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Dr. Chuck Stiggins, a former college football and track athlete and competitive weight lifter, has been the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Brigham Young University Athletic Department for more than 20 years. He is responsible for devising and implementing the strength and conditioning programs for all intercollegiate athletic teams at BYU.

During this time, all 21 of the BYU Men's and Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Teams have experienced phenomenal success and have won numerous Conference Championships. The BYU Football Program has been to 19 major bowl games and has won 16 Conference Championships -- 10 of them consecutively. The football and golf teams have both won National Championships. Many of the athletic teams have consistently dominated their conference and have been nationally ranked almost every year. The University's intercollegiate athletic teams combined have won the Conference's Supremacy Trophy each year - an award presented to the university whose athletic teams have won more Conference Championships than any of the other universities in the Conference that year.

The success of the BYU Athletic Department has resulted in two Outland Trophy Winners, a Heisman Trophy Winner, as well as literally hundreds of All-Conference and All-American athletes. After finishing their careers at BYU, many of these athletes have gone on to compete on the professional level in a variety of sports. Coach Stiggins' strength and conditioning program has undoubtedly played a major role in helping these athletes reach their full athletic potential.

Chuck recently devised this comprehensive, computerized strength training program which eliminates the guesswork from strength training by providing sets, repetitions, poundage, intensity, and recovery periods for each individual. The Program is individualized by sport/group and then tailored to meet the needs of each athlete/individual. It is also designed to be used by Physical Education classes, health clubs, wellness and fitness centers, sports medicine clinics, as well as the general population (all age categories). the program is currently being marketed nationwide.

Dr. Stiggins has over 125 publications, including a book on conditioning for athletes. He has spoken at numerous functions across the country and has done consulting for high school, collegiate, and professional athletic teams as well as for a variety of health clubs, fitness/wellness centers, and sports medicine clinics.

Coach Stiggins designed and equipped the 10,000 square foot BYU intercollegiate strength training complex, which continues to be considered one of the finest in the country.

Chuck has also served as a State and Regional Director and as a member of the Board of Directors for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He was voted Region V Conditioning Coach of the Year and has three times been a finalist for National Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. He has served on the University's Advisory Drug Committee. Dr. Stiggins is considered to be one of the leading authorities in his field.

Coach Stiggins received his Bachelor's Degree in 1977, his Master's Degree in 1978, and his Doctorate Degree in 1985.

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