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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Kenton Volleyball Club training at The Workout@Covington

Recently, the Kenton Volleyball Club (Kenton County Kentucky) began a rigorous ASAP training program. The program consists of several training aspects including goal setting, strength training, physical conditioning, jump training, ground-based sports skills, agility training, acceleration training and also explosive power development. One of the keys to improved performance is the development of lean body mass.

And after witnessing some of the intense workout sessions taking place at The Workout @ Covington, these girls will definitely be improving many phases of their game. Take a look at some of the photos through either the download.... or the YouTube version.

The Download: KVC_Video

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The Workout@Covington Adds The Shuttle MVP Plyometric Trainer

The Workout @Covington has recently added another piece of training equipment called The Shuttle MVP. This equipment allows for:

• low impact plyometric training
• performance training
• functional training

The Shuttle MVP reduces training stress on the spine, the knees and the foot and gives athletes a chance to increase lower body power and explosion, while at the same time, it allows lower body power to increase.... the payoff is improved sprinting, jumping and acceleration. Take your training program to the Next Level!! Contact the staff at The Workout @Covington, including trainer/coach Chad Fields (photos) who is shown performing some functional plyometrics training on the Shuttle MVP.

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