ATHLETIC STRENGTH AND POWER

ASAP @ The Rose Bowl by CitiBank

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power will be getting an inside look at the training and preparation for this year's Rose Bowl between the #7 ranked University of Oregon Ducks and the 8th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. We'll be boarding our flights soon!

The Holidays...almost here.....

Now you'll have time to sit back and check out some of the high definition ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Sports Performance and Training Videos. Strength Training segments filmed on location at: The University of Cincinnati, The University of Florida, The Ohio State University, Michigan State University.... the Cincinnati Reds. The list goes on. ASAP will be getting more as we soon venture out to the Rose Bowl.

Michigan State University Strength Clinic for Football Coaches

It's that time again to start planning your off-season training program. Here's one way to arm yourself with the knowledge to help prepare your team for next season....the Michigan State Football Strength Clinic. Strength Coach Mike Vorkapich will direct this years clinic and of course, Coach Ken Mannie will be on hand for all the action. Check out the clinic speakers:

• Ken Leistner... Master of Ceremonies
• Tom Kanavy: Strength Coach Minnesota Vikings
• Mike Gittleson. retired University of Michigan Strength Coach
• Ted Lambrinides: ASAP Program Director
• Rich Camillitti: Football and Strength Coach Steubenville "Big Red"
• Mike Shibinski: Football & Strength Coach Cincinnati Princeton High School

Here's an ASAP Video from MSU

ASAP Grieves Death of Cincinnati Bengal #15 Chris Henry

We at ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power,  extend our condolences to the family, friends, and teammates of Chris Henry. A popular trainee at The Workout at Covington, Chris always took time to talk to athletes in training, parents and supporters at The Workout. Occasionally, you could see Chris signing an autograph or two for some neighborhood kids near our training facility in Covington. We'll remember him,  especially in his comeback as he strived to return to one of the things that he loved the most.... NFL football.

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power: Rose Bowl Bound

The strength training & conditioning program needs adjustments as teams prepare for their respective bowl games. Head coaches...strength coaches...all involved examine their schedule closely as they try to have their teams healthy and up to full strength by game time. Sometimes, the dates between the last game played and the bowl game can reach close to fifty days!

ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale and ASAP Program Director Ted Lambrinides will be heading to Pasadena, California to fully investigate bowl preparations of both the University of Oregon Ducks and The Ohio State Buckeyes. We'll get an inside look at both squads preparing for the"grandaddy of them all" and report live (pre-game) from the sidelines through our ASAP~TV Network. (no live video reports or feeds are transmittable during the game with the exception of ABC-TV Sports) Be sure to follow us on Twitter also...for all of our updates.

ASAP Sponsors Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Holiday Classic

 
ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power, once again, looks forward to it's sponsorship of this event to be held at Northern Kentucky University's Bank of Kentucky Center. Many of the participants of these high school basketball squads...from both sides of the river.... are ASAP trainees! Three Ohio high schools will be making the trip across the "Big Mac" bridge to northern Kentucky this year for contests that play on December 12th and 13th 2009. Here's this year's line ups:

December 12th

7:00pm Ryle
vs
Pendelton County

8:30pm Cincinnati Oak Hills Highlanders
vs
Fort Thomas (KY) Highlands Bluebirds

December 13th
1:00pm St. Henry (KY)
vs
New Miami (OH)

2:30pm Covington Catholic (KY)
vs
Franklin County

4:15pm Simon Kenton (KY)
vs
Cincinnati Colerain

5:45pm Dixie Heights (KY)
vs
Mason County (KY)
Celebrity Game

8:00pm Scott (KY)
vs
Lexington (KY) Catholic

2009 Bluegrass vs Buckeye Holiday Classic High School Basketball from Coach C Video on Vimeo.

ASAP Interval Training Programs

We receive hundreds of emails with questions about our Summer Interval Training Program. Here's a little information regarding that specific program.  These sessions are usually sprinkled with a blend of professional (NFL), College (Ohio State, Purdue, Boston College, etc) and High School athletes. Many of these athletes, both men and women, are elite and in exceptional physical condition. Our trainees are under the guidance of Ted Lambrinides , ASAP Program Director of ASAP @ The River's Edge and The Workout @ Covington....just in the shadows of Paul Brown Stadium, across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio. Our training sessions always begin with a Dynamic Warm-up. This would include many or all of the following exercises:

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!! Click the thumbnail for a larger view of the photoThis type of training session is best completed on a lined athletic or football field. To run a "Gasser", start on the sideline, sprinting across the field and then touching the opposite sideline with your foot....and then returning back to the original sideline...touch that sideline with your foot and repeat. One Gasser is equal to approximately 213 yards of accelerating and decelerating. A half Gasser is a sprint across the field and back.

6x full gassers    (1280yds)

9x half gassers     (960yds)
10x 10yd backward runs   (100yds)
shuffles carioca lunges flexibility agility ladder
3x 200 yd shuttles  (down the field and back) 60 secs till next shuttle starts (600yds)mirror drills...+ 60sec squat

That's all!!! Time to go home.... serious rest may include a nice nap to help the recovery.

If you would have any questions regarding this workout, shoot us an email at [email protected]

Also, be sure to click on the ASAP Podcast Logo for more information on the ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power program  

The ASAP Program

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!! Click the thumbnail for a larger view of the photoThis type of training session is best completed on a lined athletic or football field. To run a "Gasser", start on the sideline, sprinting across the field and then touching the opposite sideline with your foot....and then returning back to the original sideline...touch that sideline with your foot and repeat. One Gasser is equal to approximately 213 yards of accelerating and decelerating. A half Gasser is a sprint across the field and back.

6x full gassers    (1280yds)

9x half gassers     (960yds)
10x 10yd backward runs   (100yds)
shuffles carioca lunges flexibility agility ladder
3x 200 yd shuttles  (down the field and back) 60 secs till next shuttle starts (600yds)mirror drills...+ 60sec squat

That's all!!! Time to go home.... serious rest may include a nice nap to help the recovery.

If you would have any questions regarding this workout, shoot us an email at [email protected]

Also, be sure to click on the ASAP Podcast Logo for more information on the ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power program