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Youth athlete learns successful habits

Beast of the Month was earned by big Wes (Holland Christian)! Wes has trained hard nearly 2x per week for the past 2 years while playing a different sport each season! He always has a positive attitude and the drive to better himself each session. He has learned that hard work must become a consistent […]

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Baseball, Softball players add velocity and shoulder stability!

Drew Flick of West Michigan Aviation Academy and all the baseball/softball athletes have been getting after it this winter. They’ve worked up to more complex shoulder stability drills to improve velocity and protect the arm. It’s the added cherry on top of all the strength, power, and size they’ve built. It will pay off on […]

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Are You Getting Results? Here’s how to tell…

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” […]

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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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Coach Ken George, Jason Martin, Join Forces to Develop Basketball Players

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 […]

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Ready To Contribute in a BIG ‘Way’ for West Catholic

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 […]

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South Christian’s Spencer Holstege Achieves Off-Season Goals

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. […]

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Kettler of EGR Earning Division 1 College Football Attention

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 […]

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Hudsonville and Hillsdale Alum, Jake Bull, Prepares for the NFL

Jake Bull first stepped foot into PowerStrength 5 years ago as a high school senior. He was a 6’5 225lb athlete who played football, basketball, and baseball for the Hudsonville Eagles. His focus turned to football where he was a standout TE/DE and was offered a scholarship to a small D2 school – Hillsdale College. […]

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‘Premier’ Football Program at PowerStrength

We officially began our Premier Advanced Football Training program in 2016, but it was actually years in the making. The majority of our best football athletes in PSTS history have experienced this type of focused training and preparation. In the last two years alone, over 35 athletes have come out of this program to play […]

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