Strength & Conditioning Center
The strength and conditioning
facilities at NAU are among the best in the West. The
6,500-square-foot facility has been utilized by Olympians Pablo
Morales, Summer Sanders, Jenny Thompson and Wes Barnett, as well as
a host of foreign athletes and teams preparing for a variety of
international competitions. The German bobsled team trained in the
facility prior to winning a gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake
Olympics.
The weight room is located in the Walkup Skydome. It features 30
tons of free weights, 10 Olympic training platforms with modernized
sport-specific training and high-tech motion analysis cameras. In
the summer of 2005, the weight room received a facelift with new
platforms and interior paint, as well as a complete enclosure of
the complex.
The student-athletes work to improve themselves under a philosophy based on performance enhancement and safe participation. The strength and conditioning coaches teach free weight training utilizing Olympic movements and plyometrics to prevent injury and produce the best athlete in the competitive arena.
