ATHLETIC STRENGTH AND POWER

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

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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Blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

Female Athlete Strength Training; ASAP Podcast with Kelly Howe

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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blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

BGSU Strength Clinic Wrap-up & Podcast

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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Bowling Green State University Strength & Conditioning Clinic

Aaron Hillmann, Bowling Green State University's Head Strength & Conditioning Coach is hosting his strength clinic on May 3rd.  Hillmann will also be a speaker at the clinic. This clinic's featured speaker will be the longtime and now retired University of Michigan Strength Coach... Mike Gittleson, who anchored that position for 30 years! Heisman Trophy winners, All-America Football stars, Big Ten Championships, National Championships. Coach Gittleson has been an innovator and mentor to many.  This year's #1 NFL Draft pick trained under Gittleson....as the University of Michigan boasts having the most active players on NFL rosters: a testament to the preparation that these players received as Wolverines! Coach Mike Gittleson will speak on hand, forearm and grip strength...among other topics.

Also speaking will be:

• Robert Gee; Homeland Security
• Fred Lowe; 3 time Olympian Weightlifter
• Kelly Howe; BGSU Women's Strength Coach
• Carlo Alvarez; Cincinnati St. Xavier High School Strength Coach
• Roger LaPointe: President of Atomic Athletic

Click the photo below for the clinic brochure:

Clinic_Brochure_&_Registration-Form

You can also register online at www.atomicathletic.com/store/  

All Rights Reserved   Copyright 2008 www.athleticstrengthandpower.com   blogpost by Ed Cicale

Cincinnati St Xavier Strength Clinic

Carlo Alvarez~ Strength & conditioning Coach of the Cincinnati St. X Bombers is hosting a strength clinic to be held on May 17, 2008 at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The speaker list:

• Ron Zook:  Head Football Coach; University of Illinois
• Ken Leistner: PowerliftingUSA, Hardgainer, Iron Island Gym, Hard Training
• Mark Asanovich: Strength Coach; Jacksonville Jaguars 
• Aaron Hillmann:  Strength Coach: Bowling Green State Univ.
• Ted Lambrinides: Director of Athletic Strength And Power~ASAP
• Steve Specht: Head Football Coach St. Xavier High School
• Carlo Alvarez:  Strength and Speed Coach St. X Bombers

Click the Photo above for the Clinic Brochure and all of the pertinent information related to this strength training and conditioning seminar.

Also, here's some past posts that we've had in regards to in season strength training at St. X

St X Bomber Speed , Bomber's Program Overview and a bomber Youtube:

Bomber Youtube

All Rights Reserved   Copyright 2008 www.athleticstrengthandpower.com  blogpost by Ed Cicale

ASAP Podcast: Strength Talk with OSU Buckeyes' Football Strength Assistant Doug Davis

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power got an inside look at the Woody Hayes Athletic Facility last week at the Football Performance and strength clinic held in Columbus, Ohio. ASAP Director Ted Lambrinides spoke on hamstring training. Football Performance Director Eric Lichter explained the speed and explosion aspects of the program. And, Football Strength Assistant Doug Davis discussed the year round scope of training the Buckeyes.
Later, ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale caught up with Coach Davis to talk training and find out a little more about one of the coaches assigned to getting the Ohio State Buckeye football squad stronger, faster and bigger.

An ASAP Inside Look at The Ohio State Buckeye's Weightroom

Size matters at Ohio State! The Buckeyes have a new and improved strength training facility. It's an impressive weightroom and should definitely be another bonus to the Buckeye football program. For an inside look, take a look at the ASAP Photo Album...just click on the picture to the right or the link in the left hand column of our blog. The most recent thumbnails, like the ones from Ohio State, will be at the bottom of the album. There's plenty of other photos there, too.

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ASAP PODCAST with Ohio State Strength Coordinator Jeff Uhlenhake

Buckeyes' Director of Football Performance, Eric Lichter answers questions at the coaching clinic as Ted Lambrinides (left) and Jeff Uhlenhake listen in.

Today's ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Podcast features the Strength Coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes, Jeff Uhlenhake. Jeff knows about physical training, winning, football... and about Ohio State football. He grew up and played high school football just forty five minutes from the "old giant horseshoe" in Newark, Ohio where he played football for the Newark Catholic Greenwave. He then moved on to playing for the Buckeyes and earned All-America status as a star offensive lineman and captain.  From there he enjoyed a ten year career in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints and the Washington Redskins.  He had some stints as a high school head football coach and administrator, coached with Mark Dantonio at the University of Cincinnati and also spent some time as a coach with Cleveland Browns.

But Jeff Uhlenhake doesn't spend a lot of time bragging about his career or playing days....he's more concerned about the Buckeyes and helping out the careers of the current squad! Join ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale for today's interview

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Podcast music: The Ohio State University Marching Band

ASAP Strength Training Podcast with Ohio State's Eric Lichter

Today's ASAP Strength Training Podcast is with Ohio State's Director of Football Performance Eric Lichter. Prior to his present position, Eric was a personal trainer in his Speed Strength Systems Training Centers in northeastern Ohio. On March 29th, 2008 he directed his first clinic at Ohio State which was geared toward improving football performance. ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale interviewed Coach Lichter in the weightroom office of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center following the clinic. To listen, click on the photo below labeled "ASAP PODCAST".

All Rights Reserved     Copyright 2008 www.athleticstrengthandpower.com Podcast and Photos by Ed Cicale

Intro music: Eagles; The Long Road Out of Eden CD, 2007: "The Last Good Time in Town"