wasn’t the end to the story: the next round of Skyline’s underclassmen asked if they could continue the tradition in Bob’s basement.
Coach Rowbotham is a man who delights in helping others, especially if they are willing to work hard, so he honored their request. To this day, eight athletes are invited each year to train in Bob’s basement. After the season, the seniors invite eight promising underclassmen to take the\;C:\ProgramÇİ\i€231" target = "_blank">Printer Friendly Version

CREATINE

Reasons why you shouldn't use Creatine.

By Dr. Joe Brownholtz, University of Miami Sports Nut

Published: Fall 1998

Editor’s Note: Bigger Faster Stronger has officially stopped endorsing and selling Creatine (Please read page 38). However, we will continue publishi information on creatine both pro and con. Dr. Joe Brownholtz has some valid points that may be useful to both coach and athlete.

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More athletes are using creatine today than ever before and the industry is growinby leaps and bounds. Sales from creatine have risen from 30 million in 1995 to an expected 180 million this year. The reason is simple, creatine accelerates muscle growth and it is safe. The time has now come to separate speculation, conjecture and anecdotal reports from reliable scientific data and listen to those who use it and to those who have the expertise in the field of exercise science.
Many high profile athletes use creatine and swear by it. Baseball notables include: Mark McGuire, Mike Piazza, Ken Caminini, and Scott Hatterberg. Says HatterbLEN~1\BIN64;$Ú\€383" target = "_blank">Printer Fendly Version

Weightlifting Champion Carl Miller

Down-to-earth wisdom from one of America’s most respected proponents of weightlifting for life

By Kim Goss

Published: Fall 2003

Research has shown that the eccentric portion of an exercise is the most effective type of muscular contraction for developing strength, and eccentric strength is important for developing the ability to control the forces that occur in sports, such as landing during a jump in volleyball or basketball. Also, because these machines only allow for one movement speed and because acceleration is an important component to the development and maintenance of power, these machines would be detrimental to athletic performance, says Jerry Telle, a personal trainer from Littleton, Colorado, who has done extensive research on strength curves. <BR><BR>Explosive Advantages<BR><BR>Chains improve explosive strength. In squats, chain training will teach you to drive to the top of the lift because you cannot reduce force as you can with a regular barbell. After a few weeks of training athletes with chains, coaches often report not only increases in 1-maxes, but also more acceleration while lifting, which cprint Techniques and work hard with our speed circuits. We do the BFS Dot Drill and the BFS Set-Rep-Log Book and everyone records their workouts. We do the using 3 sets of 6 reps, 5 sets of 6, or one set to failure. Well of course it is. Anytime you vary your workout you are going to have better results than if you do the same thing day after day and week after week. I present this in a form of a question at BFS Clinics. Every time, every kid says that variation is better. I guess that was what was so frustrating. Why do research on something everyone knows? I want to see research