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Athlete of the Month was earned by Char Willekes! Char trained with us back in the day and he returned 8-months ago on a focused mission. His mission was to walk on at MSU, with his brother Kenny. We made him really EARN it and he answered the call. Since then he’s been training 4-5x […]

Chandler Van Solkema of South Christian earned Athlete of the Month! Chandler has been consistent, he’s trained for one full year straight (over 130 workouts)! He achieved this while playing basketball and football, as well as participating in team workouts. Chandler gained 20 pounds even though he has been in a sports season for 7+ months. […]

Hannah (Caledonia) has been in the gym for months getting after her upper body training coming off ACL repair. She’s now ready to hit the ground running on lower body training and coming back faster and stronger than ever. And if you ever tried Halo Presses, you know pressing that trap bar isn’t easy, but […]

Bryce (Caledonia) has been putting in work in our Little Beast group. Even during his sports seasons, he’s been building his strength and athleticism. His familiarity in the gym has built his confidence and he has become a great leader during the session! Bryce’s hard work and dedication to improvement is paying off and he’s […]

Sara (Byron Center) has earned our Athlete of the Month! She dedicated herself to another solid month of training and huge testing results! She’s gotten better with her approach jump, chin-ups, push-up, and sprints during the season! Sara has trained with massive consistency throughout the year and through her club volleyball season. She has continued […]

Athlete of the Month was earned by Michael Momber of Hudsonville! Michael is a football player and has been training at PSTS since November of last year. Since the end of football season, Michael has dropped his 10-yard split more than a tenth of a second, increased his broad jump 17 inches, and increased his […]

PowerStrength is proud to partner with the Athletic Department at Forest Hills Eastern to develop better ATHLETES for all sports! We will be working with their coaches year-round to provide optimal and efficient training programs. This summer we will have a coach on-site to lead their summer program. Once the school year starts we’ll have […]

It’s awesome when we train one Harvey, but THREE HARVEY’S! Wow, talk about a basketball family! Ryan is preparing for her freshman basketball season at Davenport University, Steven is going into his senior year of basketball at Alma College, and Daane is preparing for his Sophomore basketball season at Forest Hills Eastern. You do not […]

Jimmy Scholler (FHC) is one of the most serious basketball players to train at PowerStrength. When it comes to training, he trusts the process! Immediately after the season, Jimmy was back in the gym. He’s training 2x/week in addition to his AAU (GR Storm) schedule. He’s in his 3rd off-season at PSTS and he’s aiming […]

The main areas to focus on when training Youth Athletes is to teach proper movement patterns, keep training sessions safe and fun while helping them progress as athletes. The details matter! That’s why bodyweight exercises and learning proper movement skills are so important for long-term development. This is also a major piece in the formula […]