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    November 11, 2008

    Why ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power?

    Click on the ASAP PODCAST LOGO for an interview (2 minutes) with ASAP Program Director Ted Lambrinides and find out the reasons for the success of the Athletic Strength And Power program.Oie_asap_logggooo_46(3)

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    November 10, 2008

    ASAP Strength Training Video at Michigan State



    ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Program Director Ted Lambrinides discusses In Season strength training philosophy with Ed Cicale in this video, which was recorded at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan when Michigan State University hosted the Ohio State Buckeyes.Spartan Stadium 086 Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Ken Mannie (white shirt) is on the ASAP Advisory Board and he is very active in educating athletes, coaches and fitness enthusiasts on proper strength training techniques and methodology. (He'll be taking control of sideline management when the game begins)

    You can check out more of our ASAP Videos that include Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Bronson Arroyo, New Orleans Saints Linebacker Troy Evans, Kansas City Chiefs Linebacker Rocky Boiman and more.

    All Rights Reserved   Copyright 2008 ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power

    Video, Photographs and audio by Ed Cicale

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    Coach Mannie looks on as the action unfolds.

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    July 05, 2008

    Sports Performance Training in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

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    Rocky Boiman (Philadelphia Eagles) performing a set of manual neck exercises at ASAP @ The River's Edge on Cincinnati's west side in Cleves Ohio. Ted Lambrinides provides the manual resistance in a three dimensional, functional training movement that's ground based.

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    Digger Bujnoch (New York Giants) busting out a sets of squats. ASAP's Doug Monaghan spots.

    ASAP not only stands for Athletic Strength And Power, it also is stands for the high intensity training of athletes using many modalities. Acceleration training, speed training, endurance training, agility and quickness training, explosive training..... interval training and functional training... it's all done at the ASAP sports performance centers.  And of course, few facilities can match ASAP in the strength training and conditioning of athletes. Furthermore, functional biomechanics is employed to provide the athletes with increased balance and kinesthetic awareness. Bands and tubing, plyometrics, balance and stabilization training, medicine ball training. It's all part of The WORKOUT.

    That's why athletes from many different sports can fit right in at THE WORKOUT.

    Call 513-240-7311 or shoot us an email: ASAPtheWorkout@gmail.com

    Get to The Next Level!

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    6'10 European professional basketball player, Chris Ensminger (Bamberg/Bundesliga) finishing off some delt work with a set of side lateral raises with the Power Blocks.

    All Rights Reserved      Copyright 2008 www.athleticstrengthandpower.com

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    June 13, 2008

    Saturday Morning Sports Conditioning

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    "ASAP......... When You Need Results ASAP"

    Conditioning-Speed-Agility Training


    • Where? CovCath High School (click for directions)
    • When? 9:30am  (arrive early for extra flexibility training)
    • What to bring? Desire and plenty of cold Gatorade or Water
    • Who? Those in pursuit of the next level!
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      We recently conducted one of our Saturday morning training sessions. These sessions are usually sprinkled with a blend of professional (NFL), College (Ohio State, Purdue, Boston College, Ball State, etc) and High School athletes. Many of these athletes, both men and women, are elite and in exceptional physical condition. And furthermore, they are presently on a strength training and conditioning program that's under the guidance of Ted Lambrinides PhD, Director of The Workout@Covington, just across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio in the shadows of Paul Brown Stadium.

      The  training sessions always begin with a Dynamic Warm-up. This would include many or all of the following exercises:

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    • Half Speed 50yd jogs
  • Back Pedals  4x10yds
  • Three step walking Lunge w/twist  1x 15yds and return
  • 3 step Squat grab back of ankles...repeat ....1x 15 yds and return
  • walking side lunge
  • walk 3 steps: hands to turf: alternate legs back as high as possible

    Then, we progress to the real deal.... the heart of the workout. The Interval Training Segment. Don't eat very much at all prior to attending these sessions and bring plenty of chilled sports drinks!!

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    The Workout

    Here's a sample of one of the Saturday morning sessions at CovCath Football Stadium in Covington, Kentucky. The training sessions are best done on a lined football field and we prefer running on Field Turf, which is a very nice surface and easy on the knees and other joints.

  • The training sessions have been designed to utilize the latest advances of exercise physiology..... and if performed regularly, can propel athletes to the next level.

    On this particular training session we used what's known as Gassers. A "Gasser" is performed by starting on the sideline, sprinting across the field and touching the opposite sideline with your foot...then returning to the original sideline, touch that line with your foot and then repeat. One Gasser is equal to approximately 213yds of building speed and then decelerating. A Half Gasser is a sprint across the field and then back.

  • 6x full gassers    (1280yds)

    9x half gassers     (960yds)

    10x 10yd backward runs   (100yds)

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    lunges

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    3x 200 yd shuttles  (down the field and back) 60 secs till next shuttle starts (600yds)

    mirror drills...+ 60sec squat

  • Check our YouTube Video of a Half Gasser

  • March 07, 2008

    Jacksonville Jaguars Coach Mark Asanovich visits ASAP The Workout @ Covington

    Dsc_1090_2 The Head Strength Coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Mark Asanovich, made a visit to The Workout at Covington. Also making the trip was assistant strength coach Les Ebert who, according to Asanovich, is destined to be a head strength coach in the NFL one day. Both coaches were very impressed with the ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power training center located in Covington, Kentucky....... just minutes from downtown Cincinnati. Coach Asanovich and ASAP Director Ted Lambrinides were able to discuss the preparation and process used by ASAP to get prospects ready for the NFL Combine.  Asanovich and Ebert were en route to Indianapolis for the annual event where college football players are invited for an an all encompassing evaluation, both physical and psychological.
    Lambrinides and Asanovich also reviewed training program design and how best to prepare prospective athletes for the NFL Combine before the three headed to Indianapolis.

    Stop back to the ASAP Blog soon for a Podcast with the Jacksonville coaches.

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    Ted Lambrinides and Jacksonville Jaguar Strength Staff talk training.

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


    July 13, 2006

    Strength & Power Program

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    A program for athletes to become stronger, improve power and improve any muscular imbalances that may exist.

    Speed & Agility Program

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    A progam for athletes to become quicker and faster

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    Total Program

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    Combining our Speed & Agility Program with our Strength & Power Program to give the athlete the edge to be at the top of their game.Asap_018 Summer_2006_training_013

    Circuit Program

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    A group program that combines cardiovascular training with Strength Training, CORE, and Flexibility exercises. A highly recommended program for cheerleaders!

    Executive Program

    Our adult program....designed to motivate and change the body by utilizing a comprehensive approach to fitness.

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