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Athlete Member of the Month was earned by Nate Woodruff of Grandville! This dude has been consistent in his training and always attacks the work as he prepares for the Baseball season. Over the past 3-months, he’s nearly doubled his chin-ups and did the same number of push-ups with an added 20-pound chain. He added 4 […]

Far Out Volleyball Club was back in action at PowerStrength this week! Far Out Volleyball partnered with PowerStrength in 2019 to provide a quality, trusted athlete developement solution for their athletes. Here is what Far Out Director Joe Steenhuysen has to say about this opportunity with PowerStrength… “I have hesitated in the past partnering with […]

Last week long-time PowerStrength Disciple, Kenny Willekes (MSU, NorthPointe), won the Burlsworth Trophy awarded to the nation’s best player who started their career as a walk-on. This award exemplifies humble beginnings and the complacency kills mindset – and we’re very proud to have a front-row seat to Kenny’s journey! As you know, it’s not an […]

High School soccer standout, Baxter Baas (EGR) has worked hard to add speed and quickness. With his quiet demeanor, Baxter consistently shows up 3x per week and absolutely dominates his sessions! The effort and energy that Baxter brings on a daily basis to push himself and get better really spoke volumes during his last testing […]

Major props and congratulations to dedicated volleyball player Jenna Reitsma of Lowell (Far Out Volleyball Club) for achieving her goal of playing Division 1 college volleyball! Jenna started at PowerStrength as a 14-year old freshman hungry to learn and ready to work, hoping to maximize her athletic future as a volleyball player. She wanted to […]

Char is a busy mom, wife, and business owner who challenged herself to focus on her health and fitness! lost 6 pounds of pure body fat, and gained 4 pounds of muscle mass, which helped her drop her body fat percentage by 2.5%! Char is a wife, mother of 2, and a business owner. Even […]

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 […]