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He also shortened the name of the gym to simply the Sports Palace. His new location turned out to be a good one, enabling him to make enough profit to travel to numerous national and international competitions throughout the year. The new gym was also close to Mission High School, where Ken Clark was then enrolled. While in school Clark walked into the Sports Palace looking for a place to train, and Schmitz coached him to the Olympic games and to American records of 363 in the snatch and 470 in the clean and jerk at 220 pounds bodyweight.<br>As Schmitz s stable of Sports Palace athletes continued to grow, his goals began to change.  As my team got better, I began to think that we might be able to win the national championships, says Schmitz.  That was in the late  70s, and it took us until 1982 to win the national championships. The significance of this achievement is that his team beat the York Barbell Club, which had won the championships for 29 years in a row. The York team was composed of athletes throughout the country who were sponsored by York, whereas almost all Schmitz s athletes were from the San Francisco Bay Area and were dues-paying members at Schmitz s gym. Proving the victory was not a fluke, the Sports Palace team went on to win seven more national titles.<br><br>A Legacy <br>of Strength<br><br>Asking Schmitz who his favorite lifters are is like asking a father which of his children he likes the best - he just can t do it. Schmitz was willing, however, to describe some of the best qualities of each of the following Olympians he has trained.  Ken Patera was the absolute strongest, Bruce Wilhelm [the first American to snatch 400 pounds] trained the hardest, Thanh Nguyen had the most natural talent, Ken Clark had the most determination, and Mario Mas," Coach Johnston recollected.&nbsp; "In that instance, Coach Holmgren really let that player have it at practice.&nbsp; Coach Holmgren is a super person to work for.&nbsp; If any player didn't commit to weights, Reggie and Brett would take care of them anyway." </P> <P>I marveled at the similarity between the Green Bay and BFS Strength and Conditioning programs.&nbsp; I shrugged, "Well Ken, we're either on the Green Bay&nbsp;program or you're on the BFS program."&nbsp; We both laughed.&nbsp; Coach Johnston remarked, "Bigger Faster Stronger has a great deal going for them, especially for the high school coach."</P> <P>Coach Johnston believes in Box Squats and Partial Benches.&nbsp; These two lifts form the backbone of the BFS program.&nbsp; They make everything hum along like a beautiful song.&nbsp; They create a huge advantage during the season especially at the high school level.&nbsp; They create a nice advantage during the off-season with speed and jump drills.&nbsp; They help the athlete avoid plateaus in all lifts but especially with the Parallel Squat and Bench Press.</P> <P>Since many wieght rooms do not have a Power Rack, we at BFS evolved to the Towel or Padded Bench Press instead of Partials.&nbsp; I learned the Box Squat&nbsp; and Partial Bench Press secret in Los Angeles in the ate 1960's.&nbsp; Louis Simmons, now from Columbus, Ohio, learned the same secret from the same source.&nbsp; Hence, he cal@϶j>h{aP Tdiw$FُgK:*>y(Z{ f]5I2dq+/!#%&U$R=P,594(Av*St ;x[J\Ȃ6 J׊{/,4 n1HaoHy]e}[5byUK3rt'H)zب#:6ko FN;E52iY@eȉ٦I4F =yoBQxkZ|k\Uza+b;)5%$X($T-\"]֚Ĭ75rk0'jPͼuW=ue%dRIvo+vrVSQ>zv pnM/)sv”,S.ƙ#eZ$q$-!.'k%xɂio#6.[z*"e~a -L-O^W2cHߧX(Z|5@rQFjvI2N%jc/A5ߑP7M]I^ Uqvc5W+,BR=biD]$;Ӯl WWWW|C{ʼy+ZS疳f6C kU<;tkJ<Gu)8 |{sad2>{pxP}1F)߫<ߛ :u} ^T8?Sў{́rn|~tg?JRlز}~]~ҕĤ9ו><Czֿ iSӗ~^?gbG}sg͏T?8E6.yzPdbg"ZN'aWb|7`r2*eH$@hvZs@:ZݲzfyF91je&ۊ(J4|El4p8db/{G=Dr]7['5.0՝@#֫>ya]$++ů&ke!oc1`oV[02ڧ#uR3$^E