Athletic Strength And Power

Category: Motivation

  • ASAP at Purdue Boilermaker Football Strength Training Podcast & Video with Coach Justin Lovett

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    Purdue Boilermaker Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Justin Lovett (left) discussing some of the elements of the Purdue weightroom design with coach Ted Lambrinides, an expert with the NFL player tracking technologies. 

    We headed north on I-65 out of Indianapolis. After a couple of back roads, ASAP arrived on the scene in West Lafayette and the campus of Purdue University…. well known for its engineering curricula. It's a prestigious university with stringent academic standards. It's also an original member of the Big Ten Conference (though known as the Western Conference in 1896), so they've been playing football there for a long time! Recently, the Boilermakers have had a resurgence under their head coach Jeff Brohm, who has the team's and fan's attention, especially after a seven win inaugural season and a Bowl victory over the Arizona Wildcats. 
    That kind of turnaround doesn't get accomplished without a serious training regimen. Enter Purdue's Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Justin Lovett. He's embraced his opportunity under Coach Brohm and has the Boilermakers going full steam ahead in their brand new football performance center.
    ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power, had to check it out! The place is astounding and the training is real! I sat down in Coach Lovett's office and fired up the recorder for this ASAP Podcast (technical difficulty with the recording) and gained some insight into this up and coming Big Ten program! 
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    ASAP PODCAST with Coach Justin Lovett

     

     

     

  • Cincinnati Bearcats Dir.of Football Sports Performance Brady Collins at Glazier Clinic

    IMG_7765BCglazierclinicASAP~Athletic Strength And Power checked in at the Glazier Clinic-Cincinnati held at The Hilton Cincinnati Netherlands Plaza and caught up with Cincinnati Bearcats' Director of Football Sports Performance Brady Collins who was a featured speaker at the event. Coach Collins spoke three sessions: the 1:30pm Neck Training for football, 2:45pm Building a Culture in the Weightroom, and finally the 4:00pm Alternative Training Methods. Folks, this guy is a polished speaker and will no doubt be called upon for many other football and Strength & conditioning clinics. It's easy to see why his name will be surfacing at future clinics…. He has gained coaching experience and guidance from some of the best in the business. Ray Rock Oliver and Ted Lambrinides UK Wildcats, Mickey Marotti Ohio State, Matt Balis & Rick Court Mississippi State have all influenced Brady and his coaching philosophy. Collins has recently kicked off year two at Cincinnati and reports to Head Football Coach Luke Fickell who has the Cincinnati Bearcats pointed on an upward climb!
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  • ASAP at Cincinnati Bearcats Football Strength Off-Season 2018 #CATS in Training Podcast with Coach Brady Collins

    IMG_7168bYear two is kicking off for the Cincinnati Bearcats football strength staff. Last year they put down a foothold and the foundation is starting to take establish. And as the University of Cincinnati Director of Football Sports Performance, Brady Collins continues to develop the players in the bubble at U.C., the Head Football Coach, Luke Fickell, is out pounding the pavement and signing up top rated recruiting classes. The future is looking really bright on the Clifton campus, where Mick Cronin's basketball squad is presently ranked in the nation's top ten. The football Bearcats have themselves a great goal to work for. Their 2018 opener has them scheduled in the Rose Bowl stadium for a match-up against the UCLA Bruins. 

    But in the mean time. It's grind time with the brotherhood! Here's a few pics from last week's training session and an update ASAP Podcast with Coach Brady Collins that's sponsored by SpecAthletic Sports Flooring!

     

    Pics from January 2018 Off-Season Program

     

  • MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS 11th Annual Strength & Conditioning Clinic

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    The Spartan Strength & Conditioning Staff will be holding its 11th Annual MSU SPARTAN Strength & Conditioning Clinic the weekend of February 9th & 10th 2018

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

    As per usual, Saturday’s line-up will include an wide array of clinicians who are certain to give the Spartan's clinic a very well-rounded appeal. And as always, Ken Mannie and the Spartan Strength Staff will be on-hand throughout to provide answers and advice for sports coaches, athletic trainers, strength & conditioning professionals, physical therapists, ! Stay tuned for further details and plan on making the trip to East Lansing for what will be another great weekend!
    Somehow, this annual clinic gets better every year. This is a "don't miss" event. And, whether you're a young, aspiring coach or a veteran, experienced one, it's important to attend great clinics like this one in order to gain the latest knowledge…… the kind of knowledge that can help you gain an edge in competing, or defeating an opponent…..it's the kind of knowledge that can help you coach your players to "Earn the Jersey".

     

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    • CLINIC SPEAKERS:
    • Kevin Yoxall (Strength & Conditioning Coach-Midway HS, Woodway, TX)
    • Bob Alejo (Director of Sport Science-Power Lift)
    • Dr. Lionel Rosen (Psychiatrist-Sports Medicine Consultant-Michigan State University)
    • Jamie Hepner (Senior Applied Sports Scientist-Catapult Sports)
    • Kenny Goodrich (Director of Strength & Conditioning Coach-Bowling Green State University) 
    • Todd Johnston (Strength & Conditioning Coach-Kenowa Hills, Grand Rapids, MI)
    • Bill Burghardt (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach-Football-Michigan State University)
    • Ted Lambrinides (Clinic Emcee-Director of Sports Science-Athletic Strength & Power

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  • Nick Savage….. Departs Mississippi State with HFC Dan Mullen to Florida Gators

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    NFL~Zebra Technologies player tracking expert Ted Lambrinides with Coach Nick Savage

    Congratulations is due to our longtime ASAP coaching colleague, Nick Savage who will accompany Head Football Coach Dan Mullen to Gainesville, Florida. Coach Savage has become the new Director of Strength & Conditioning for the Florida Gators Football team. He had held the same title with the Mississippi State Bulldogs, as well as assistant stints at Bowling Green State Univ, Ohio State, and the University of Toledo and also at Mississippi State. Coach Mullen had been able to bring in some major athletes and football stars to Mississippi State and Coach Savage played a key role in developing the players into exceptionally talented performers for the Bulldogs at "Hail State". Savage's strength training knowledge was able to flourish under the tutelage of Ohio State's Mickey Marotti and Maryland's Rick Court. Now, he's in charge of getting the Gator football squad prepped to to battle in the SEC East Division, where the Georgia Bulldogs and South Carolina Gamecocks lie in wait. And the frenzied fans at "The Swamp" would like nothing more than to revisit the kind of days experienced under Coach Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer.

    Be sure to follow ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power for future updates as we'll be heading down to Gainesville to check in on how Nick Savage is helping to get the Gators' bite back!

     

     


    Ohio State Strength Intern Nick Savage co-stars in this 2013 ASAP Strength Training Video with Coach Jeff Uhlenhake

  • Cincinnati Bearcats Football & Strength Training

    IMG_5358It's a new era of football for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Coach Luke Fickell and his very experienced staff are in town now and they're beginning to build the foundation that needs to be established for future prosperity. The base is often times the most difficult part of building a structure. But once it's established…. lookout! And that's where Brady Collins enters the picture. He's the guy who Coach Fickell has entrusted to lead his young Bearcats as the Director of Football Sports Performance. Here's a few game pics and Bearcats-in-training videos to show you how Coach Collins and his staff are laying down the groundwork.

  • ASAP @ INDIANA HOOSIERS at Michigan State Spartans

    Michigan's State's longtime strength and conditioning coach Ken Mannie, one of the most respected in the business, had to have felt a little pride factor following the Spartans' come-from-behind victory in front of 75,000 at Spartan Stadium on October 21 versus the Indiana Hoosiers. Mannie's FOURTH QUARTER PROGRAM is installed during those early morning off-season training sessions when nobody's watching. Demanding and exhausting, the program is designed to prepare the Spartans for conditions that will test their physical and mental preparation.This year's MSU Football team is very young and inexperienced. In fact, there are only four starting senior players. Two on offense and two on defense. Given this type of situation, team strength and conditioning is even more of a concern. But, on a picture perfect day near the banks of the old Red Cedar River on the East Lansing, Michigan campus, the Michigan State Spartans defensive unit kept MSU within reach all afternoon. The Indiana Hoosiers had a very fine effort behind two of their Cincinnati, Ohio guys, young quarterback Peyton Ramsey and linebacker Tegray Scales. However, three field goals were not enough to down the Spartans on their Homecoming weekend. With the ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power GAMEDAY Feature crew on hand, Quarterback Brian Lewerke found WR Felton Davis wide open after making the right read to haul in the touchdown catch that gave the Spartans their first lead of the day. A few minutes later, MSU running back L.J.Scott took a hand-off into the end zone, basically unimpeded, for the game's final score. The Spartans had survived another 4th quarter scare, though it appears that  sixty minute battles … or even more….  might be the norm for 2017. Congratulations to Head Coach Mark Dantonio and Coach Mannie on another Michigan State victory.

    And as Coach Dantonio always says    "Go Green"

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    Game pics and MSU SPARTANS training videos

  • Oklahoma Sooners at Ohio State Buckeyes Photo-Shoot

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  • July 2017 Recent Video Compilation as of July 2017

    PLAEHere's a cluster of recent videos from the ASAP YouTube Channel that has over 300 videos!  There's Coach Brady Collins at The University of Cincinnati, Mick Marotti and the Ohio State Buckeyes, Scott Greenawalt and the South Carolina Gamecocks, Adam Smotherman at Clemson Football, Andy Kettler at West Virginia Basketball as well as Mike Joseph with the Mountaineers Football squad. Also, Lorenzo Guess at Michigan State. There's whole lot going on…. but most of these videos are 60 seconds or less!

         

      

           
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  • ASAP Podcast with Maryland Terrapins’ Performance Coordinator Mason Baggett

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    Coach Mason Baggett: UMD Terrapins Football Performance Coordinator

    Take one step into the University of Maryland's Football Strength & Conditioning facility and you'll be ready to grab a trapbar or attempt a set of logbar bench presses. Stuff can get crazy in there with the Assistant A.D. for Football Sports Performance Rick Court, who seemingly can be in multiple places at one time. His enthusiasm is infectious and the Terrapins are beginning to show evidence of over a year under Coach Court's watchful eyes. Not much gets past him and you'd best bring your "A" game or things could go south real quickly. The players are feeling the love. They're also starting to look like bigtime college football players. Coach Rick Court has orchestrated this scenario with Head Football Coach D.J. Durkin and together they have huge plans for the program at Maryland.

    Of the many things that Court has under his umbrella, one big part is adding Mason Baggett as the team's Football Performance Coordinator. This move propels Maryland Football in unison with current sports science models. Bi-weekly meetings with the Sports Med Dept, the team nutritionist, academics as well as strength training operations and strength staff professional development keep Coach Baggett on the constant go. And, let's not forget his personal workout time that allows him to try to stay a step in front of the young Terrapins. As a matter of fact, myself and NFL sports science tracking data expert Ted Lambrinides, witnessed Mason perform a reverse heavy ball toss from the 10 yard line that sailed over the crossbar! 

    Coach Baggett and I sat down in the Maryland Football Tight-Ends room to record this ASAP Podcast during our visit to College Park last week. Also, Coach Court, Baggett, Lambrinides and myself donned construction site hard hats for an exclusive tour of the renovation progress of the venerable Cole Field House, a 200 million dollar undertaking that promises to be one of the top training facilities in the world. Stop back to our ASAP website for facility update photos. 

    For now, here's the ASAP Podcast with Coach Mason Baggett, brought to you by TEAMBUILDR

     

      

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    University of Maryland Terrapins' Asst A.D. for Football Sports Rick Court was able to guide ASAP's Ed Cicale, NFL tracking expert Ted Lambrinides, and UMD Football Performance Coordinator Mason Baggett through a tour of the $200 million renovation of the Cole Field House