March 2001

Big Man on Campus
- Nebraska's Boyd Eply didn't set out to change the game of football when he began lifting weights more than 30 years ago. The one-time track star simply wanted to get stronger. But since Tom Osborne discovered him in a small dank gym, football has never been the same. Meet the man most consider the father of strength training.
by Jane Musgrave

March 2001

Staff Meeting

Letter from Publisher

Words of Wisdom from Florida State's Bobby Bowden

News and Notes -Rich Brooks waiting for XFL to call ... Butch Davis leaves Miami ... Jim Grobe cleans Ohio University's house ... Al Borges likes California ... Don Blockman moves up in Atlanta ... Pete Rodriguez stays in Seattle ... Phillip Fulmer gets raise, but Spurrier still tops ... Jim Tressel sets up shop at Ohio State ... Herman Edwards looking for second miracle ... Al Groh rounds out new staff ... Don Capers gets to build from scratch again ... Will college athletes unionize? ... Danny Ford era officially ends in Arkansas ... Dick Vermeil is back ... Cornell gets new coach .. Gary Crowton fills out BYU staff ... Gary Harper doesn't mind interim title ... Detroit cleans house ... Barry Alvarez wants to finish career at Wisconsin ... Dick Tomey wins settlement ... Gregg Williams up to the challenge in Buffalo ... Ron Vanderlinden goes to Penn State as an assistant

High School Notes -Florida State and Michigan score big on national Signing Day

Spotlight

The Power Behind the Thrown
- Strength and conditioning coaches are the unsung heroes of football. When are they going to get a little respect?
by Jane Musgrave

Building Stronger, Faster Players In the Off-season
-Conditioning in the winter is key to winning in the fall.
by Richard A. Borden

Power
- The truth about the beloved bench press. Simple math tips the scales in favor of other drills.
by Patrick O'Shea

Out With the Old, In the With New
- Building or redesigning a weight room is never easy. Just ask Steve Plisk, who helped figure out how to shoehorn a new weight room in a 70-year-old gym at Yale.
by Jane Musgrave

Running On Empty
- If you want your football players to run faster, don't treat them like track stars. The rules are different in football.
by Dale Baskett

Building Bigger Athletes
- Tips on how to help a skinny athlete build bulk without getting fat.
by Jacqueline R. Berning

Fast Facts About Fast-Food
- Sure fast-food is convenient, but is it good for you? Actually, some of it is. This chart makes it easy to separate the stuff that will make players strong from the stuff that will make them fat.

Do Your Athletes Measure Up?
- There's more to measuring athletes than stop watches and yard sticks. Find out how to do it right.
by Rod Smith.

Future stock
- Coaches who still use a one-size-fits-all approach to weight training are going to be left in the dust. Training should be tailored not just for individual sports, but for individual athletes as well.
by Jane Musgrave

The Big Squeeze
- If you want to reduce injuries, make sure you give players time to work out in the pre-season.
By Joe Kenn, director of strength and conditioning, University of Utah, and Jeff Lien, assistant athletic trainer, Boise State University

Spread Offense
- A good offense is confusing the defense.
by Tim Stowers, head coach, University of Rhode Island

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