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ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power was on hand in East Lansing, Michigan as the Arizona State Sun Devils departed desert temperatures near 110 degrees in Tempe. It was a wise schedule move as the weather at Spartan Stadium was as they say, picture perfect! 

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A very young Arizona State football squad…including freshman QB Jayden Daniels, took one away from the Spartans in East Lansing on this twisting, stretching and reaching 4th quarter touchdown while holding Michigan State to 7 points. The Spartans seemed to dominate the stat sheet in practically every category. Of course, statistics don’t really mean much on gameday. The scoreboard is the only thing that matters. This low scoring affair game did have a strange finish: Michigan State kicked a game tying field goal to send this game to overtime.  However, after reviewing the play, MSU was found to have 12 players in their field goal formation.The penalty backed the Spartans up for a 47 yard attempt, which missed…. but wait! The Sun Devils hurdled the Michigan State line, a clear rule infraction and should have been a 15 yard penalty, this time in favor of the Spartans and would spot the ball on the ASU 14 yard line with an un-timed down. However, this is not a reviewable play. Game over.
Arizona State Sun Devils  10

Michigan State Spartans    7

Coach Joe Connoly and Head Football Coach Herm Edwards

MSU Strength Staff left pic Lorenzo Guess  and right, Mike Vorkapich 

photo right: Former Spartan Ike Reese 

ASU Sparky …… MSU Sparty

 

Head Football Coach Mark Dantonio leads his team out of the tunnel

ASAP shout-out to Joe Connolly ASU Head Coach Football Sports Performance

 

In a low scoring contest, it helps to have a former star Michigan State linebacker, like Kyler Elsworth, on hand to add some entertaining action during another long time-out.

 

MSU Spartans Head Strength Coach Ken Mannie with annual MSU Clinic Emcee Ted Lambrinides

And, here’s ASAP’s  “Best of Michigan State” Strength Videos!

Head Strength Coach Ken Mannie explains training procedures and ways to motivate athletes at his MSU Spartan Strength Clinic

Michigan State gets fast and furious on the Mills!

 

 MSU Football Training at Spartan Stadium

Bottom Line Strength Training techniques from Michigan State University.  A few highlights here, too: …. Greg Jones, Kirk Cousins, and an 82 yard punt return by Keyshawn Martin and more.

MSU “Earn the Jersey”

Michigan State Strength Training….one of the most popular training videos on YouTube!

Spartan Interval Training Program

Neck Training Program 

MSU Football Weightroom Tour and Training Program with Coach Mike Vorkapich & Clinic 

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Ohio State Buckeyes 1979 Big Ten Champions honored on Game Field Video

Official Ohio State vs Cincinnati Gameday Program

(left photo) Ohio State Strength Staff 1979 Head Strength Coach Steve Bliss (r) and Assistant Ted Lambrinides.
(right) Former 1979 Buckeye stars Kelvin Lindsey and Doyle Lewis

1979 Ohio State Big Ten Champs.       1979 Buckeye Defensive Back Lamar Kuechler

Outnumbered at The Shoe

Ohio State Coach Ryan Day leads the Buckeyes out of the tunnel in his second game as head coach

Luke Fickell (L) and Cincinnati Bearcats’ Director of Football Sports Performance Brady Collins

Quinn Barham preps the Buckeyes 90 mins till kick

Buckeye Dot Drill

Cincinnati Asst Strength Coach Danny Folino (L)..Ohio State’s Niko Palazeti  prepare their respective teams for the noon kick-off

Buckeye linebacker Tuf Borland in the midst of his dynamic warm-up program for the contest

The Cincinnati Bearcats spent the night at Marriott in Dublin, Ohio and hit the field for warm-ups at 10:30 prior to the noon kick-off

 

Bearcats found themselves in a tough spot here


Ohio State Strength Staff Coach Steve Bliss & Asst Coach Ted Lambrinides were recognized with the 1979 Big Ten Championship commemoration

The venerable Ohio State Coach Woody Hayes hired Coach Steve Bliss (left) as the Buckeyes’ first head strength coach. Ted Lambrinides served as assistant coach. The #1 ranked Buckeyes lost to USC in the 1980 Rose bowl 17-16 and with that their hold on that year’s National Championship

Exclusive photos of the Gameday event honoring Ohio State’s 1979 Big Ten Championship team 

Where’s Dr. Ted Lambrinides? Ohio Stadium sidelines here with former Buckeye lineman Kirk Barton

Buckeye stalwart #2 Chase Young spent his afternoon hounding Cincinnati Bearcat star QB Desmond Ridder who completed this pass just in time

Cincinnati’s Coach Luke Fickell during a media time-out. Ohio State’s Associate Director Strength & Conditioning Phil Matusz works the Buckeye sideline

“Coach Mick” Marotti is in his eighth season at the helm of strength & conditioning of the Buckeyes. The Assistant AD for Football Sports Performance is in his 33rd year of coaching and is considered to be the best in all of college football. Interestingly, Marotti was Cincinnati’s strength and conditioning coach for nearly nine years, from 1990-98.

Ohio State’s WR Binjimen Victor with the catch and run

Ohio State’s massive offensive line was able to dominate the Cincinnati Bearcats. Coaches Quinn Barham (L) and Chris Fenelon have a vested interest in developing the raw material of the Buckeye machine and keeping it at peak levels 

Buckeye star QB Justin Fields is well protected by a mega-sized crew of lineman, like #71 Josh Meyers who towers at 6’5 310 pounds

 

When the Bearcats got close…. the Buckeyes tightened the hold

Apparently, Buckeye captain and starting linebacker Tuf Borland has some experience carrying the football, too

          
Today’s Cincinnati vs Ohio State Official Game Program and All Access Credential

Book cover of Coach Woody Hayes’ Hotline to Victory
Click the cover for some pics of the 1979 Big Ten Champs game day reunion

 

 

 

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Photo by Susan Hatfield:  ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power

Cincinnati Bearcats 24
UCLA Bruins            14

 

The Cincinnati Bearcats kicked off their 2019 football campaign with a bang as they were able to use their defensive prowess to their advantage and keep the visiting UCLA Bruins at bay. The PAC-12 team could have used some of their many storied players from the past, namely Troy Aikman, to change any result against the much more physical Bearcats, sporting their intimidating all black uniforms. Coach Luke Fickell has outdone the more celebrated UCLA coach Chip Kelly for a second straight year, first doing so at the Rose Bowl stadium last August. And this year’s game had Cincinnati stealing the ball early, scoring, and never trailing as they rolled to the 24-14 victory at their packed Nippert Stadium.ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power has been eyeing this team for over two years and see it evolving into the kind if team that can cause headaches for anyone. With their type of Defense, which flies around with an attitude, and their Run-Pass-Option Offensive scheme, they can hang around with any team out there. The defense held UCLA to just 62 yards rushing and just 262 yards total for the game. The offense is steered by the perceptive Desmond Ridder a shifty 215 pound runner and thrower who reads the upfront moves of a solid group of offensive lineman. Incidentally, Ridder lost his voice sometime in the first half. (So, that wasn’t him singing “Hotel California” as the teams trotted off the field.)  But, the heart and soul of the Cincinnati offense is their turbulent running back, Michael Warren II, the perfect combination of brute, angry power with the speed of a cyclone.

The Bruins won’t be looking to schedule the Bearcats anytime in the near future. They caught the red eye back to L.A…… Cincinnati starts packing for a trip to Columbus for their next event vs Ohio State.

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

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​Talk about a swarm of Yellow Jackets! This Georgia Tech Football squad was on the go as head strength Coach Lew Caralla certainly had things stirred up. This particular workout that sport science researcher and NFL player tracking specialist Dr. Ted Lambrinides and I witnessed consisted of some team building activities, some very well executed squat sets, some single-arm dumbbell bench presses. There was also a pretty serious bar hang competition going on. 
The strength training facility is located within the football home of the Yellow Jackets, Bobby Dodd Stadium. The scoreboard flashed a message, but nobody was there to see it. However, just a short walk through the tunnel and it was a complete contrast to the action inside the weightroom. We entered the Hugh Spruill Strength Training Center at 5:44 a.m. as the strength staff made preparations for the workout. A few minutes later… the action.

Georgia Tech’s fabled Bobby Dodd Stadium 5:42 a.m. June 19 2019

 

 
 


 

 

Black Iron Strength…. and The Pit Shark

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Just a few minutes away from Bobby Dodd Field at Georgia Tech, I’d suggest The Silver Skillet Restaurant.  serving Atlanta since 1956 is kindof a BIG deal! I went with the catfish, grits and eggs. Absolute Two Thumbs Up!  Dr Ted chose the Skillet Country Ham and Red Eye gravy with eggs. 

​Talk about a swarm of Yellow Jackets! This Georgia Tech Football squad was on the go during my most recent visit to Atlanta, as head strength Coach Lew Caralla certainly had things stirred up. This particular workout that sport science researcher and NFL player tracking specialist Dr. Ted Lambrinides and I witnessed consisted of some team building activities, some very well executed squat sets, some single-arm dumbbell bench presses. There was also a pretty serious bar hang competition going on.

Coach Caralla was appointed as head strength and conditioning coach when newly incoming head football coach Geoff Collins selected him after arriving in the ATL. Caralla hit the ground running as he assembled his staff of Ryan Horton, Ed Thompson, Kyle Seger and Zach Reed. 
The hard work being done is starting to pay off now as the Rambling Wreck are transitioning from being a triple option centered offense to a more pro-style one. The recruiting focus shifts to targeting different types of players that fit the new scheme. But, in the mean time, the GT Yellow Jackets earned themselves a prime time win on their home field at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Georgia Tech jumped out to a quick lead and then watched their defense hold off late game surges by the Wolfpack of North Carolina State University. Coach Collins also put the ball in the hands of their star runner, Jordan Mason, who was able to churn out over 140 yards of rushing as the Georgia Tech offensive line was able to jell when it was most needed. 

The strength training facility is located within the football home of the Yellow Jackets, Bobby Dodd Stadium. The scoreboard flashed a message, but nobody was there to see it. However, just a short walk through the tunnel and it was a complete contrast to the action inside the weightroom. We entered the Hugh Spruill Strength Training Center at 5:44 a.m. as the strength staff made preparations for the workout. A few minutes later… the action.

ASAP Fact: On December 10, 1936, just 2 months after former head football coach John Heisman’s death on October 3, the Downtown Athletic Club (New York City) trophy was renamed the Heisman Memorial Trophy, and is now given to the player voted as the season’s most outstanding collegiate football player.

Georgia Tech’s fabled Bobby Dodd Stadium 5:42 a.m.

The Rambling Wreck in training

 

 


 
 

 

Black Iron Strength…. and The Pit Shark

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Just a few minutes away from Bobby Dodd Field at Georgia Tech, I’d suggest The Silver Skillet Restaurant Serving Atlanta since 1956…. is kindof a BIG deal! I went with the catfish, grits and eggs. Dr Ted chose the Skillet Country Ham and red-eye gravy with eggs. 

We made a venture to Oxford, Mississippi and checked out the Rebels in action as they worked a speed and agility session under Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Paul Jackson. The workout took place in their impressive indoor facility conveniently located right next to their football strength training complex. Open a door and you’re on the field!

 

 

 

Lanier Coleman checking out some technique…. he had some NFL time with the Jets, Titans and Packers 

Where’s Dr. Ted Lambrinides? …. here, in Oxford Mississippi at The University of Mississippi
He’s with Ole Miss Rebels Coach Paul Jackson discussing sports science.

Speed Limit has changed from 18 mph (Archie Manning) to 10 MPH (Eli Manning) 

 

Had a great morning start at “BIG BAD BREAKFAST” …. a must when in Oxford, Mississippi

It was PRO-Day at Ohio State last month, an orchestrated event directed by the Ohio State AD for Football Sports Performance, Mickey Marotti  where scouts and coaches from throughout the National Football League swarm into the OSU Buckeyes’ much heralded Woody Hayes Athletic Center to get an up-close and personal look at some of the NFL Draft eligible Buckeye football stars. It’s not quite the stress of the NFL Combine that’s conducted in Indianapolis every winter, but the players have another opportunity to display their skills, speed and strengths. However, this time, it’s in the players’ comfy confines right there in Columbus, Ohio and every NFL team sends representation. In many cases, it’s the team’s head coach who wants another look.

 
Coach Quinn Barham on the Vertical Jump station….Coach Mick…. & WR Parris Campbell

 

Two big ones on each side. Rep it out

 
Former Buckeye Star QB Dwayne Haskins 6’3 3/8th      231lbs   and that arm!
 
Assistant Strength Coach Phil Matusz will definitely jolt you for an extra rep or two.

The young Bucks are taking it all in.

Coach Woody Hayes would be quite pleased with present day Ohio State Buckeyes

Speed. Pure Speed Johnnie Dixon moving right along

Dre’Mont Jones has a great skill set

RB Mike Weber had a lot of folks taking a serious look

Massive 6’7” 310  Offensive Lineman Malcomb Pridgeon demonstrates the leg explosion on the Broad Jump Test



Top NFL prospect Nick Bosa was back on the scene speaking with NFL execs and, NFL Network, too


Haskins was a huge favorite, zipping footballs effortlessly to receivers 

The new coach beamed with all the talent on hand and is sure to attract top recruits to OSU