Nearly two years ago, the Minden High Athletic Department added some new equipment to their facility. Not just weight-lifting equipment, but team building equipment. It's the unique design of the Power Plus 2 Team Building and Strength Machine that promises far greater advantages than just strength.

On Saturday, the football team and others will be using this machine to lift their way to National High School records in team weight-lifting.

It's a simple concept:  two athletes, lifting simultaneously, under the same weight.  You may not be able to lift 1000 pounds, but maybe you and your buddy can... together.

Minden High Head Football Coach Randy Peters thinks its not just strength training ... but the team aspect of it that's going to propel his program to new heights.

I talked with Greg Herbert, the CEO of Power Plus Fitness, about the upcoming event and the innovative equipment that was developed right here in Northwest Louisiana.

You can find out more at powerplus2.com.

Louisiana High School Football and Power Plus 2 Will Make National History on 5/11/13

 

High School Football Players Will Be Setting National Team-Lifting Records on the Official “Power Plus 2 Day” for the City.

 

Minden Mayor Bill Robertson and Tide Head Football Coach Randy Peters, along with Louisiana resident and inventor of the Power Plus 2, Dan Goddard are inviting media, coaches, athletes and residents from around the state to experience the first ever National 4A High School Football Power Plus 2 Team-Lifting Championship. Two Louisiana student athletes will squat over half a ton. The event will consist of 2 Person Teamwork Squat and Bench Pressing on the innovative Power Plus 2 Team Building and Strength Machine. The event will be held at Minden High School on Saturday 5/11/13 at 10 a.m.  Mayor Robertson is very excited about the Power Plus 2 for Minden and he announced that he is making a proclamation to officially name this date “Power Plus 2 Day” for the city. Tom Manno who broke 197 World and National power lifting records said “I’ve been to thousands of weightlifting events, but Power Plus 2 Team-lifting Events are ten times more exciting than any of them.”

 

Minden High is the first High School in Louisiana to have the Power Plus 2 Team Building and Strength Machine. Coach Peters says he’s glad to be on the frontline with his team and that the Power Plus 2 not only builds strength, but teamwork and overall character of the student athletes as it would for any athletic program that chooses to use it. He said “Due to having the Power Plus 2, the number of players that can individually bench press over 300 lbs has more than tripled. The guys come together because they have to work as a team.” This isn’t only about winning games, but about the life skills that are developed through the unity, trust, confidence and communication that is created by using the Power Plus 2. These skills help the students for life to build and maintain relationships. In the Team-Lifting/Team Building event the student athletes are not only given awards for strength records in the International Federation of the 2-Person Lift, but for good character, good attitude, good role model, most improved and The Perseverance Award.  This event will also debut a special Father/Son Dual Bench Press.

 

Dan Goddard, the inventor of the Power Plus 2 was one of the strongest bench pressers in the country, a college football player and coached college and professional football. He has also coached and mentored thousands of youth through a non-profit called Americans For A Better Tomorrow. Dan knows that all great teams throughout history were not only strong, but had powerful teamwork. He put all of his experience into what he was sure would make dreams come true for coaches. Many teams using the Power Plus 2 in other states have even gone from rags to riches in one season. Now, coaches like former head football coach of The Ohio State, John Cooper are saying “The Power Plus 2 is a breakthrough for teambuilding”. The CEO of Explosive Athletes Institute says “Power Plus 2  is the #1 thing a coach can have to take a team to the highest possible level”.

 

Power Plus 2 is starting to create a lot of attention and excitement. Team-Lifting has become the most exciting event in world combines such the Franco Harris World Teen Combine where Franco says “I wish we had the Power Plus 2 when I was playing” and the Kurt Angle World Team Combine. Kurt Angle said “The Power Plus 2 is the future of weightlifting. They just won’t give up on each other”. Building Strength & Unity is exactly what Dan designed the Power Plus 2 for, but even he recently admitted “I never envisioned that the Power Plus 2 would be as powerful and effective as this with the assistance exercises. More information, photos and video of the Power Plus 2 and Team-Lifting events can be seen at www.powerplus2.com

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