Athletic Strength And Power

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  • ASAP~ Athletic Strength And Power Podcasts: Illinois Football Coach Ron Zook

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    The St. Xavier High School Strength & Conditioning Clinic was a successful event. Carlo Alvarez, who is the strength and conditioning coach of Ohio’s reigning #1 football squad, played host to this clinic where Ken Leistner was the Master of Ceremonies and ASAP Director Ted Lambrinides was one of the seminar’s speakers.  The  clinic awarded  CEU’s  in accordance with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).Ron_zook_2

    Kicking off the clinic was the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year (2007), Ron Zook of The University of Illinois where he serves as the Head Football Coach. Coach Zook had a very nice presentation along the theme of "Competition" and had some good videos to share which depicted the competitive situations that he gets his players into during the off-season. In fact, after watching that video of the players battling to exhaustion in a truck tire drill, it’s easy to see why their nicknamed the "Fightin’ Illini".

    After his talk, Coach Zook spent some time with ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale…. discussing a little bit about his days at Miami University (Ohio), known as the "Cradle of Coaches", where the Redskins only lost one game in three seasons while he played defensive back there. Coach also emphasized the importance of the off-season strength training and conditioning program.

    Zook coached at several other schools including the University of Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, and Florida before arriving in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. He made a few stops in the NFL, too.

    Illinois_logo To listen in on today’s podcast (6:49), click on the ASAP Podcast Logo above or Coach Zook’s photo.

    All Rights Reserved   Copyright 2008 ASAP~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~ Athletic Strength And Power Podcasts: Illinois Football Coach Ron Zook

    Oie_asap_logggooo_463 Click on the ASAP Logo for today’s podcast.

    The St. Xavier High School Strength & Conditioning Clinic was a successful event. Carlo Alvarez, who is the strength and conditioning coach of Ohio’s reigning #1 football squad, played host to this clinic where Ken Leistner was the Master of Ceremonies and ASAP Director Ted Lambrinides was one of the seminar’s speakers.  The  clinic awarded  CEU’s  in accordance with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).Ron_zook_2

    Kicking off the clinic was the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year (2007), Ron Zook of The University of Illinois where he serves as the Head Football Coach. Coach Zook had a very nice presentation along the theme of "Competition" and had some good videos to share which depicted the competitive situations that he gets his players into during the off-season. In fact, after watching that video of the players battling to exhaustion in a truck tire drill, it’s easy to see why their nicknamed the "Fightin’ Illini".

    After his talk, Coach Zook spent some time with ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale…. discussing a little bit about his days at Miami University (Ohio), known as the "Cradle of Coaches", where the Redskins only lost one game in three seasons while he played defensive back there. Coach also emphasized the importance of the off-season strength training and conditioning program.

    Zook coached at several other schools including the University of Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, and Florida before arriving in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. He made a few stops in the NFL, too.

    Illinois_logo To listen in on today’s podcast (6:49), click on the ASAP Podcast Logo above or Coach Zook’s photo.

    All Rights Reserved   Copyright 2008 ASAP~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 Strength Training Podcast; Squat Technique with Three Time Olympian Weightlifter Fred Lowe

    Squats Fred Lowe knows what he’s talking about. He won his first Senior Nationals in Olympic style weightlifting in 1969, and went on to win a total of seven Nationals. He held the US National Record in the clean & jerk for 22 years and was voted as one of the lifters of the decade for the 1970s. He is still the lightest weight US athlete to clean & jerk over 400 pounds, which he did in the 165 pound class. He was on three Olympic teams: 1968, 1972, and 1976. After a layoff from 1983 to 1993, Fred started Masters level weightlifting. He has competed in 3 Senior Nationals since that time and in 1997 took a bronze, becoming the oldest man to medal in a US Senior Nationals.

    If you want to learn proper squat technique, who better to learn from then a three time Olympian.  ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale talks technique with Fred Lowe in today’s podcast. Just click on the ASAP PODCAST Logo below:


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    All Rights Reserved  Copyright 2008 ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power

    Blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

  • ASAP Strength Training Podcast; Squat Technique with Three Time Olympian Weightlifter Fred Lowe

    Squats Fred Lowe knows what he’s talking about. He won his first Senior Nationals in Olympic style weightlifting in 1969, and went on to win a total of seven Nationals. He held the US National Record in the clean & jerk for 22 years and was voted as one of the lifters of the decade for the 1970s. He is still the lightest weight US athlete to clean & jerk over 400 pounds, which he did in the 165 pound class. He was on three Olympic teams: 1968, 1972, and 1976. After a layoff from 1983 to 1993, Fred started Masters level weightlifting. He has competed in 3 Senior Nationals since that time and in 1997 took a bronze, becoming the oldest man to medal in a US Senior Nationals.

    If you want to learn proper squat technique, who better to learn from then a three time Olympian.  ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale talks technique with Fred Lowe in today’s podcast. Just click on the ASAP PODCAST Logo below:


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    All Rights Reserved  Copyright 2008 ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power

    Blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

  • ASAP Strength Training Podcast; Squat Technique with Three Time Olympian Weightlifter Fred Lowe

    Squats Fred Lowe knows what he’s talking about. He won his first Senior Nationals in Olympic style weightlifting in 1969, and went on to win a total of seven Nationals. He held the US National Record in the clean & jerk for 22 years and was voted as one of the lifters of the decade for the 1970s. He is still the lightest weight US athlete to clean & jerk over 400 pounds, which he did in the 165 pound class. He was on three Olympic teams: 1968, 1972, and 1976. After a layoff from 1983 to 1993, Fred started Masters level weightlifting. He has competed in 3 Senior Nationals since that time and in 1997 took a bronze, becoming the oldest man to medal in a US Senior Nationals.

    If you want to learn proper squat technique, who better to learn from then a three time Olympian.  ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale talks technique with Fred Lowe in today’s podcast. Just click on the ASAP PODCAST Logo below:


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    All Rights Reserved  Copyright 2008 ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power

    Blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

  • Female Athlete Strength Training; ASAP Podcast with Kelly Howe

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    In today’s podcast, join ASAP’s Ed Cicale for an interview with Bowling Green State University Assistant Strength Coach Kelly Howe. She’s in her third year at the Mid American Conference school and is now directing all of the women’s sports training programs there. In addition to those duties, she also helps with other men’s sports and is also doing more with nutrition education with the athletes.

    To listen, just click on the ASAP PODCAST logo below.


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    All Rights Reserved  

    Copyright 2008 ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power

    blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

  • Female Athlete Strength Training; ASAP Podcast with Kelly Howe

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    In today’s podcast, join ASAP’s Ed Cicale for an interview with Bowling Green State University Assistant Strength Coach Kelly Howe. She’s in her third year at the Mid American Conference school and is now directing all of the women’s sports training programs there. In addition to those duties, she also helps with other men’s sports and is also doing more with nutrition education with the athletes.

    To listen, just click on the ASAP PODCAST logo below.


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    All Rights Reserved  

    Copyright 2008 ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power

    blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

  • Female Athlete Strength Training; ASAP Podcast with Kelly Howe

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    In today’s podcast, join ASAP’s Ed Cicale for an interview with Bowling Green State University Assistant Strength Coach Kelly Howe. She’s in her third year at the Mid American Conference school and is now directing all of the women’s sports training programs there. In addition to those duties, she also helps with other men’s sports and is also doing more with nutrition education with the athletes.

    To listen, just click on the ASAP PODCAST logo below.


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    All Rights Reserved  

    Copyright 2008 ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power

    blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

  • BGSU Strength Clinic Wrap-up & Podcast

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    Aaron Hillman’s first strength & condtioning clinic at Bowling Green State Univ  was quite successful as many coaches, athletes and personal trainers walked away from this clinic with useful and applicable information. Longtime University of Michigan strength coach Mike Gittleson (retired) gave a great talk on developing hand and forearm strength. But it was his professor-like demeanor and storytelling abilities that helped to convey his training methods and topic. There’s no question why he spent 30 years at the U of M and had the opportunity to work for one of college football’s all-time great coaches…. Bo Schembechler. Mike Gittleson’s a true master in the field of strength training.

    We also heard from Kelly Howe… an assistant at BGSU. She oversees the many of the female athletes and she left no doubt as to the intensity of her workouts! We’ll provide further podcasts with Kelly, as well as with Clinic Director Roger LaPointe, and Three time Olympic Weightlifter Fred Lowe.

    Today’s podcast is a clinic wrap-up with Aaron Hillman (BGSU) and
    Cincinnati St. Xavier High School Strength Coach Carlo Alvarez.

    Click on the BGSU logo below for today’s ASAP PODCAST:  

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    All Rights reserved   Copyright 2008 ASAP Athletic Strength And Power post by Ed Cicale

  • BGSU Strength Clinic Wrap-up & Podcast

    Oie_dsc_0461_2

    Aaron Hillman’s first strength & condtioning clinic at Bowling Green State Univ  was quite successful as many coaches, athletes and personal trainers walked away from this clinic with useful and applicable information. Longtime University of Michigan strength coach Mike Gittleson (retired) gave a great talk on developing hand and forearm strength. But it was his professor-like demeanor and storytelling abilities that helped to convey his training methods and topic. There’s no question why he spent 30 years at the U of M and had the opportunity to work for one of college football’s all-time great coaches…. Bo Schembechler. Mike Gittleson’s a true master in the field of strength training.

    We also heard from Kelly Howe… an assistant at BGSU. She oversees the many of the female athletes and she left no doubt as to the intensity of her workouts! We’ll provide further podcasts with Kelly, as well as with Clinic Director Roger LaPointe, and Three time Olympic Weightlifter Fred Lowe.

    Today’s podcast is a clinic wrap-up with Aaron Hillman (BGSU) and
    Cincinnati St. Xavier High School Strength Coach Carlo Alvarez.

    Click on the BGSU logo below for today’s ASAP PODCAST:  

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    All Rights reserved   Copyright 2008 ASAP Athletic Strength And Power post by Ed Cicale