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  • University of Kentucky Basketball Strength Training…Underwater!

    IMG_7853ASAP continued its Summer 2014 Road Show and we set our sites on Lexington, Kentucky…..home to the winningest basketball program anywhere: The Kentucky Wildcats. And with this premier program comes huge expectations. They have an incredible fan base that expects one basic thing: victories…. and championships…as in National Championships.

    So, as I left my very comfy confines and suite at The Campbell House Lexington, I made the quick drive to the University of Kentucky Basketball's Joe Craft Center. basically the headquarters of this basketball juggernaut. You know it when you walk through the doors. The basketball office is on the left and then it requires coded entry for access to the rest of the facility. Once downstairs, I'm just a few yards from Head Strength Coach Ray "ROCK" Oliver's office within the basketball strength training center. Key code access required here, too. Finally inside, there's some of the top players of the college game going through some intense training using some med balls. Assistant Strength Coach Robert Harris also led a specialized core workout routine as Rock kept watch with a look of "unsatisfied" on his face.

    Rock OLiver & Co

    Rock Oliver flanked by Andrew & Aaron Harrison

    Rock Oliver knows no complacency. He's not giddy over last season's NCAA National Runner-up "Final Four" appearance. In fact, quite the opposite. Like the Head Coach, John Calipari, and the #BBN…. Big Blue Nation- Oliver expects championships, too. And he's is on a mission to have his trainees prepared to make another run for a national championship. That would, no doubt, return the gleaming smile.

    On this day, I witnessed the players finishing up strength workouts and recovery nutrition only to find them heading across the hall to the Kentucky Wildcats Sports Medicine Complex, where Head Athletic Trainer Chris Simmons is located, for some under-water treadmill training. Coach Oliver learned all about HydroWorx helping injured QB Carson Palmer rehab his blown out knee. While a coach with the Cincinnati Bengals, Oliver added this training method to his already bulging notebook. Check out this training in the video and photos!

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    ASAP Video and Blogpost by Ed Cicale
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  • Dr Ken Leistner training…… trivia question.

    IMG_4119You may have been at this University of Toledo "Rocket Power" Strength Clinic back in the early 90's. If you were there, you saw then strength coach Ken Mannie, (who's now at Michigan State), Pittsburgh Steelers strength coach Chet Fuhrman and Dr. Ken Leistner take some athletes through some serious and strenuous workouts.

    Dr. Ken took one particular athlete through a workout that he even had the "kid" shoving a dumbell around on the weightroom floor… and at the point of collapse!
    Reminder: Michigan State Football Strength Clinic will be February 8/9th 2013

    Study the photos and see if you can name the athlete depicted

     

    IMG_4118ASAP Blogpost and photos by Ed Cicale

    Greg Roman
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  • Dr Ken Leistner training…… trivia question.

    IMG_4119You may have been at this University of Toledo "Rocket Power" Strength Clinic back in the early 90's. If you were there, you saw then strength coach Ken Mannie, (who's now at Michigan State), Pittsburgh Steelers strength coach Chet Fuhrman and Dr. Ken Leistner take some athletes through some serious and strenuous workouts.

    Dr. Ken took one particular athlete through a workout that he even had the "kid" shoving a dumbell around on the weightroom floor… and at the point of collapse!
    Reminder: Michigan State Football Strength Clinic will be February 8/9th 2013

    Study the photos and see if you can name the athlete depicted

     

    IMG_4118ASAP Blogpost and photos by Ed Cicale

    Greg Roman
    Ram sled

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  • PODCAST #113: Michigan State Spartan Training; Guest: Ken Mannie

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    Ken Mannie is preparing the Michigan State Football squad again. He's starting his eighteenth season at the helm of a strength training and conditioning program that stands out from the pack. He juggles exercise physiology, mental toughness, sports nutrition and "tough love" as he guides these student athletes… aptly referred to as "Spartans"… toward excellence. Couple this rigorous training program with a mission oriented, no-nonsense football approach led by Head Football Coach Mark Dantonio and you're left with a winning program.
    In this podcast, conducted in the Duffy Daughtery Football Building in East Lansing, Michigan, Coach Ken Mannie discusses with Ed Cicale of ASAP PODCASTS some of the philosophy that goes into his approach to constructing the total conditioned football player.
    Click on the audio bar to listen in…or right click and download it to your mp3 Player.It's there where you'll also find out the meaning of the Greek phrase above!

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    GameDay prep…Coach Mannie gets the MSU Spartans ready

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  • PODCAST #113: Michigan State Spartan Training; Guest: Ken Mannie

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    ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

    Ken Mannie is preparing the Michigan State Football squad again. He's starting his eighteenth season at the helm of a strength training and conditioning program that stands out from the pack. He juggles exercise physiology, mental toughness, sports nutrition and "tough love" as he guides these student athletes… aptly referred to as "Spartans"… toward excellence. Couple this rigorous training program with a mission oriented, no-nonsense football approach led by Head Football Coach Mark Dantonio and you're left with a winning program.
    In this podcast, conducted in the Duffy Daughtery Football Building in East Lansing, Michigan, Coach Ken Mannie discusses with Ed Cicale of ASAP PODCASTS some of the philosophy that goes into his approach to constructing the total conditioned football player.
    Click on the audio bar to listen in…or right click and download it to your mp3 Player.It's there where you'll also find out the meaning of the Greek phrase above!

    MSU STRENGTH: Ken Mannie Podcast  IMG_0213
    GameDay prep…Coach Mannie gets the MSU Spartans ready

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  • University of Kentucky Football Conditioning: Sites & Sounds Video

    For the full effect of this video, turn your thermostat up to about 110 degrees! Get the humidity up high, too, because that’s the way it was for the recording of this footage from a hot day in Lexington. There weren’t any bands around playing “My Old Kentucky Home” nor fight songs. …..There was the UK Strength Staff and a whole lot of Gatorade, though! Here’s some sights and sounds from the University of Kentucky Football squad’s conditioning workout yesterday…..  wear Dri-Fit and stay hydrated. Better consult a physician before engaging in this type of exercise!!!
     

     

  • University of Kentucky Football Conditioning: Sites & Sounds Video

    For the full effect of this video, turn your thermostat up to about 110 degrees! Get the humidity up high, too, because that’s the way it was for the recording of this footage from a hot day in Lexington. There weren’t any bands around playing “My Old Kentucky Home” nor fight songs. …..There was the UK Strength Staff and a whole lot of Gatorade, though! Here’s some sights and sounds from the University of Kentucky Football squad’s conditioning workout yesterday…..  wear Dri-Fit and stay hydrated. Better consult a physician before engaging in this type of exercise!!!
     

     

  • ASAP Strength & Conditioning Podcast Episode #110: Kim Wood

     Here’s the latest ASAP Podcast from retired Cincinnati Bengal Strength Coach Kim Wood with information on his June 22nd & 23rd Strength Training Clinic in Cincinnati, Ohio USA
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     IMG_1049click here Kim Wood Interview

    Here’s a past batch of photos. And, here’s some previous discussions with Kim Wood

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  • ASAP Strength & Conditioning Podcast Episode #110: Kim Wood

     Here’s the latest ASAP Podcast from retired Cincinnati Bengal Strength Coach Kim Wood with information on his June 22nd & 23rd Strength Training Clinic in Cincinnati, Ohio USA
    FOOTBALL STRENGTH
     IMG_1049click here Kim Wood Interview

    Here’s a past batch of photos. And, here’s some previous discussions with Kim Wood

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  • 2012 Kentucky Wildcat Strength Training

    UK.jpg logoNo college basketball program has more wins than the Kentucky Wildcats. Presently, the Wildcats are the top #1 seed in the 2012 NCAA College Basketball Championship Tournament. They have great players and their coaches know how to train them properly…. there's no gimmickry going on down there in Lexington. Head Athletic Trainer Chris Simmons keeps a close eye on the 'Cats. And, with the experience of Strength-Staff Coaches Ray "Rock" Oliver and Ted Lambrinides on board, there won't be any far fetched exercises or quackery involved with the training of this squad.   This exclusive ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power video gets you behind the scenes…and a look at how a big time program gets things done. The strength and conditioning program at UK allows the athletes there to reach their full potential in a minimal amount of time.
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    Here's the sequel to our previous Kentucky Basketball video

     

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    Special thanks to Ray "Rock" Oliver, Ted Lambrinides, Chris Simmons, Mike Malone and all of the players on hand.
    Copyright 2012 Athletic Strength And Power
    Blogpost by Ed Cicale