ATHLETIC STRENGTH AND POWER

Sports Performance Training in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

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.

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!

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.

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ASAP Football Fitness: BGSU Training Update; YouTube Video and Podcast

The Bowling Green State University Falcons were flyin' around Doyt Perry Stadium last Friday when ASAP came into town to find out how the program is progressing. Join ASAP Podcaster and Video Director Ed Cicale for a behind the scenes look at how BGSU is preparing for the trip to Pittsburgh and the Pitt Panthers of the Big East Conference.

Be sure check out some of the other ASAP YouTube Videos

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blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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ASAP @ BGSU Training Video 

ASAP Strength Training Podcast: Part 1 of 2; University of Michigan Strength Coach Mike Barwis

The ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power hub is located in Buckeye Country...that is Cincinnati, Ohio.  Our training centers are located on Cincinnati's west side: ASAP @ The River's Edge, just across the Ohio River in Covington, Kentucky: The Workout @ Covington, and an adult personal training center: The Workout @ Adam's Landing in downtown Cincy. So, it was a little difficult for us to head up to, as Woody Hayes called it, "the School Up North".... The University of Michigan. But we did.

Coach Barwis had over 155 coaches in attendance at the MICHIGAN Strength & Conditioning Clinic

The Michigan Wolverines football program has a new direction and is lead by Head Coach Rich Rodriguez as he arrived on the scene just a little after January 1st.  Coach Rodriguez brought his staff, which was with him at the West Virginia Mountaineers program, and that included the strength and conditioning staff, too.
Well, the curiosity got to us, as we wondered what was going on up there.... so enjoy another ASAP Exclusive Podcast....this one with new strength and conditioning coach Mike Barwis, as we take an in depth look at the Michigan Football strength program. Click the Michigan logo above for Part 1 (8 minutes).

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blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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ASAP Strength Training Podcast: Part Two with Mike Barwis Univ. of Michigan

With a following that's now worldwide, ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power has evolved into a physical training resource for coaches, physical educators, personal trainers and athletes. Our information base is huge. ASAP Director, Ted Lambrinides, with over 27 years of experience in the field, has developed professional relationships with many of the top coaches in sports. NFL, NCAA, NBA, MLS, MLB high school and amateurs, too. These coaches consult with Ted in order to make their particular programs the best that they can be. His ASAP program has examined all of the different types of training. He can advise on the Russian philosophy of training because.... he went to Moscow to study and share and exchange ideas at training symposiums held there. Furthermore, he has delved into the Olympic and explosive training movements to advise coaches on those aspects of training.....and on other types of training, like high intensity training, sometimes referred to as "H.I.T".  In fact, he spent many an hour discussing training with the late Arthur Jones at his Nautilus training center in  Deland, Florida and at Arthur's home.  Mixed Martial Arts? Not a problem.... he's worked with golden glove boxers, national champion kickboxers and Bando martial artists.

So, in carrying on the current tradition of providing up-to-the-minute training information, ASAP brings you Part Two of the interview with The University of Michigan's new Strength & Conditioning Coach, Mike Barwis. Just click on that Michigan logo for the final 8 minutes.

Also, be sure to check out an inside look at the Michigan weight room by clicking on the ASAP Photo Album located on the left hand column of our website. Scroll down and you'll see all the latest pics that we've uploaded.

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blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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ASAP Sports Medicine Podcasts: Dr. Robert Burger: Team Physician; Xavier University, College of Mt. St. Joseph, La Salle High School

Click the ASAP  logo for the podcast interview

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Podcasts caught up with Dr. Robert Burger on Wednesday evening at the football symposium held at Beacon Orthopedics West in Cincinnati. In today's podcast, Dr. Burger talks about his background and what led him to the foreground of orthopedic surgery, with specialty to sports medicine, in the midwest. He also speaks about the more prevalent injuries found in athletics today and the rehabilitation of those injuries.

Click the ASAP Podcast logo above for the 5 minute podcast with Dr Robert Burger. 

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blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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

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).

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.

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

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blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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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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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

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Ohio State Football Performance Clinic

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power~ Director Ted Lambrinides was back on campus at The Ohio State University as a speaker for the Football Performance Coaching Clinic conducted at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Ted's topic was on The Prevention and Rehabilitation of Hamstring and Knee Injuries and he also did some practical, on-the-field explanations and demonstrations of many of the drills that he utilizes at the ASAP Performance Training Centers.
Ohio State Football Strength Assistant, Doug Davis, spoke on The Design & Implementation of an Effective Strength Program. Of course, Eric Lichter, the Director of Football Performance,  spoke on The Development of Athletic Speed And Power. Coach Lichter also did an extensive application out in the expansive indoor practice facility that's located just a short toss from the brand new 15,000 square foot weight training facility. The ASAP website will have podcasts with Eric Lichter and Doug Davis as well as with Ohio State Strength Coordinator Jeff Uhlenhake. Also, more photos and information regarding the recent clinic will be posted.

ASAP Director Ted Lambrinides speaks and conducts a demonstration at The Woody Hayes Athletic Center
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ASAP @ The Athletic Performance Center Prepping Players for the NFL Draft and Indianapolis Combine

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power in Tampa, Florida has been prepping players for both the combine and the NFL draft. Human Performance Specialist, Scott Savor has been coaching players through the progressions. By using position specific fundamental drills, vertical and broad jump training, 10, 20 and 40yd linear sprints, bench press repetition training, and the Indianapolis NFL Combine-specific agility drills, the athletes are becoming best prepared for the tests at Indy.

Scott just returned from Tokyo, Japan where he and Jacksonville Jaguar Strength Coach Mark Asanovich met and trained with Japanese football players and Sports and Field owner Tatsuya Okawa

Here's are a few quotes about ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power and the workouts that some players experienced:

“…Really didn’t know what to expect, but after the first day…Loved it!  Everything was so positive and I learned not to be negative towards self or others.  They (The Athletic Performance Center) know how to push you to your max!”

Curtis Lofton

                            University of Oklahoma

“My experience here has been great, and I looked forward to every workout with the APC staff.  They have great energy and mentalities that create a very productive environment!”

Ty Hall

                            Boston College

 

“I thought the whole program made me better aware of how to workout, and allowed me to focus on my workouts, because of how well I was taken care of.  The intensity of the program made me perform at my best day in and day out.  Everyone I worked with came with a great attitude everyday!”

Clay Hamblen

                            Georgetown University

 

“My experience here has been one of lifetime, having the privilege to work with Scott, Ted, Joe and John has increased my confidence and my overall knowledge of the little things in this sport.  It’s an unbelievable atmosphere to learn and grow in!”

Todd Spitzer

                            University of Cincinnati

 

“The APC has allowed us for a great working atmosphere along with great people who train and push you to your limits!”

Digger Bujnoch

                            University of Cincinnati

 

“It has been a great experience for me, and I will be able to take a lot back home with me in terms of conditioning and lifting.  The APC is really a state of the art facility!”

Doug Jones

                            University of Cincinnati

 

“I had a great experience!  Scott and Joe really pushed me to my maximum potential and gave me the tools to continue working even more!”

Pete Clifford

                            Michigan State University

 

“Training was extremely positive, which in turn only gets the best out of you!”

Chris Norwell

                            University of Illinois

 

“I’m glad I came down here. It feels like I got a lot bigger and stronger…but most importantly I learned a better attitude towards things.”

Chris McKillop

                            University of Pittsburg

 

“It’s been great! I’ve worked harder than usual, because of the staff!”

Rob Zarrilli

                            Hofstra University

Michigan State University Strength & Conditioning Clinic

When their not preparing their varsity squads for competition...like this years Champs Sports Bowl, featuring the Michigan State Spartans vs the Boston College Eagles, Ken Mannie and Mike Vorkapich are prepping for the upcoming clinic to be held in East Lansing, Michigan. Ted Lambrinides, Director of ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power is on the speaker list for this year's MSU Strength Clinic.

The game will be played on December 28th in Orlando, Florida.

The Michigan State University Strength & Conditioning Clinic for Football will be held on the campus of Michigan State University on Saturday, February 2nd, 2008.  The clinic is specifically designed to give each attending coach a solid foundation in the basic fundamentals of strength training, conditioning and agility training, related to the sport of football.
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In addition to the Michigan State University Strength & Conditioning Staff of Ken Mannie, Mike Vorkapich, Tommy Hoke and Tim Wakeham, this year's clinic speakers include:
Ted Lambrinides; ASAP Athletic Strength And Power
Mondray Gee; Detroit Lions
Frank Piraino; University of Florida Gators
Aaron Wellman; Ball State University Cardinals

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ASAP Athletic Strength And Power: Middle School Football Combine and Saturday Morning Interval Program

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power will have two functions going on simultaneously on Saturday morning, July 7. The Middle School Football Combine  will be taking place at The Western Sports Mall in Cincinnati. And, as usual, the ASAP Saturday Morning Interval Training Program will take place at CovCath High School in Park Hills, Kentucky.

Also, all of the ASAP~ Athletic Strength And Power videos can be seen on YouTube.

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Cincinnati ASAP @ The Western Sports Mall: 1st Annual Middle School Combine

ASAP @ The Western Sports Mall will conduct it's first Middle School Combine on Saturday, July 7th, 2007 at 9:00a.m. Football players entering seventh, eighth and ninth grade will go through a battery of tests relevant to the game of football. 

Participants will need to print out the two downloadable forms. One, the ASAP_Combine_Registration , and the ASAP_Waiver_Form .
Mail the forms to ASAP:

Western Sports Mall
ASAP Football Combine
2323 Ferguson Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45238

1st Annual Middle School Combine
When: Saturday, July 7, 2007     9:00a.m.
Where: The Western Sports Mall (Big Field)
Who: Football players entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grade... all schools are eligible
What: Athletes will be tested on the following:

40yd. Dash
20yd Shuttle
Broad Jump
Vertical Leap
Bench Press

Cost: $10     price includes a T-Shirt

If you have any questions regarding the Football Combine, Please Email: ASAP Email or asapTheWorkout@gmail.com

Here's a previous post on ASAP @ The Western Sports Mall  and also, ASAP Cincinnati West

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