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Congratulations Ann Kloska – Our PowerStrength North October Member of the Month! Ann began training at PowerStrength almost a year ago; starting in December of 2017 alongside her husband, Rick, and kids that also train in the athlete program at PowerStrength. Ann makes it a commitment to train 2-3 times per week in our Blue […]

An integral part of our athlete training is performance testing. New athletes are tested in relative strength, speed, power, and body composition when they begin, and all of our athletes are tested before the start of each sports season to track results. When we say performance testing we are not referring to common “1-rep max” […]

The annual The National Signing Day Event took place on February 6th at Celebration Cinema for local athletes who are going on to play college football. Hosted by ESPN 96.1, this annual event is always a special day for West Michigan athletes. Even with the early signing period that happens in December now, it’s a […]

Dropped 60 Pounds in 4 Months!!! Zach is feeling his best, moving his best, and has the energy needed to be the family man he wants to be! Zach joined our 30-Day Transformation Challenge back in September 2018 and it gave him the kickstart he needed to start a journey that has truly TRANSFORMED his […]

For serious Hoopers, basketball has turned into a year-round sport. The pre-season is coming to a close and high school try-outs are right around the corner. This season will take most programs into March where AAU/travel ball rolls until June. Then high school programs re-group for team camps and the endless summer schedule begins, especially […]

We see the same pattern every year as soon as high school volleyball nears the end of the season.  Volleyball girls seek out training with the goal of increasing their vertical as quickly as possible before club tryouts. (picture – Parker K. is a Division 1 volleyball commit. She has trained consistently at PowerStrength for the […]

This is the first basketball pre-season Coach Ken George has had available in 25 years. The previous 24 he was preparing the Forest Hills Central varsity boys team for the season. During that same time period was when Coach Jason Martin launched the Grand Rapids Storm AAU Basketball Organization. 50 combined years later, and thousands […]

Zane Way is entering his Junior season at West Catholic High School and has been training hard at PSTS for multiple years. This past winter he has been a part of the Premier Advanced Football Training group consisting mainly of upperclassmen, who have aspirations to play football at the next level. This group is challenged not […]

Spencer Holstege is entering his senior football season at South Christian High School. He spent the off-season at PSTS and achieved his goal of earning a Division 1 football scholarship to Purdue University. It was a hectic past year as he went on 20+ recruiting visits, over 10 combines/camps, and collected 10 Division 1 offers. […]

There are many characteristics college football coaches search for in their future players. Good student. Athletic – fast, strong, powerful, etc. Size – height and weight to do the job at that position, or at least the potential to grow into it High-character and leadership qualities. This is by no means an exhaustive list but […]