ATHLETIC STRENGTH AND POWER: July 2008

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July 2008

ASAP Podcast: Strength Training for Baseball with Matt Krause Cincinnati Reds

One of the main reasons that the ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power program is sought out by top professional, collegiate and high school athletes is because of our vast connection to many of the most brilliant strength, conditioning and speed coaches in the USA. Our ASAP Advisory Board consists of many of the top professionals in the field. At ASAP, we train our athletes using many of the same training protocol as used in major colleges and the pro's.

Today, we call on the expertise of Matt Krause. He's the Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Cincinnati Reds. Matt knows the special needs of the baseball player and that there is a fine line to training the player properly and training him to the point of over training. When you work with multi-million dollar athletes, future Hall of Famers and Major League Baseball All-Stars, there's no room for error.

Join us today for an information-packed podcast on training for baseball players.... useful for players at any level. We'll be featuring Matt Krause in future podcasts and videos so that we can provide leading information for baseball athletes everywhere.

Just click on the ASAP PODCAST Logo to listen. Coach Krause is also in tune with proper sports nutrition and suggests that athletes consume the right mix of proteins and carbohydrates following a workout.... so he suggests a new product that is on the market called "X-Milk". Give it a try. It's recently been made available at Biggs Grocery Stores:

Click on the X-Milk Logo for more information on this new product.

Besides a real good taste, one of the great features of this product is that it comes in aseptic packaging which gives it a great shelf life. Athletes can take it on the road with them and need not worry about spoilage.

blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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

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ASAP Podcast and Video with Joe Kenn; University of Louisville

Long before breakfast is being served across town at the nationally acclaimed Lynn's Paradise Cafe, the Louisville Cardinal football team makes their way through the dark of the summer morning into the Trager Center for an earlybird conditioning workout. And ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power is there to witness it with The University of Louisville's Director of Athlete Development, Joe Kenn. Joe has an impressive resume which includes stops at Boise State University, the University of Utah and Arizona State University. Coach Kenn is well known throughout the collegiate strength training realm and likes to bring innovation to the field. In fact, presently Joe Kenn is consistently placing his athletes into a good "athletic position" in all facets of the training program there. For it was evident both at the Trager center workout as well as at the weight training center within the Howard Schnellenberger Football Complex, that this technique was constantly being coached.

We witnessed an excellent, well coached training day. Coach Kenn, with his assistants Bryan Dermody, Adam Fight and Joe Connally will definitely have their squad in peak condition for the August 31st home opener versus their in-state rival, the Kentucky Wildcats.

Just click on the official ASAP PODCAST logo for the in-depth interview with UofL's Joe Kenn. Also, be sure to check out the ASAP Photo Album for pictures of the training center and of the Johnny Unitas Football Museum.

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The workout starts up with basic dynamic warm-up...but with no shoes... in order to work the muscles of the feet

The Johnny Unitas statue at Papa John's Stadium

blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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

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ASAP Podcast: Mark Wateska, Indiana University Hoosiers

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This week, ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power hit the road to Bloomington, Indiana in order to learn more about the football conditioning test utilized by the Indiana Hoosiers. The Director of Athletic Performance at this Big Ten Conference member school, Mark Wateska joins us for this podcast and explains the testing procedures.

In the podcast, Coach Wateska discusses:

career plans as a football player at Penn State
G.A. at Penn State
full-time assistant at Boston College
an internship with the Philadelphia Eagles
Strength Coaching stops at Maine & Stanford
construction of the new athletic performance center
25,000 sq. ft weight training area at the new center
Strength Training Philosophy
& The Conditioning Test for Football

Click here for the Indiana Hoosiers Football Conditioning Evaluation:

Indiana Hoosiers Football Conditioning Test:

Also, be sure to check out the ASAP Photo Album for some photos of the Indiana University Footballl stadium and new athletic performance center construction as well as a look inside the present facility.

Click on the ASAP Podcast Logo above to listen to the interview.

ASAP Director Ted Lambrinides discussing training methods with strength and conditioning coordinator Josh Eidson and Director of Athletic Performance Mark Wateska (right)

blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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

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ASAP Podcast: Louisville Cardinals' Basketball Strength Coach Ray Ganong

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power is thinking BIG this week.... as in Big East. First, we examined the University of Cincinnati Bearcat strength program. Then, we headed down I-71 to find out what was going on at "The 'Ville" that is, the University of Louisville and the Cardinals Basketball Strength & Conditioning program, where strength coach, Ray Ganong, joins us for a podcast right from the new confines of the weight training complex located within the Yum Center.

In today's program, Coach Ganong talks about:

being a member of the Miami Hurricanes Football Team
becoming the strength coach for the University of Miami Hurricanes following a recommendation from Steve Bliss, who had been hired by Woody Hayes to become the strength coach at Ohio State.
coaching with Howard Schnellenberger and winning the 1983 National Championship
strength training philosophy that he's developed from over 25 years in the profession.
For more photos like the one below, click on the Louisville Athletics Logo

Photo courtesy of the Official Univ. of Louisville Athletics website

blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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ASAP Strength Podcast:Dave Andrews; Olympic Director of Strength Training at The University of Cincinnati

Things have changed at the University of Cincinnati..... Welcome to Bearcat Village! What a transformation into the new millenium. Whether one's a 17 year old high school recruit or a 71 year old alum, there's no questioning the impact of the new look in Clifton. Today's ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Podcast is with Dave Andrews. He's the Olympic Director of Strength Training at UC and his role has sixteen varsity sports under his direction..... including that Bearcat Basketball squad. And with Paul Longo heading the football side of the operation, Bearcat Athletics are looking BIG in the Big East!

Be sure to check out the ASAP Photo Album for an inside look at the revised Bearcat athletics facilities. Just scroll down a ways to find the Cincinnati Bearcat photos

In the podcast, Andrews, who played for the national championship Ohio State Buckeye Football team in 2002, talks about the new weight training facility and the strength training program thats been established at the University of Cincinnati.

Just click on the official ASAP PODCAST Logo for today's interview.

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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.

blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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

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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

blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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

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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: [email protected]

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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.

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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

blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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

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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).

Link to Part Two:

...And...checkout Coach Barwis' own training website

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.

blogpost and podcast by Ed Cicale

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