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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 […]

Cadence of Kenowa Hills is a middle school athlete, but has accomplished a lot the last couple years. Her and her team routinely win high-level AAU 🏀 basketball tournaments on the weekends. Cadence has captured multiple MVP awards at tournaments and camps. Most recently, she was offered a college scholarship! Cadence is in 8th grade, […]

Zack has been training at PSTS since January of 2017. Zack Bozek of Kenowa Hills is one of our most dedicated athletes ever at PowerStrength. He has been “In-Season” all school year. Zack understands the importance of training during a sports season. He’s been getting better and better all year. This spring he made the […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]