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Kenny Willekes first walked into PowerStrength days after his sophomore football season ended. He was a skinny, wide-eyed kid who wanted to get better by any means – this was back in 2012. When he first started training he was a maniac as he tried to keep up with older, stronger athletes. Months later, he […]

The football off-season is starting, while others are in the middle of a playoff push. We have had football athletes flooding back to the gym to begin their off-season programs. We wanted to re-cap and highlight a few headlines from some of our most dedicated football athletes this past season. The links to the articles […]

As many of our football athletes are about to begin post-season play, we are reminded of the importance of In-Season training. It has been a common topic of conversation and one I wanted to dive into further. Many of the principles translate to other sports as well. Training properly throughout the football season will keep […]

We’ve been asked about development for younger kids numerous times – we typically start them in the gym around 5th grade. ‘PowerPLAY’ is our answer to the questions… for now! Kids need to move, play, and have fun doing it. In the screen-driven, fast-paced childhood our kids are (unfortunately) exposed to – movement and fun […]

“He never would listen to me, but you got him to listen and now he takes his nutrition seriously! He actually prepares his own meals and protein shakes!” – PSTS Parent   How do you know if an athlete is actually improving towards their goals? There are a number of ways for performance: -lift more […]

Instilling strength into the next generation of youth athletes is one of the best things we do. We’re not shy about this because the impact we have seen is too great to keep quiet. We hold our HS and college athletes responsible for this as well and they do a great job of providing positive […]

The stuff our Director of Youth Development, Cam White, and the crew have been doing with the youth of West Michigan is game-changing! We currently have a speed and agility camp going on now! We have fun learning not only about training and being a better athlete- but how to be truly “strong” as an […]

PowerStrength was out at Davenport all week supporting the Gilda’s Club through the annual Addix All-Star game right here in West Michigan. Always a great event and purpose! Come out tomorrow night at 7pm and get a football fix in June! We had over 10 PSTS athletes nominated for this game! #HomeGrown #WestMichiganMade https://instagram.com/p/BVGg8IFAS0V/  

Athlete of the Month goes to youth athlete McKenzie Daugherty! She has been working hard MULTIPLE times per week for months and it shows in the gym and on the volleyball court! Kenzie is stronger, jumping higher, and is gaining athleticism every week. She does push-ups, sprints, drags sleds, does chin-ups and more! Kenzie is […]

We had the pleasure of hosting the Grand Rapids Storm Basketball Sponsorship workout. What a fun event, and a great group!