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Harvey, basketball family earns results at PowerStrength

It’s awesome when we train one Harvey, but THREE HARVEY’S! Wow, talk about a basketball family! Ryan is preparing for her freshman basketball season at Davenport University, Steven is going into his senior year of basketball at Alma College, and Daane is preparing for his Sophomore basketball season at Forest Hills Eastern. You do not […]

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Area basketball leader, Scholler, get results!

Jimmy Scholler (FHC) is one of the most serious basketball players to train at PowerStrength. When it comes to training, he trusts the process! Immediately after the season, Jimmy was back in the gym. He’s training 2x/week in addition to his AAU (GR Storm) schedule. He’s in his 3rd off-season at PSTS and he’s aiming […]

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Incoming college basketball player, Kemp, prepares to dominate

Adele Kemp of Greenville is heading to Northwood in the fall to play basketball. She knows better than most, even with all her success, that she needs to constantly improve in order to compete and dominate at the next level – even after her incredible high school career! That’s why she’s making the time to […]

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Basketball player adds 3 inches to vertical jump

Wyatt is a basketball player at Rockford who has added 3 inches to his vertical jump! He works hard every training session and has been training since December. He even made the time to train during basketball season! That’s the face of a dedicated worker who’s gained over 12 pounds. While gaining that good weight, […]

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Train during your sport season to stay ahead!

Training during your sport season is important! Many athletes understand the importance of general training during the off-season. However, few understand the importance of training during their season. Zeke has been training during his season all fall…winter…and now spring. This consistency is vital if you play multiple sports as it allows for continued physical development. […]

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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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Top 17 PowerStrength Moments in 2017

With 2017 ending we wanted to re-cap our Top 17 Moments in 2017 at PowerStrength. Enjoy reliving some of our best memories from another immense year here at PSTS. Granted we couldn’t list them all, but thank you to all of you who helped create such an unforgettable year for all of us! We look […]

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“But How Do I Know I’m Actually Getting Better?”

“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 […]

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