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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blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

Lead in Music: "Somebody" Glenn Frey/ Joe Walsh, Eagles; The Long Road Out of Eden

 

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

Lead in Music: "Somebody" Glenn Frey/ Joe Walsh, Eagles; The Long Road Out of Eden

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

Lead in Music: "Somebody" Glenn Frey/ Joe Walsh, Eagles; The Long Road Out of Eden

 

 

 

ASAP:Football Players Developing Quickness & Burst for NFL Combine, College Pro Days

It's a busy time of the year for ASAP Director Ted Lambrinides. A multitude of college football players are prepping for Pro Days held on college campuses and of course, the NFL Combine which is held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. Since Ted has been to several of the combines at Indy, he knows what the pro scouts and coaches are looking for and how to help his athletes best prepare. His long time association with professional NFL strength coaches gives ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power~ an obvious edge in athlete preparation. In fact, ten NFL strength coaches serve on the ASAP Advisory Board. In fact, just this afternoon, Jacksonville Jaguar strength coach Mark Asanovich stopped into The Workout @ Covington and discussed equipment and program design.
Two weeks ago, Ted was on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan as he visited the new Allen Park facility, home of the Detroit Lions and assistant coach Kevin Tolbert. Coach Tolbert gave a full tour of the Allen Park expanse as the two were able to discuss the training of pro football players. Furthermore, Ted was able to test out some of the new strength training equipment employed by the Lions. Check out the ASAP Photo Album (found in the left hand column) for some pictures from the tour. Here's a couple of pics to get you started:

Troy High School's T.J. White training at The Workout @ Covington ASAP

If it's Sunday around noon....it's a sure bet that you'll see T.J. White at The Workout @ Covington. It's an hour drive from Troy, Ohio..... but this this is a business trip for T.J....Strictly Business!
Checkout the two Youtube videos below of T.J. in action.

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Speed & Acceleration Training in Cincinnati

The cornerstone strength movements that make up speed training using the ASAP~Athletic Strength and Power training program are:

• Leg Press or Squats..... utilizing Hammer Strength Leg Press, Hammer Strength "H" Squats, and Barbell Squats
• Lunges.....Walking Lunges with Dumbells
• Dumbell Step-ups
• Hammer Strength and LifeFitness Leg Extensions
• Hamstring Work....consisting of LifeFitness Prone Leg Curls, Hammer Strength Seated Leg Curls, Hammer Strength Iso-Kneeling Leg Curls, and the PowerLift Glute Ham Machine
• Hammer Strength Adductor Thigh and Hammer Strength Abductor Thigh
• Hammer Strength Seated Calf Extensions, Standing Calfs and Soleus Isolation Calf Extensions

On the Turf

• Speed Chutes
• Resistance Bands and Sparq Bands
• Leg Drive Power Sleds
• Sprint Training on 60 yards of Field Turf...click here for video of one of our athletes exploding out on a forty yard dash ASAP_Speed_Training
• Burst Training

On the Treadmills (LifeFitness and Woodway)

• Interval Speed Training
• Acceleration Training
• Inclined Interval Training
• Pre-Programmed Forced Speed Training 

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We know, through the proven exercise physiological principles that we incorporate into all of the workouts, that all of our trainees will experience improvement in all facets of their workout regimen.

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The 40 yard Dash.....

Here's a link to an interesting article that I found on the Official Site of the United States Olympic Team.... it's about the 40 yeard dash and is dated around 2005.  Click below the Sports Illustrated shot of Tedd Ginn http://www.olympic-usa.org/11611_32384.htm 

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