ATHLETIC STRENGTH AND POWER

Cardiovascular Nutrition Update

Have a Heart........

Today, let's focus on omega-3 fatty acids. There's a lot of net worth in what we are looking at today....fish.  Fish is a good source of protein and doesn't have the high saturated fat that fatty meat products do. Fatty fish like mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna and salmon are high in two kinds of omega-3 fatty acids. These omega-3 fatty acids can play an important role in reducing our chances of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). A good goal would be to try and consume fish twice per week.
The ways that omega-3 fatty acids reduce CVD risk are still being studied. However, research has shown that they decrease risk of arrhythmias, which can lead to sudden cardiac death, decrease triglyceride levels, decrease the growth rate of atherosclerotic plaque and lower blood pressure (slightly).
The aforementioned reasons above should motivate you to increase your fish intake. I also recommend eating tofu and other forms of soybeans, along with canola, walnut and flaxseed, too. All are very heart healthy!!!
Get to the Next Level!
Coach C

Strength & Conditioning Coaching Position Updates

• Congratulations to Aaron Wellman. He's coming from San Diego State to The University of Michigan Wolverines with Head Football  Coach Brady Hoke.  He spent some time at Michigan State with the Spartans as an assistant. And he was also the Head Strength Coach at Ball State University. Look for ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power to be making a trip to Ann Arbor, soon!
  
• Congratulations to Aaron Hillmann who will be heading from his Head Strength Coach position at Bowling Green and will go up the road to Ann Arbor and become the Asst Strength & Conditioning Coach at Michigan.

 

 

• And, congratulations to Ronnie McKeefery who will head to Knoxville, Tennessee to run the Strength & Conditioning program for Derek Dooley and the Tennessee Volunteers' Football squad
• Also, now heading to San Diego State University will be Rick Court. Rick's leaving the University of Toldeo Rockets...you've  seen and heard from Rick on our ASAP Podcasts and videos.
• Headed to Temple University Owls is Frank Paraino. He'll be reconnecting with Head Football Coach Steve Addazio. Both were assistant coaches with Urban Meyer at the University of Florida Gators.
• Doug Davis... headed to Kent State University as Head Strength Coach. Doug was an Assistant Strength Coach with the Buckeyes.  Doug will be on board with new Head Football Coach Darrell Hazell.
• Filling the Assistant Strength Coach position at Ohio State will be former All Big Ten Buckeye linebacker Anthony Schlegel.
  

The Jim Flanagan Podcasts Part One & Two

If you're into strength training and you find yourself in Orlando, Florida.... you have to get in contact with Big Jim Flanagan. Jim's been in the fitness and strength business for over 40 years! Basically, he's seen it all. All of the trends....changes, for good or bad. Yet throughout all of the years, Flanagan has stuck by his guns and hasn't veered off course for the latest "workout of the month". Jim knows the principles of exercise physiology and put the information to work with people like Arthur Jones, the creator of the Nautilus machines and Dr. El Darden, an exercise physiologist, body builder, and author of a multitude of books and manuals on strength training.
Today, he's the director of operations for one of Orlando's favorite restaurants and top steakhouse... Del Frisco's Prime Steak & Lobster. How popular? Let's just say that the restaurant had one thousand reservations for New Year's Eve!!!!!
If that's not enough, he's also a distributor of Med-X Strength Training Equipment. And, as for working out, he owns one of the finest home gyms known to mankind. The gym has modern, state-of-the-art equipment and some refurbished original Nautilus machines. But, what really sets the home gym apart from others is the hundreds of photographs and posters...most autographed (with a personal note to Jim) by an incredible variety of famous people from all walks of life.  And each photo tells its own story... as told by Jim Flanagan.
Before Jim and I sat down for the recording session of today's ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Podcast, we stopped to eat at one of Jim's favorite diners: Shannon's Diner. The Soup of the day for that particular Friday was "Black-Eyed Pea/ Vegetable" which I had a large bowl full with a hamburger. A special recipe hamburger and the meat is ground fresh in the kitchen by the chef. I've got to tell you.... this is probably the best hamburger that I've had in the last twenty-five years. Therefore, Shannon's Diner gets ASAP Approval!  In fact, I'm planning another trip to Orlando just to go back!  Also, I need to get back there so I can train with Jim Flanagan at his home training center and watch a good western movie while recovering! (Jim's an avid western movie buff).Enjoy today's podcast.
... Blogpost by Ed Cicale

Flanagan Podcast Part One CLICK HERE

Flanagan Podcast Part Two Click Here 

Press Release: Football Strength Clinic #1 "The Legends"

Cincinnati, Ohio: "The Meeting of the Tribes"

Clinic Date: June 17th & 18th 2011
conducted at:
The Clifton Cultural Arts Center
3711 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45220

 

Former NFL Strength Coach, Kim Wood, will be directing "the best football strength training clinic....EVER.  The one they'll talk about for years".

Kim Wood was one of the first strength coaches in the National Football League. Hired by the legendary Paul Brown, Coach Wood conducted the strength training program for the Cincinnati Bengals for 28 years. Two of the teams played in the Super Bowl...competing for the NFL's biggest prize. Kim had the opportunity to work with some of the game's finest players. Now, he's planning on paying forward... a strength clinic that will provide training information...real information....that coaches can truly use to improve their programs. This first of several clinics/ seminars planned is titled:

Football Strength Clinic #1

"The Legends"

Kim Wood, who created the world reknowned Hammer Strength machines, has assembled a speakers list:
Dan Riley... 30 year NFL Strength Coach. Mucho Super Bowls. Washington Redskins
Mike Gittleson: 30 years University of Michigan. Bo Schembechler's first and only strength coach
Dr. Ken Leistner.... strength training legend... "there at the beginning" a treasure house of strength training knowledge
John Wood: combat grip strength guru
Kim Wood

....and many other first tier speakers!

Information on how you can attend this clinic...please contact:
Kim Wood
Mail:

C/O    Football Strength Clinic
P.O. Box 20178
Cincinnati,Ohio 45220

Email:    [email protected]

"....years ago, the NSCA invited Dan Riley to speak at their national clinic in Kansas City. It was a big move for the NSCA because they were concerned about having a "high intensity" strength coach at their big clinic. Anyway, Dan gave an awesome, high energy slide show and presentation of the Penn State Strength Program. People were stunned. At the conclusion of his talk, Danny made an interesting statement. He said, "I'm here to talk about strength training. Let's all get together tonight, roll up our sleeves and get to know each other...and talk about what we're here for....Strength Training".
There was an ice storm roaring outside and everyone was stranded at the hotel. Space wasn't provided there for all of the coaches....but 70-80 guys got together in an empty hallway and 'talked training' till after midnight. That's where I became friends with Mike Gittleson. It was the best clinic that I've ever been to. The upcoming clinic in June 2011 at Cincinnati follows the spirit of what Dan Riley triggered in K.C."
....Kim Wood

Past Kim Wood ASAP Podcasts Part One

Past Kim Wood ASAP Podcasts Part Two

Past Kim Wood Podcasts with Ted Lambrinides:

Rocky Boiman Inducted Into LaRosa's Prep Hall of Fame

ASAP Trainee Rocky Boiman has been inducted into the Buddy LaRosa's High School Sports Hall of Fame! Boiman earned six varsity letters in three sports at Cincinnati St. Xavier High School. Rocky starred in football, baseball and track for the Bombers before going on to becoming a captain for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He just completed eight years in the National Football League (NFL), drafted by the Tennessee Titans... and picking up a Super Bowl ring along the way with the Indianapolis Colts.

Presently, Rocky does some television and radio sports work along with running his own Rocky Boiman Football Academy.  In fact, new classes will be filling up soon.
The video below can also be viewed on our YouTube channel as well. 

 

Congratulations Rocky!

 
 

University of Alabama Crimson Tide's Coach Nick Saban

...just returned from Orlando , Florida. I got an up close look at the Alabama Crimson Tide. Hard to figure that the team had lost three games this season. However, as you'll hear in today's video... Coach Saban talks about the human side of things...complacency. Not staying focused... not finishing the job. And therefore, 'Bama dropped some games this season after having leads in all three. Anyway, it's always interesting to hear from one of the top coaches in all of football. 

Detroit Lion's Strength & Conditioning Clinic: March 5th, 2011

ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power~ Founder, Ted Lambrinides, will be a speaker at this year's Detroit Lions Strength & Conditioning Clinic. Lambrinides is presently a strength coach at The University of Kentucky. Click on the photo for the clinic info.