Athletic Strength And Power

Category: Strength Training & Conditioning

  • Tennessee Vols Football Strength Training Video with Dave Lawson: Part One

    IMG_4510They're  the same iconic checkerboard endzones emblazoned upon the football fields in Knoxville, Tennessee…home of the University of Tennessee Vols. Yet, they're cast under a new light since Head Football Coach Butch Jones has come to town. The new staff has embraced the Tennessee Volunteer past by opening their arms and facilities to the former players and lettermen who paved the way for one of the top winningest programs in all of college football. 

    IMG_4548There have been no games yet, but there's been plenty of winter strength training, high energy conditioning sessions and spring football. Spirits are high and for the new coaches, the whirlwind has yet to really slow down. But, that makes little difference to the Vols Football Director of Strength and Conditioning. Coach Dave Lawson knows all about the demands and high expectations of what Tennessee Football is all about. The mantra in Knoxville is basically… "we just wanna win." Lawson and his cohort, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Mike Szerszen, rolled up their sleeves when they arrived at their new $50,000,000 Vols Football training complex…. and it's been go-go-go ever since!  So take a look at the photos and video from the Hammer Strength Clinic 2013 from Knoxville, Tennessee. This is truly one of the most impressive training centers that you'll find anywhere.

     
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  • ASAP Tribute to Louisville Cardinals Strength Coach Ray Ganong


    Louisville-Cardinals-300x249Click on the Louisville Cardinals Logo for the ASAP Podcast
    ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power is thinking BIG this week…. as in National Championship…. so we're rolling out this podcast with Louisville Cardinal Strength Coach Ray Ganong.  If you saw the Cardinals in their game against the Michigan Wolverines, you witnessed a superiorly conditioned basketball team. And, they do it all… run, jump, play extremely hard defense, and have the stamina for furious comebacks. Very impressive! Congratulations to Cards and their great win and to their coaching staff… Hall of Fame Coach Rick Pitino and their knowledgeable and cordial strength and conditioning coach Ray Ganong.
    In today's program, Coach Ganong talks about:

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    • being a member of the Miami Hurricanes Football Team
    • becoming the strength coach for the University of Miami Hurricanes following a recommendation from Steve Bliss, who had been hired by Woody Hayes to become the strength coach at Ohio State.
    • coaching with Howard Schnellenberger and winning the 1983 National Championship
    • strength training philosophy that he's developed from over 30 years in the profession.
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    Photo courtesy of the Official Univ. of Louisville Athletics website

    All Rights Reserved

    Copyright 2013 Athletic Strength And Power

    blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

    Lead in Music: "Somebody" Glenn Frey/ Joe Walsh, Eagles; The Long Road Out of Eden

     

  • ASAP Tribute to Louisville Cardinals Strength Coach Ray Ganong


    Louisville-Cardinals-300x249Click on the Louisville Cardinals Logo for the ASAP Podcast
    ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power is thinking BIG this week…. as in National Championship…. so we're rolling out this podcast with Louisville Cardinal Strength Coach Ray Ganong.  If you saw the Cardinals in their game against the Michigan Wolverines, you witnessed a superiorly conditioned basketball team. And, they do it all… run, jump, play extremely hard defense, and have the stamina for furious comebacks. Very impressive! Congratulations to Cards and their great win and to their coaching staff… Hall of Fame Coach Rick Pitino and their knowledgeable and cordial strength and conditioning coach Ray Ganong.
    In today's program, Coach Ganong talks about:

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    • being a member of the Miami Hurricanes Football Team
    • becoming the strength coach for the University of Miami Hurricanes following a recommendation from Steve Bliss, who had been hired by Woody Hayes to become the strength coach at Ohio State.
    • coaching with Howard Schnellenberger and winning the 1983 National Championship
    • strength training philosophy that he's developed from over 30 years in the profession.
    • Louisville_wtrm

    Photo courtesy of the Official Univ. of Louisville Athletics website

    All Rights Reserved

    Copyright 2013 Athletic Strength And Power

    blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

    Lead in Music: "Somebody" Glenn Frey/ Joe Walsh, Eagles; The Long Road Out of Eden

     

  • ASAP Video: Maurice Clarett & Boom Herron Strength Training


    Reece Clarett    We all go through the game of life with a fumble or turnover here and there…some of us with much bigger mistakes. Nevertheless, we all learn
    lessons from those experiences, no matter how tough they may end up
    being. The great thing about mankind is we have an ability to forgive
    others as we take notice that they're taking strides toward
    improvement… we all love a comeback story! Maurice Clarett's book is "A Season
    of Thoughts" and a step in the right direction for this incredibly
    gifted athlete who got thrown for a big loss…and ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power wishes him the best!
    One of the most valuable lessons learned in sport is that when you get
    knocked down…. you gotta get back up!

    Former Ohio State Buckeye standout running backs Maurice Clarett and Boom Herron (photo vs Oregon) have been in training in Columbus at the Ohio State University's Woody Hayes Athletic Center. 
    DSC_0052They helped demo a few of the new strength training stations in the recently refurbished weight room…like the Pit Shark belt squat machine, the neutral grip bars, the Captains of Crush hand grippers, some of the hand strength development pieces, and the new wide attachment handles for the Power-Lift Lat Pulldown stations. It's all in the video. Daniel "Boom" Herron @BOOMHERRON1 is presently a running back with the Cincinnati Bengals
    Clarett  @ReeseClarett13 , who scored the winning touchdown in the 2003 National Championship Game for the Ohio State Buckeyes vs the Miami Hurricanes, has authored a book: "My Life. My Story. My Redemption… A Season of Thoughts" and is making an attempt at the game of rugby…possibly for the Olympic Team! He also maintains his blog with plenty of regular entries… and fitness training workouts.  The new book is a compilation of Clarett's "deepest and purist thoughts" during some of his most trying and adverse circumstances: Prison Life.

     

    ASAP Video & Blogpost by Ed Cicale

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  • ASAP Video: Maurice Clarett & Boom Herron Strength Training


    Reece Clarett    We all go through the game of life with a fumble or turnover here and there…some of us with much bigger mistakes. Nevertheless, we all learn
    lessons from those experiences, no matter how tough they may end up
    being. The great thing about mankind is we have an ability to forgive
    others as we take notice that they're taking strides toward
    improvement… we all love a comeback story! Maurice Clarett's book is "A Season
    of Thoughts" and a step in the right direction for this incredibly
    gifted athlete who got thrown for a big loss…and ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power wishes him the best!
    One of the most valuable lessons learned in sport is that when you get
    knocked down…. you gotta get back up!

    Former Ohio State Buckeye standout running backs Maurice Clarett and Boom Herron (photo vs Oregon) have been in training in Columbus at the Ohio State University's Woody Hayes Athletic Center. 
    DSC_0052They helped demo a few of the new strength training stations in the recently refurbished weight room…like the Pit Shark belt squat machine, the neutral grip bars, the Captains of Crush hand grippers, some of the hand strength development pieces, and the new wide attachment handles for the Power-Lift Lat Pulldown stations. It's all in the video. Daniel "Boom" Herron @BOOMHERRON1 is presently a running back with the Cincinnati Bengals
    Clarett  @ReeseClarett13 , who scored the winning touchdown in the 2003 National Championship Game for the Ohio State Buckeyes vs the Miami Hurricanes, has authored a book: "My Life. My Story. My Redemption… A Season of Thoughts" and is making an attempt at the game of rugby…possibly for the Olympic Team! He also maintains his blog with plenty of regular entries… and fitness training workouts.  The new book is a compilation of Clarett's "deepest and purist thoughts" during some of his most trying and adverse circumstances: Prison Life.

     

    ASAP Video & Blogpost by Ed Cicale

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    Clarett Wants Olympic Rugby Team Spot
    Maurice Clarett makes the move to Rugby
    Is Maurice Clarett Prepping for One More Comeback?
    Ohio State Football: Former OSU RB Maurice Clarett Eyeing 2016 Olympics

  • ASAP Strength Coach Podcast with Kim Wood


    Football strengthThough he's not in the Cincinnati Bengal weightroom anymore, retired Cincinnati Bengal Coach Kim Wood still has iron in the fire. He still lives strength training. He still has one of the finest home gyms that you'll ever see, still has strength training apparatus in every room of his home and deck, and still has tons of books, magazines and documents throughout his home pertaining to strength development. And, he's still putting on strength training clinics. In fact he has another one coming up on June 28/29th 2013.


    Kim woodIn this podcast, Athletic Strength And Power catches up with the legendary coach….. and his four Shih Tsu dogs…. and gets all the pertinent information on the upcoming clinic. And by the way, this may be the best $25 dollars that you'll ever spend! Additionally, this year's clinic will be held in a comfortable, air-conditioned facility!!
    ASAP football training pic_edited-2Just click on the ASAP Logo for the podcast. Click here or on the quarterback for the clinc brochure and to register!

     

    Kim Wood March 2013 Podcast
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    This podcast sponsored by Pit Shark Strength Training

     

     

  • ASAP Strength Coach Podcast with Kim Wood


    Football strengthThough he's not in the Cincinnati Bengal weightroom anymore, retired Cincinnati Bengal Coach Kim Wood still has iron in the fire. He still lives strength training. He still has one of the finest home gyms that you'll ever see, still has strength training apparatus in every room of his home and deck, and still has tons of books, magazines and documents throughout his home pertaining to strength development. And, he's still putting on strength training clinics. In fact he has another one coming up on June 28/29th 2013.


    Kim woodIn this podcast, Athletic Strength And Power catches up with the legendary coach….. and his four Shih Tsu dogs…. and gets all the pertinent information on the upcoming clinic. And by the way, this may be the best $25 dollars that you'll ever spend! Additionally, this year's clinic will be held in a comfortable, air-conditioned facility!!
    ASAP football training pic_edited-2Just click on the ASAP Logo for the podcast. Click here or on the quarterback for the clinc brochure and to register!

     

    Kim Wood March 2013 Podcast
    Pit Shark Logo 2013_edited-1

    This podcast sponsored by Pit Shark Strength Training

     

     

  • Villanova Strength & Conditioning Clinic

    Villanova_logoThe Villanova University Strength Staff is preparing for their 6th Annual Strength & Conditioning Clinic which is to be held on May 4th of 2013 at the Connelly Center. This year's speaker line-up includes Craig Fitzgerald (Penn State), Eric Ciano (Buffalo Bills), Brad Potts (Lafayette College), Bob Alejo (N.C. State), Ted Perlak (Fordham), and Brian Bingaman (St. Joseph's Univ.).

    Just click here or on the Villanova logo for the clinic brochure. 


     

     

    Phil Matusz Strength and Conditioning Coach Villanova Football

  • Villanova Strength & Conditioning Clinic

    Villanova_logoThe Villanova University Strength Staff is preparing for their 6th Annual Strength & Conditioning Clinic which is to be held on May 4th of 2013 at the Connelly Center. This year's speaker line-up includes Craig Fitzgerald (Penn State), Eric Ciano (Buffalo Bills), Brad Potts (Lafayette College), Bob Alejo (N.C. State), Ted Perlak (Fordham), and Brian Bingaman (St. Joseph's Univ.).

    Just click here or on the Villanova logo for the clinic brochure. 


     

     

    Phil Matusz Strength and Conditioning Coach Villanova Football

  • Mike Vorkapich: Strength & Conditioning Michigan State Spartans Basketball

    Here's a short clip of some behind the scenes strength training that was being done at Michigan State University. Basketball players, under the direction of MSU Spartan Baskeball Strength Coach Mike Vorkapich, were proceeding through another tough workout… this one at the indoor football practice facility.  Basically, it's not all fun and games being a Spartan. Sixteen straight NCAA Tournament bids don't just happen! These guys earn their Green and White!