Strength & Conditioning

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Upper Iowa Athletics has two main strength and conditioning areas, the North Weight Room and the South Weight Room. Both facilities are located on the lower level of Dorman Memorial Gynasium.

North Weight Room

The North Weight Room was renovated in 2013 through the University's Raising the Bar campaign. Over $250,000 of renovations turned the former wrestling room into the much-needed strength and conditioning facility it is today.

Features of the North Weight Room:

- 12 racks w/ tablets

- Inlaid platforms

- Field Turf Area (69' x 15' or 23 yds x 5yds)

- DB rack with weight ranging from 5 lbs to 150 lbs

- Nutrition/Supplementation Bar w/ Chocolate Milk, Strawberry Milk, Bagels, Cream Cheese, Granola Bars and Whey Protein Powder

- A pair chains at every rack

- TV Monitor for displaying team highlights and weight room leader boards

- PS 500 Brecknell Digital Scale

- 6 glute-ham machines

- 3 cable pull down machines

- 6 safety squat bars

- 6 trap bars

- Various bands, foam rollers, hurdles, physio balls, bosu balls, battle ropes, jump ropes, PVC pipe, med balls, TRX Bands?

South Weight Room

The South Weight Room is the original weight room of Dorman Gymnasium. Updated to coincide with Upper Iowa's move up to NCAA Division II, the platforms used with the racks feature the old gym floor prior to the court being redone for the 2003-04 season. Space was at a premium in the South Weight Room prior to 2013 when Strength and Conditioning expanded to the North Weight Room as well.

Features of the South Weight Room:

- 5 racks w/ tablets

- 3 Dynamic racks

- DB rack with weight ranging from 5 lbs to 125 lbs

- Deep Cooler w/ Chocolate Milk, Strawberry Milk, Bagels, Cream Cheese, Granola Bars

- A pair chains at every rack

- 4 glute-ham machines

- 2 safety squat bars

-3 trap bars

- Various bands, foam rollers, hurdles, physio balls, jump ropes, plyo boxes, med balls, TRX Bands