Category: Motivation

What an amazing victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide! It was one for the ages.

Back in August, and following some coffee just down the street from Toomer's Corner, the ASAP Strength Research Team spent some time with the Tigers' Football Strength Coach Ryan Russell and Auburn Sports Dietitian Scott Sehnert. Once the dust has settled on the recent changes in their weightroom and other facilities, we'll get you the behind the scenes tour. For now, here's a few pics:

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 And here's a Video from the ASAP Vault from Auburn's National Championship season with Cam Newton

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Traveling along Mississippi Route 82 Westbound on a recent ASAP Road Trip through the deep south…. down in the heart of the Southeastern Conference ~ the SEC, we ventured over toward Mississippi State University in Starkville MS. It's the home of the Bulldogs and it's what's referred to down there as 'Hail State."  We took the last spur south on Rt 12  and arrived just in time for the afternoon session of that day's second  training camp practice . Head Football Coach Dan Mullen directed the upbeat session during the typical hot August day there. Ice cold Gatorade was everywhere.
Once practice was over, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Matt Balis welcomed ASAP~ Athletic Strength And Power to his gleaming weight room at the Leo Seal Football Complex….and this is one of the more impressive facilities that you'll see anywhere! Click on the photo above for the Mississippi State University strength complex pictures.

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Coach Balis knows a little bit about developing football players! He's done it at the championship level with some great teams at the University of Utah and the University of Florida. He then headed over to the University of Virginia and now anchors the program at MSU. Balis gave us ALL-ACCESS for these photos and this video tour.

Alongside Balis are assistant strength coach Thomas Stallworth who was formerly the head strength coach at both Grambling State University and South Carolina State University. Stallworth was a linebacker at The University of Tennessee Vols during his playing days. Also with Balis, one of our longtime colleagues, Brady Collins, who came over from The University of Kentucky and can be seen throughout this popular ASAP video.

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On a recent trip to Madison, Head Football Strength Coach Evan Simon rolled out the red carpet for ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power. I was able to get the behind the scenes look at the Badger Football Strength Program…. and a taste of what their Badger Performance Nutrition Center is like, too! They're not short on dairy products up there…and that leads to some great tasting smoothies….just what the squad needs after grinding away in the newly renovated football strength complex built within Camp Randall Stadium. 

Once the players were gone, we enlisted Assistant Strength Coach Jamil Walker… a former standout Badger himself…. to demonstrate a few of the proper techniques on several exercises. In this video, Jamil performs the Land Mine exercise that's a good one for core strength development. Meanwhile, Evan Simon explains how to complete the exercise properly. There's also a few looks at some of the Camp Randall surroundings… pretty good motivators!
Blogpost by Ed Cicale 

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On a recent trip to Madison, Head Football Strength Coach Evan Simon rolled out the red carpet for ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power. I was able to get the behind the scenes look at the Badger Football Strength Program…. and a taste of what their Badger Performance Nutrition Center is like, too! They're not short on dairy products up there…and that leads to some great tasting smoothies….just what the squad needs after grinding away in the newly renovated football strength complex built within Camp Randall Stadium. 

Once the players were gone, we enlisted Assistant Strength Coach Jamil Walker… a former standout Badger himself…. to demonstrate a few of the proper techniques on several exercises. In this video, Jamil performs the Land Mine exercise that's a good one for core strength development. Meanwhile, Evan Simon explains how to complete the exercise properly. There's also a few looks at some of the Camp Randall surroundings… pretty good motivators!
Blogpost by Ed Cicale 

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ASAP visited Knoxville, Tennessee just before the Tennessee Vols were to have their first Spring Football practices under new Head Football Coach Butch Jones. I was finally able to catch up with Dave Lawson, the Director of Strength & Conditioning for the storied football program there. There’s no doubt that Lawson understands very clearly what the expectations are of the thousands of fans, and former players, who make up Vol Nation. Thus, Coach Lawson, his trusted assistant, Mike Szerszen and strength staff have rolled up their sleeves…and they’ve stayed that way since their arrival. They need to prepare the squad for the rigors of SEC (South Easten Conference) Football. Period.

Here’s what they’ve doing at The University of Tennessee

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ASAP visited Knoxville, Tennessee just before the Tennessee Vols were to have their first Spring Football practices under new Head Football Coach Butch Jones. I was finally able to catch up with Dave Lawson, the Director of Strength & Conditioning for the storied football program there. There’s no doubt that Lawson understands very clearly what the expectations are of the thousands of fans, and former players, who make up Vol Nation. Thus, Coach Lawson, his trusted assistant, Mike Szerszen and strength staff have rolled up their sleeves…and they’ve stayed that way since their arrival. They need to prepare the squad for the rigors of SEC (South Easten Conference) Football. Period.

Here’s what they’ve doing at The University of Tennessee

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