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Only 7 percent of high school athletes will play a sport in college. It’s a stat that signifies just how difficult it is to make it to the next level. Forest Hills Northern senior baseball player Sam Justice knew how tough it would be to get there, so he put in the work both on […]

It may have been 6 years ago, but Julie Benison still remembers vividly the first time she came to PowerStrength Training Systems. She had many challenges, but the biggest was easy for her to identify. “Walking in the door,” Julie said candidly. “I have never been an athlete or anything remotely like this. I literally […]

On a spring Wednesday afternoon, Gabe VanSickle was in the gym at PowerStrength’s Alpine location honing his skills. ‘Big Gabe’ stands 6’5” tall and weighs over 300 pounds. On that late April day, there were 3 younger athletes training alongside him, each with multiple years of high school in front of them. Every session at […]

Dealing with back pain while aging can present significant challenges, impacting one’s quality of life and making even simple tasks feel paralyzing.  Sarah Debski started down that road, but she was not going to let it burden her for long, so she came to PowerStrength. “My main reason for starting was because I was having […]

Mason Conklin had seen others elevate their game and transform at PowerStrength. Finally, the Sparta High School junior was able to convince his parents to send him to West Michigan’s top training facility. Conklin plays 3 sports for the Spartans: football, basketball, and this spring joining the track team for the first time. He started […]

Strength and conditioning at the small college level can be challenging. Most schools do not have a position that focuses specifically on physical conditioning. At many schools the head coach of each sport is in charge of the teams strength training. At Aquinas College, the women’s volleyball program, under the direction of head coach Ryan […]