: : August 2008
What's Happening for August 4, 2008 -- Like Father, Like Son, Like Brother -- Leif Arrhenius's Turn
August 4, 2008 13:26
Thirty-five years ago while attending BYU, Anders Arrhenius put the shot over 65 feet and earned All-American honors for that event. At that time BFS founder/CEO Dr. Greg Shepard was the strength coach...
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Feature Article -- Academic and Athletic Success -- DeAnn Loree Pertz
August 11, 2008 13:26
There are some who believe that it’s not possible to achieve the highest levels of athletic and academic achievement at the same time. After all, there are only so many hours in the day...
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What's Happening -- Core Training with Carl Miller and Making the Best Better with Tim Adams
August 14, 2008 12:12
The accomplishments of Carl Miller were profiled in our Fall 2003 Issue: Weightlifting Champion Carl Miller and he tells us that he has had great sales of his recent book...
Strength coach Tim Adams has been featured twice in BFS Magazine, once in 2004 when he was a Strength Coach for the Oakland Raiders...
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Spotlight Product -- Assisted Chin Dip -- Special Introductory Price!
August 18, 2008 10:38
How important are pulling exercises for preventing injuries? BFS posed this question to Dr. Michael Ripley, a Sports Medicine Specialist whose success stories include 27 sprinters who have won medals in the Olympic Games...
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What's Happening -- Shane Davis and his Athletes -- Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia
August 18, 2008 11:58
They say that weightlifting is a sport of development, and Shane Davis and his athletes are proving just that. A strength coach at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia...
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What's Happening -- Sam Baker -- Supersized
August 25, 2008 15:55
When offensive lineman Sam Baker finished his college football career, he knew that he would need to add some strength and muscle mass...
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Training Brief -- BFS Downloads Page -- An Invaluable Tool
August 29, 2008 15:41
The worst thing that can happen is where every sport and every coach is off doing his/her own strength and conditioning program, while concepts and philosophies are totally opposite...
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