron Zook

    PodcastPresently, the University of Illinois Football team is ranked #16 in the country. The Fighting Illini are in first place in the Big Ten Conference LEADERS Division with a perfect 6-0 record. This week they’ll host the Ohio State Buckeyes who will try to prevent a third staight loss. Meanwhile, Coach Ron Zook is doing a fine job of teaching his 2011 team how to compete.

    Ncf_i_zook_576Coach Ron Zook spent some time last spring with ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale…. discussing a little bit about his days at Miami University (Ohio), known as the “Cradle of Coaches,” where the Redskins only lost one game in three seasons while he played defensive back there. Coach also emphasized the importance of the off-season strength training and conditioning program.

    Zook coached at several other schools including the University of Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, and Florida before arriving in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. He made a few stops in the NFL, too.

    Illinois_logo To listen in on today’s podcast (6:49), click on the ASAP Podcast Logo above or Coach Zook’s photo.

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    blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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  • Cincinnati Bearcats Strength Training at Camp Higher Ground

    DSC_0250-1 There are very few NCAA Division 1 Football programs that conduct their fall training camp off campus. Yet, the Cincinnati Bearcats do just that! They load up the Bearcat semis, vans, and busses and head thirty miles west to the rolling hills and backcountry of Indiana. Destination: Camp Higher Ground.
    This camp isn’t about tying square knots, pitching a tent or roasting marshmallows. It’s strictly business out at this camp. And, the business is football…eat…lift weights….meetings…and more football. Head Football Coach Butch Jones removes his team from the distractions of campus where players, coaches and staff can really develop a tight knit, team atmosphere with a focus on Big East Football.

    In this ASAP Video Exclusive, Head Strength Coach Dave Lawson and Assistant Michael Szerszen and ASAP Video Director Ed Cicale discuss the nuts and bolts of the strength training setup at Camp Higher Ground… and some of the basic training fundamentals employed by the UC Strength Staff to get the Bearcats game ready. After a victorious and impressive season opening contest, Cincinnati heads to Knoxville this week to take on the Tennessee Vols. Then, a few more non-conference games along with the rigors of the Big East schedule to follow. No doubt that all of the hard work, team building and strength training at Camp Higher Ground should pay off.

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  • Cincinnati Bearcats Strength Training at Camp Higher Ground

    DSC_0250-1 There are very few NCAA Division 1 Football programs that conduct their fall training camp off campus. Yet, the Cincinnati Bearcats do just that! They load up the Bearcat semis, vans, and busses and head thirty miles west to the rolling hills and backcountry of Indiana. Destination: Camp Higher Ground.
    This camp isn’t about tying square knots, pitching a tent or roasting marshmallows. It’s strictly business out at this camp. And, the business is football…eat…lift weights….meetings…and more football. Head Football Coach Butch Jones removes his team from the distractions of campus where players, coaches and staff can really develop a tight knit, team atmosphere with a focus on Big East Football.

    In this ASAP Video Exclusive, Head Strength Coach Dave Lawson and Assistant Michael Szerszen and ASAP Video Director Ed Cicale discuss the nuts and bolts of the strength training setup at Camp Higher Ground… and some of the basic training fundamentals employed by the UC Strength Staff to get the Bearcats game ready. After a victorious and impressive season opening contest, Cincinnati heads to Knoxville this week to take on the Tennessee Vols. Then, a few more non-conference games along with the rigors of the Big East schedule to follow. No doubt that all of the hard work, team building and strength training at Camp Higher Ground should pay off.

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  • Kentucky Football 2011 Summer Strength & Conditioning Program

    DSC_0079 When your football schedule includes the Florida Gators, the LSU Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks…. and in successive weeks, there’s no time to be wasted on kickin’ back and enjoying the summer.  Like most major college programs, Ray “Rock” Oliver and Ted Lambrinides have a countdown clock in their Kentucky Wildcat Strength Training complex at the E.J. Nutter Training Facility. But time seems to tick a little faster in this part of Lexington, where Kentucky Wildcat players and staff prepare for the rigors of another Southeastern Conference (SEC) football season.
    ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power headed down I-75 South and found out what was going on in the weight room and out on the practice fields. As you’ll see in the exclusive, behind the scenes footage, there’s some serious work being done…. including a new flair this summer with the “Thursday Night Lights” conditioning program…. a definite high energy, highly charged effort of agility stations, quickness drills and Ram Sleds being pushed and pulled up and down the fields at breakneck speeds.

     

     

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  • Kentucky Football 2011 Summer Strength & Conditioning Program

    DSC_0079 When your football schedule includes the Florida Gators, the LSU Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks…. and in successive weeks, there’s no time to be wasted on kickin’ back and enjoying the summer.  Like most major college programs, Ray “Rock” Oliver and Ted Lambrinides have a countdown clock in their Kentucky Wildcat Strength Training complex at the E.J. Nutter Training Facility. But time seems to tick a little faster in this part of Lexington, where Kentucky Wildcat players and staff prepare for the rigors of another Southeastern Conference (SEC) football season.
    ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power headed down I-75 South and found out what was going on in the weight room and out on the practice fields. As you’ll see in the exclusive, behind the scenes footage, there’s some serious work being done…. including a new flair this summer with the “Thursday Night Lights” conditioning program…. a definite high energy, highly charged effort of agility stations, quickness drills and Ram Sleds being pushed and pulled up and down the fields at breakneck speeds.

     

     

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  • Ohio State Football Coach Luke Fickell

    Luke Fickell was recently placed at the helm of the Ohio State Buckeye Football team. ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Sports Performance Videos gives you a little look at the new head coach and a few linebacker drills.
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    Copyright 2011 http://www.athleticstrengthandpower.com blogpost by Ed Cicale
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  • Ohio State Football Coach Luke Fickell

    Luke Fickell was recently placed at the helm of the Ohio State Buckeye Football team. ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Sports Performance Videos gives you a little look at the new head coach and a few linebacker drills.
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    Copyright 2011 http://www.athleticstrengthandpower.com blogpost by Ed Cicale
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  • Alpha Dog Sports: Sports Training Equipment

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    Let there be no doubt, Alpha Dog Sports has every piece of sports training equipment that's utilized by strength & conditioning professionals,sports coaches, fitness and personal trainers, physical education instructors and physical therapists. It's the total training equipment resource. Period!

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    One look at their catalog, client list, advisory board, price structure and customer service policies and you'll see why they're the official equipment source of ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power.

  • Alpha Dog Sports: Sports Training Equipment

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    Let there be no doubt, Alpha Dog Sports has every piece of sports training equipment that's utilized by strength & conditioning professionals,sports coaches, fitness and personal trainers, physical education instructors and physical therapists. It's the total training equipment resource. Period!

    Leave No Doubt

    One look at their catalog, client list, advisory board, price structure and customer service policies and you'll see why they're the official equipment source of ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power.

  • Rocky Boiman Football Academy: Truck Push Video

    What better way could there be to train than with one of Cincinnati's top high school athletes of all time (Cincinnati St. Xavier High School), a former Notre Dame Football Captain, and a Super Bowl Champion (Indianapolis Colts)?

    Rocky Boiman Football Academy

    These guys are going to be physically and mentally ready for the upcoming season…no doubt about it. And after witnessing the training session on Saturday, Rocky's athletes will also have a psychological edge on their competition. Here's a video of one of the training tasks that they performed…. The Truck Push.
    Rocky's big Chevy Pick-up wasn't burning up any $4.00 per gallon fuel…..
    Blogpost by Ed Cicale ASAP Sports Performance Video Productions