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West Michigan is known for its volleyball prowess. From high school, to club, to college, the area has produced some top talent in the sport. This will continue as evidenced by a young group of athletes that are elevating their game at PowerStrength Training Systems (PSTS) in Jenison. For Lexi Armstrong, Ava Bush-Nelson, Rylee Paddock, […]

Playing varsity football as a freshman is tough to do anywhere. Camren VanSolkema did it at South Christian High School which, at the start of his ninth grade year, had won three state championships and had made the playoffs in four straight seasons. Not only was Cam starting for the varsity as a freshman, but […]

Ace Simonson was a soccer player as a youth. “I could never make the team,” the Forest Hills Eastern junior said about his soccer experience. Like any competitor would, Ace found another sport. “I made a switch to football,” Simonson said. “I wanted to be bigger, stronger, and faster so my dad enrolled me at […]

Sacrifice Earns Reward Picture this. You are standing at the free throw line in a crowded gymnasium. The sweat drips down your face and all eyes are on you to sink the shot. You take a deep breath and release the ball from your fingertips – it hits the rim and rolls on its edge, […]

Kenny Willekes ended his stand-out career at Michigan State and has been preparing for the 2020 NFL Draft with us at PowerStrength. *Read THIS article to learn more background on Kenny and him growing up with PowerStrength in high school Despite only playing defensive end for 3 seasons (in his entire life), he put together […]

High School soccer standout, Baxter Baas (EGR) has worked hard to add speed and quickness. With his quiet demeanor, Baxter consistently shows up 3x per week and absolutely dominates his sessions! The effort and energy that Baxter brings on a daily basis to push himself and get better really spoke volumes during his last testing […]

The Sluggers Sports Academy Select Teams wrapped up their off-season baseball training program! Sluggers Sports Academy launched its partnership with PowerStrength in the fall of 2019 as they wanted to provide a quality, trusted training option for their baseball athletes during the off-season. It has been a wonderful experience for all involved! These sluggers saw awesome […]

Kenny Willekes put in the work at the NFL Combine last week and the PSTS Family is very proud!! * In case you missed it, HERE is an article about Kenny and him growing up at PowerStrength Training Systems and selecting to come back home to prepare for his NFL career. Overall, Kenny rated 4th […]

The Michigan Sabercats invited Coach Cam to one of their practices this weekend. Cam put the ladies through a truly full and dynamic warmup. One of their players had participated in the Beast Program prior to the practice, so it was great having familiar faces in the group! Doing that warmup will get them primed […]

Kayd Coster earned Beast of the Month. Kayd has trained non-stop this summer getting ready for this upcoming football season! He continues to learn that his hard work and a good attitude will bring him very far in life – he lives 40+ minutes away from the gym and never complains about making the trip! […]