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Tonight I was watching the NBA Playoffs and thinking back to my first year as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with the San Antonio Spurs. Today is Memorial Day and Steve Kerr,(a former Spurs player) is coaching the Warriors and that is what's gotten me thinking way back to 1999. ,We were
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Posted on 05/25/2015 10:07 PM by Ed Cosner
San Antonio, Texas,,This past weekend saw Darren Williams place first at the Texas Weightlifting Championships and break 3 state records with an 85kg snatch, 100kg clean & jerk to post a 185kg total and qualify for the Masters World Championships. Darren competes in the Masters Division at the 105+kg
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Posted on 01/20/2015 8:17 PM by Ed Cosner
A huge CONGRATS to Darren who has been training extremely hard over this past year here at PowerSport and that training has paid off in a Bronze Medal (50-54 105+kg class) at the 2014 Master's Pan American Championships held June 21st in Toronto, Canada and we couldn't be more proud of him and excited
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Posted on 07/07/2014 4:36 PM by ed Cosner
I cannot begin to express how proud I am of former PowerSport Strength and Conditioning Athlete US Army Captain David Taliaferro of the New York National Guard's 133rd Quartermasters Company / U.S. Central Command Material Recovery Element based out of Ft. Hamilton, NY. David has been chosen to
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Posted on 03/11/2014 4:13 PM by ed Cosner
"100 games in this competition is not a small achievement-it's massive and we're very proud of Ben and he deserves this recognition" Mark Hammett Hurricanes Head Coach
This past weekend in South Africa Ben Franks achieved a milestone in Super Rugby when he walked onto
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Posted on 03/06/2014 3:53 PM by Ed Cosner
Want to give a HUGE shout out and Good Luck to Chris Kendig as he goes to St.Lake City to attend USA Bobsled's Drivers School....kind of like going to Drivers Ed. way back when only this is learning how to drive a bobsled downhill at about 80 MPH and not wreck!!! I remember talking to 3-time
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Posted on 03/04/2014 3:35 PM by Ed Cosner
I want to extend a big CONGRATS to Darren Williams for placing 1st in the 105kg+ Class in the Masters Division at the 2014 Texas State Weightlifting Championships!! In addition to winning he also posted a qualifying total for the Masters Pan American Championships on June 21st in Canada.
Darren
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Posted on 01/18/2014 7:16 PM by Ed Cosner
Colorado State at Pueblo University senior volleyball player and a young lady that I've had the immense pleasure to know and train for a long time, finished her collegiate volleyball career with a couple of very well deserved honors and I can't begin to express how proud of her I am. Kacy
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Posted on 12/19/2013 3:02 PM by ed Cosner
A few weeks ago Spencer was released by the Lions and came home. Anyone who has played sports knows that this is a difficult thing to deal with and if you're not prepared for it can be downright devastating. However, Spencer didn't sulk, whine, or make excuses he just went right back to training
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Posted on 08/20/2013 3:27 PM by Ed Cosner
Ed Cosner has been one of the most influential people in my life. Behind my father, who played 12 seasons in the NBA, he has taught me the ins and outs of what it takes to be a competitor. Without Ed I would NOT have been near prepared enough for college and the same has carried forward to the NFL.
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Posted on 07/17/2013 6:39 PM by Ed Cosner
Well the NY Jets screwed my man Spencer around but as he always does Spencer didn't give up and continued to train and he landed on his feet.....in DETROIT!! Last Tuesday he went up for a try out and was signed that day. I spoke to Lions' assistant strength and conditioning coach Ted Rath
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Posted on 06/03/2013 5:48 PM by Ed Cosner
So one of my favorite football players I've ever trained signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets!! A HUGE congratulations to DE Spencer Nealy who went from preferred walk on at Texas A&M to scholarship athlete to now the NFL!! This kid works hard and believes in himself and that
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Posted on 04/28/2013 10:16 PM by Ed Cosner
PowerSport Strength and Conditioning Athlete and University of Texas at Dallas men's basketball senior forward Chris Barnes became the Comets' all-time leading scorer last night in a game against Mississippi College. Chris now has 1,345 career points with three games left in the regular
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Posted on 02/10/2012 5:21 PM by Ed Cosner