RELEASE: Power Factor™ Increases 86% in Upper Body and

Power Factor™ Increases 86% in Upper Body and
43% in Lower Body without Increasing Weight Load
for Teenage Athletes at 6-Week Speed Boot Camp

December 8, 2006 (COLUMBUS, OHIO) Max Rack, Inc. - The 6-week speed boot camp hosted by The Edge Athletic and Fitness Center of Columbus, Ohio with guest Allan Johnson, former Ohio State University Buckeye Football Strength and Conditioning Coach included male athletes between the ages of 14 and 17. The athletes performed drills to improve their Power Factor index, a key measurement showing your power relative to your body weight so you know if you’re in athletic shape.

Power Factor™ is a revolutionary weight lifting computer that provides users with real-time feedback from their strength training routine. The same technology that revolutionized the treadmill will now change the face of strength training, allowing anyone to count calories burned, track rest time and adjust bar speed while lifting.

Bob Fry, The Edge owner, said “Power Factor is the truest measurement of an athlete’s ability to have explosive movements during athletic competition”. The Edge used the knowledge of 22 year veteran and 2002 “Strength Coach of the Year” Allan Johnson to design routines that would maximize speed, agility and power throughout the 6-week camp.

The athletes were pre-tested on the bench press exercise doing max weight for five to eight repetitions. The athletes were again post-tested at the conclusion of the 6-week camp using the same weight as in the pre-test. The average pre-test Power Factor for the group was 1.82. The average post-test Power Factor for the group was 2.68. An 86% increase in power output without changing weight load.

The same was conducted on the lower body with the athletes doing a free weight squat exercise. The average pre-test Power Factor for the group was 3.31. The average post-test Power Factor for the group was 4.74. This is a 43% increase in power output without changing weight load.

“The Power Factor gave our kids a motivational tool to perform better each and every day during the camp. They knew if they were working harder or just loafing during their workouts” said Allan Johnson. That work obviously paid off for these athletes that are involved with basketball, soccer and baseball throughout Central Ohio. Watch out athletes, these guys may just have an advantage with Power Factor!

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Contact: Kirt Moritz, Max Rack, Inc. Phone: 1-866-231-3383