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A new high school football season is upon us, bringing excitement to communities all over the area.  Like every year, there are teams with players and coaching staff returning with high expectations, as well as new faces in new places hoping to change the fortunes of a program. East Kentwood has the latter with Ty […]

PowerStrength has been propelling athletes in all sports to reach their potential in West Michigan for the last 13+ years. Football is the sport that is always strongly represented – with over 300 hometown players earning All-Conference and/or All-State Honors over the years, and over 200 area athletes earning the opportunity to play college football. […]

Being a parent takes a lot of things, including time. Children become your priority, and many times you, and specifically your health, take a back seat. Nathalie Hautala is the mother of 4 children ranging in age from 18-24. She spent years working full-time, getting her kids where they needed to go, and setting a […]

Someone with the last name VanOpstall has been training at PowerStrength from the beginning since 2011. It began with Matt in the first original PowerStrength facility. He would be a 3-year starter on the offensive line at Hillsdale College. He started to bring his younger brother, Dan, when Dan was in 7th grade. Dan was […]

It is not uncommon for parents of athletes at PowerStrength to discover the Over 40 Personal  Training Group under the same roof. Erin Weber started with her son Andrew, who trained at PowerStrength when he was playing hockey in high school, to be his “accountability partner.” The funny thing is that he graduated from high […]

Many kids dream of playing a sport professionally, but only a few reach that goal. Jacob Polakovich had that desire when he was younger.  He was always tall, but those closest to him knew if he was going to reach his goals, he would need every advantage from a young age. It started in middle […]