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The May Athlete of the Month goes to veteran PSTS Disciple Dan VanOpstall. Dan is completing his junior year and has been training with us ever since he was in 7th grade! He would come with his older brother Matt and was exposed to the intensity of PSTS at a young age, which got him […]

CPPS Certification Weekend is in the books at PowerStrength! ‘CPPS’ stands for Certified Physical Preparation Specialist. This was a hands-on certification for coaches and trainers from all over the country! Joe DeFranco and James Smith have built one of the premiere courses for anyone who coaches others to safely improve performance. PSTS represented with 7 […]

April Athlete of the Month goes to TWO athletes Lauren and Peyton Helsen! These twin sisters are college volleyball players who love the process of improvement! Peyton and Lauren train 3x per week with us and are ultra-consistent. They are getting stronger, faster, and jumping higher. Being a college athlete always brings along injuries and […]

Cornerstone University Volleyball finished another 12-week off-season program tonight at PowerStrength! These girls train hard 3x/week and improve every year! This was their 6th off-season with us and they’re only getting better! This past season they won their conference and set a school record with a 22-game win-streak to close out their regular season. They […]

Athlete of the Month goes to youth athlete McKenzie Daugherty! She has been working hard MULTIPLE times per week for months and it shows in the gym and on the volleyball court! Kenzie is stronger, jumping higher, and is gaining athleticism every week. She does push-ups, sprints, drags sleds, does chin-ups and more! Kenzie is […]

The final Athlete of the Month for 2016 was earned by senior Cole Vansetters! Cole is a leader in our Premiere Advanced Football training group (which is saying something!) and trains at least 4x/week. He’s gained nearly 15lbs since the end of football season and has fully recovered from 2 previous shoulder injuries. Cole sets […]

The November Athlete of the Month goes to Blake Keller of Hudsonville. Blake plays football and is a serious baseball player. He came to us this past summer wanting a training program to follow that could help him improve at both sports. Blake was all-in and did everything we told him to, and then some. […]

In part 1, we discussed the first 3 Training Principles for Volleyball players that we abide by here at PowerStrength Training Systems. If you missed it, you can review it HERE Let us dive back in and continue discussing what should be included in every volleyball athlete’s training program.   Directed ACL Training and Posterior […]

Many of our high school football athletes had tremendous seasons’ here in West Michigan. All our PowerStrength football players are dedicated to their teams and personal development. If they train with us, they are coming for additional work to compliment their routine training schedule. These guys embrace the process of improvement and all have the […]

This is part 1 of a 2 part series. We have been fortunate to work with many dedicated female athletes over the years here at PowerStrength. From middle school athletes to college athletes to entire college teams – we’re constantly trying to improve our methods for our girls. Volleyball athletes, in particular, have sought us […]