ATHLETIC STRENGTH AND POWER

Oakland Raiders' Ricky Brown Continues ASAP Off Season Regimen/ Podcast

 

If you'd like to spend a day in Ricky Brown's shoes...you'd better be in a hurry. He does things fast.... very fast.  Of course, keep in mind, this guy was a track and football star back at Cincinnati Elder High School and it was running times like these that got people to notice:

• 11.1 in the 100 meter dash
• 22."something" in the 200 meter
• 50.6 in the 400m

With that kind of speed and football talent to match it, it was on to Boston College to excel as a starting linebacker with some good friends of his, Nick Larkin (Cincinnati St. X) and Tom Anevski (Elder).... all three, by the way, trained extensively at ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power. And after all the games and bowl appearances ended, it was on to the National Football League. In fact, he's embarking on his third season with the Oakland Raiders. So when he's back in his hometown, don't be surprised to see him working out at ASAP @ The River's Edge. The facilities there include strength training equipment, CORE Training devices, indoor Field Turf athletic fields and, of course the watchful eye of Coach Ted Lambrinides.
In today's podcast, Ricky talks about training camp in Napa Valley, his current workout regimen and some info on his nutrition program where "breakfast is the most important meal of my day". Just click on Ricky's game photo above for the 10 minute interview.

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Copyright 2008 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

 

European Professional Basketball Player Chris Ensminger: ASAP Podcast

 

When Chris Ensminger is not working his 6'10" frame towards the basket as a professional player in the EuroLeague, he's usually back home in Cincinnati...or in training at The Workout @ Covington, just across the Ohio River in Kentucky.  ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power has just what "der Grosseman" needs to keep his body in optimal shape for the rigors of pro sports.  In fact, ASAP Director Ted Lambrinides added cambered squat bars to the training regimens at both the facility in Covington and the new facility in Cleves, Ohio (Cincinnati's westside) ASAP @ The River's Edge. The bar has allowed Chris to work the all-important squat exercise to a much increased range of motion.

Hear all about it in today's ASAP Strength Training Podcast. Just click on the official ASAP PODCAST Logo.

Chris talks about:

• Cincinnati Oak Hills High School and Coach Mike Price
• being a golf teammate of PGA Tour Pro Brett Wetterich
• some big years and NCAA March Madness experience at Valparaiso University
• 13 professional seasons... seven years with Bamberg's Brose Baskets
• 2 season's as German Champions

And also,

• strength training and conditioning workouts for basketball players
• Saturday Morning Interval Training at CovCath
• Strength & Speed Training at ASAP
• Yoga & Pilates

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Copyright 2008 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

Notre Dame Academy's (Covington, KY) Katie Tierney

Katie Tierney has been a big story lately in both the The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Kentucky Enquirer and The Cincinnati Post. She attends Covington, Kentucky's Notre Dame Academy and her comeback from a completely torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) has been nothing but hard work, perseverance and dedication. While many high school kids were spending their summer working at their particular endeavors, at the pool or hanging out with friends, Katie found herself many hours at The Workout @ Covington. "The Workout" is Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky's premier training center for athletes of all levels.

Checkout the the feature stories that have recently run in the local news media. Just click  the logo:

 

The photo of Katie Tierney used in today's post is by Carrie Cochran, The Cincinnati Enquirer.

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ASAP Trainee-Jake Current from Troy, Ohio chooses Wisconsin Badgers!!

Today, Jake was at The Workout in Covington running sprints, doing conditioning ladder drills, working on sprint techniques, and dragging the weighted sled. However, earlier in the week, he made his college choice as he committed to the University of Wisconsin. He's happy to becoming s Badger..... especially since the Pre_Season rankings have Wisconsin ranked 4th in the nation! The 6'3  270lb lineman from Troy, Ohio and Troy High School (Trojans) has been training hard and is relieved that the recruiting process is over. ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power will be doing a feature story on this dedicated athlete in the next week. For now...he'll start Troy's football camp tomorrow as he preps for his senior season. Congratulations Jake!

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Rocky Boiman....on to the Superbowl!

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."...Robert Collier..bestselling author and publisher of The Secret of the Ages
He once starred for the Bombers at Cincinnati St. Xavier High School. In fact, he was selected as a First team All-State (Ohio) Division 1 star. That was before he headed north to South Bend, Indiana where he captained the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.  Today, Rocky Boiman prepares for the ultimate professional football experience.... The Superbowl. A fourth round pick of the Tennessee Titans (2004), the 6'4  235lb hitter also had a brief stay with the Dallas Cowboys before getting picked up by the Indianapolis Colts.
A consummate professional, Rocky brings 100% to everything he does.....especially training. His off season work is done at The Workout@Covington, greater Cincinnati's premier athletic training center... just a long pass from downtown Cincinnati and located in Covington, Kentucky. Just a few months ago, Rocky could be seen sweating profusely while sprinting 300, 200 and 100 yard shuttles on the indoor FieldTurf....or going through an intense weight training regimen to prepare his body for the rigors of Sunday afternoon's in The National Football League. Hard work has it's rewards. Have a great Sunday, Rocky!!

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Troy Evans

ASAP Feature Athlete: Troy Evans

• 5th Year Professional
• Houston Texans   
• Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
• High School: Lakota High School '96 ; West Chester, Ohio. Troy was an Honorable Mention All-USAToday Football pick in 1998, when he was also a First Team All-State (Ohio) selection. He holds the state record for interceptions with 14 total. He was team captain for the football squad at Lakota. He also played basketball and ran the 100m and 400m dash on the track team.
• College: The University of Cincinnati; Class of '02. He was a team captain for the Bearcats where he was selected as the Team MVP. Won All-Conference Award, too. Big games were a win over #12 Syracuse..... a 12 tackle peformance vs Ohio State..... and tripped up Wisconsin's bid for a national championship as the Bearcats were Wisconsin's sole loss in a Rose Bowl winning year.
• What's playing on his IPOD? It could be rock...rap...or country
• Playstation Game: The World Series of Poker!!!!
• Favorite Movie: Braveheart
• Favorite TV Show:  "24"
• Favorite Restaurant: Maggianos....Houston or Cincinnati location

Checkout the INTENSITY of this off-season shuttle drill.....that's Troy in the dark colored shirt. Also training with him are Rocky Boiman and future Buckeye Tyler Moeller..... All three of these guys are flyin'!! shuttleRUNvideo

Rocky Boiman

 

ASAP Feature Athlete: Rocky Boiman

Click here for ASAP's Best wishes for the SuperBowl Bound Rocky Boiman

 

• 5th Year Professional 
• Indianapolis Colts
• Previous Pro Experience was with the Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys
• Hometown: Cincinnati,Ohio
• High School: St. Xavier High School '98  

  Named Southwest Ohio Player of the Year, Greater Cincinnati league Player of the Year, and All-City Player of the year in 1997. Served as captain and won team MVP and a 1st Team All State selection. Named All-City in baseball two times and was captain of the track team, too. Named to the North-South All Star team and Ohio-Pennsylvania "Big 33" All Star team

• College:   University of Notre Dame '02.... where he was a captain for the Fighting Irish and helped lead the team to the Fiesta Bowl. Had a career high 12 tackles against Ohio State.
• What's on the IPOD? A heavy metal composition mix of Megadeath, Marilyn Manson, Metallica and Pantera.
• Favorite Movie: First Blood
• Favorite TV Show: CSI
• Favorite Restaurants: LaRosa's and Skyline

ASAP Athlete Profile:  Justin Ray          

• Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
• High School attended: Oak Hills High School  '04

 

• Varsity Football, started at quarterback as a sophomore. He set 12 school passing records including all time passer with 4,390 career throwing yards(32 career TD passes) and was also an all-state punter. Played for Head Coach Steve Sheehan
• Varsity Basketball: started as a sophomore and later bacame a 2-time All League (Greater Miami Conference) star. Also a 2 time All City CINCINNATI ENQUIRER player. Justin once scored 42 points in a game against the Middletown Middies. Played for Head Coach Mike Price.
• College: Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee (Basketball team)
• What's playing on his IPOD: "When the Stars Turn Blue" by Tim McGraw
• Favorite TV Show:  That 70's Show
• Favorite Movie:   Dumb and Dumber
• Favorite Restaurant :  Outback SteakHouse