Just an update on the Montgomery County weightroom. They indians have an all new dumbell set. They have also bought weighted chains and medicine balls. It is amazing how great the facilites are.

 

Does the money come from boosters or from fundraisers/budget?

Then go live in a tent...lol..:lol:

 

I'd be fine with that my friend. I'm about as simple of a person as you'd ever meet. :thumb:

IMO a bunch of HS kids don't need state of the art equipment to get stronger. I think they should have someone knowledgable in that room at all times to make sure nobody gets hurt. If the kids think they deserve the Spa then have them go join a Fancy Gym. The money just isnt there at HHS for that and I would much rather see the educational facilities upgraded first.

IMO a bunch of HS kids don't need state of the art equipment to get stronger. I think they should have someone knowledgable in that room at all times to make sure nobody gets hurt. If the kids think they deserve the Spa then have them go join a Fancy Gym. The money just isnt there at HHS for that and I would much rather see the educational facilities upgraded first.

 

Um...they are...

So does any team in NKY have a nice weightroom. You can add CCH to the list of old musty undersized weightrooms. I cleaned some mats in there a few years ago and I'm sure it was the first time in the history of the program that they had been cleaned.

Has anyone ever had a chance to see Moeller's weightroom? Unreal.

 

I used to have a link to it but I can't find it.

So does any team in NKY have a nice weightroom. You can add CCH to the list of old musty undersized weightrooms. I cleaned some mats in there a few years ago and I'm sure it was the first time in the history of the program that they had been cleaned.

 

So what is the million dollar plus building they are constructing now going to be used for. I know Baseball will definately be in there.

Does the money come from boosters or from fundraisers/budget?

 

I believe the money for the building of the weightroom and the power racks came from boosters. The money for the chains, medicine balls, prowler's( works like a weight sled, but instead of pulling and running, you push and run) and dumbbells came from fundraisers, that the kids did.

It sure is, that's something all Indians should take pride in. I would love to see that place in person, that's very similar to Morhead's set-up, possibly nicer.

Might be that Coach Gooch played at Morehead.

So does any team in NKY have a nice weightroom. You can add CCH to the list of old musty undersized weightrooms. I cleaned some mats in there a few years ago and I'm sure it was the first time in the history of the program that they had been cleaned.

 

Campbell County has a pretty nice weightroom, which is what i have been told!

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There are some real nice weight rooms out there in the Commonwealth, but what you have to figure is what defines a great weight room. a weight room to train athletes needs to be simple and efficient. It needs to compliment the training protocols of the teams it supports. For instance, someone said have you need Moellers' weight room. It is a great looking facility, but it is not set up to really train it's ahtletes well. Too many Hammer Strength pieces, not enough racks. This isn't an opinion, this is a statement from many of the coaches at the school.

 

The two best facilities I've seen in the Commonwealth are Trinity's and Mercer County. Trinity's Marshal center is an amazing facility. I wouldn't call it "State of Art", but it is perfect for their program. Personall there are too many single use stations in that facility which doesn't allow it to use it's space to it's most efficient manner, but it has lots of space so it works well.

 

Mercer's facility is simple and efficient. 8 Rack stations w/ platforms, lots of dumbbells and glute ham raises. Enough to allow 60 athletes training at one time. The beauty of their facility is you can have one group lifting and the other doing agility work in their indoor facility. It represents the focus of speed and agility work as well as strength and fits their program next.

 

Ludlow (yes Ludlow) probably has the most efficient weight room in the state. 3 Double sided rack stations by The Equipment Guys (http://www.equipimentguys.com). On either side of racks are dumbbell racks that allow them to use them at the station. Two glute hams, lat pull downs and a neck machine. In a 1000 square foot facility (that is tiny if you are dondering) they can train 30 or so athletes at one time and get thim in and out in 1 hour or less.

 

As for guy saying he would rather have the academic facilities at Highlands upgraded, well these two things aren't mutually exclusive. Most facilities in the state are based on school monies. They are done through boosters or "friends of the program".

 

The weight room at HHS could be just set up more efficiently without having to build a whole new room. Simply put in a room full of rack stations (no platforms) and you could set up a room that could train about 60 users at one time. You'd till have to go in multiple shifts, but probably in 40 minute shifts for each group reducing their time lifting and then allowing more time to study or do things outside of training which is a good thing for young kids. Be young whilst you can. And yes they still have the Hammer pieces, which are antiquated technology. If the students were using Commodore computers still the parents would be outraged, well the athletes are.

 

As for Title IX requirements for weight rooms (a big issue in KY) the rules are very ambiguous in a weight room. Free weights are not a gender biased thing. You don't need a "fitness room" with tons of machines or the like. What you do need is plent of low weight dumbbells, plates, training bars ande bumpers so as to allow female athletes the ability to train in a safe and proper manner. Female athletes are typically better lifters than the guys. Lifts that need tecnique (Olympic lifts: cleans ans snatches) work to their favor. Once a girl is taught technique they rarely try to "muscle" the lift and will stay in control. As guys (mens) we try to muscle everthing and in certain lifts, this is not to our advantage

 

Other great facilities: Pikeville HS, Meade County HS, Boyle County, Lincoln County, Lexington Christian, Cooper HS, Corbin, Belfry come to mind.

 

The thing about weight rooms is this, they don't have to be huge palaces. What you have to do is look at it the way a farmer looks at each acre he has. How can I get the most yield from each acre??? You will always have small rooms, sometimes you are fully limited by a lack of space so you have to make each square foot matter.

 

The thing about a weight room isn't that your players get stronger. That is a bonus by far, but is the "team" getting stronger. Working towards goals and bonding in the off season. A team spends more time "off-season" training than playing or practicing. This is where teams a built. Highlands agility and speed training is the place the titles are won. The weight room is important, but the time in the gym is the "acid test".

 

The last thing a weight room needs to do is build confidence and prevent injuries. A weight room can make your back up linebackers more confident from adding muscle and getting goals, which makes the team team better.

 

As for preventing injuries, this is the reason Hammer Strength pieces and machines are anitquated. They isolate muscles and do not train the stabiliers muscles. As athletes you use muscle groups, not insolated movements. Running, jumping, tackling are using most every muscle in the body. Free weight lifts such as squats or Olympic lifts will train these groups in less time and a more efficient way than any machine. Since they train multiple muscles groups they also force the stabilizer muscles (found at joints, the place you have major injures) to get stronger. The stronger these muscles are the less likely you are to have injures. So is it more beneficial to do walking lunges with dumbbells (working muscles outside of the body frame really strengthens the stabilizers) or try to run large groups of athletes through a single use machine???

 

That is the other thing about machines, some machines are nice auxiliary pieces; but the question is can I run 60 users through it in an hour??? You can't, so you bottleneck the workout. You are better doing Straight Leg Dead Lifts to train your hamstrings than get on some machine. You can do SLDL's in a group setting, train your hamstrings along with many other muscles in less time and w/ better results.

^Are you the area rep. that one would need to contact in NKY to set-up an efficient weight room?

Prestonsburg I got to say is one if not the best in the state.

Mercer County

Ludlow and Lexington Christian