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Basketball player adds 3 inches to vertical jump

Wyatt is a basketball player at Rockford who has added 3 inches to his vertical jump! He works hard every training session and has been training since December. He even made the time to train during basketball season! That’s the face of a dedicated worker who’s gained over 12 pounds. While gaining that good weight, […]

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Committed athlete going to D1 school!

Athlete of the Month was earned by longtime, committed athlete, Spencer Hulst of South Christian! Spencer first started training at PowerStrength over 3 years ago. Back then he would drive over 30mins to the gym! He is part of our Advanced Premier program and has trained 3-4x/week during the off-season. Since the end of football, […]

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8th grader gained weight, confidence, and speed!

Carson Smith earned March Athlete of the Month! He’s gained weight (40 pounds) since he started, and this winter his testing numbers went way up! He’s been training consistently since October, and trains 2-3x per week. Not many 8th graders earn this award, but Carson has worked his tail off. Carson was what we consider […]

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Football Athlete gains 20 pounds and gets faster!

Athlete of the Month was earned by Alex Karas of Rockford! Alex trained 3x/week this winter in our Premier group and his results have been outstanding. He gained nearly 20 pounds while becoming faster, stronger, and a more durable athlete! He added 30 push-ups to his PR, gained 4 chin-ups, and added 4” to his broad […]

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Football player adds pounds to bench press and gets faster!

Athlete of the Month was earned by Adam Gill of FHN! Adam first came to us a year ago looking to get bigger and faster. He trained through his baseball season and the summer for his senior football season. In the last 3-months Adam stepped it up – he trained 3x/week in our Premier group […]

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Train during your sport season to stay ahead!

Training during your sport season is important! Many athletes understand the importance of general training during the off-season. However, few understand the importance of training during their season. Zeke has been training during his season all fall…winter…and now spring. This consistency is vital if you play multiple sports as it allows for continued physical development. […]

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From “petrified” of the gym, to training 4x/week!

Congratulations Sandy Grzybek – Our PowerStrength East Member of the Month! “Before PowerStrength I had not been working out and certainly had NEVER belonged to any gym. In fact, I was petrified of going into ‘places like that’! After having gone through several stressful family type events, then a bit of a medical scare for […]

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Football Players Earn College Opportunities

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 […]

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Why Train During the Basketball Season?

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 […]

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Increase Vertical Jump for Volleyball

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 […]

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