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First Year

Introduction 

Welcome to the first year strength program. This webpage contains the material you will need to begin training. Continue reading for a general overview of the program, then download this document for detailed explanations. The document will serve as your primary resource while this page houses exercise video playlists and a progress checklist.

Videos are located below, and are organized around the training of 6 components—four primary and two auxiliary—as depicted in the following graphic.

 
 

Beneath the videos is the Master Checklist for you to record your progress as you meet the standard for each exercise. The complete testing and training protocol is detailed in the document but the checklist can be saved and printed from this page. Be prepared to hand it in upon your arrival this fall to give us an idea of your current level of preparedness and to allow us to individualize your training program. 

 

VIDEO EXAMPLES

         
   
 Upper Body Pull    Upper Body Push    Lower Body Active
         
   
Lower Body Static   Retraction   Abdominal

 

Checklist

Below is a master checklist to return to the strenth and conditioning staff to let us know what you've achieved. Save image and print to fill out.

 
   

 

If you have any questions throughout the process, don’t hesitate to contact assistant strength & conditioning coach Ben Swogger at bswogger@andrew.cmu.edu. 

 

Go Tartans!