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Minnetonka Weight Room Rules
- Appropriate workout clothing must be worn - no jeans.
- Appropriate footwear must be worn - no sandals.
- All athletes involved in our off-season or summer conditioning programs must participate in our running program prior to strength training.
- All Minnetonka athletes must perform manual resistance neck and shoulder exercises with the group before beginning workout.
- All workouts must be recorded on a strength card.
- You must train with a partner - only two people per group.
- No ballistic or unsafe exercises will be performed in this room.
- All athletes must complete exercises in the same order listed on strength card.
- All reps must be performed with a slow rep speed and under control - this means a minimum of 6 seconds per rep.
- Strip plates off machine and put back in order on the weight tree or horns after completing an exercise.
High Intensity Training . . . The Tonka Way!
Supplements
"First of all, I believe that through proper nutrition, athletes should be able to provide their bodies with the nutrients necessary for healthy training and development. Supplements may offer some short term benefits but the scary part is that no one knows what long term effects taking these may have on your body. What I can tell you for certain is that as a first class program, our philosophy at Penn State is that there are no short cuts to success: Hard work is the key and the only route we choose to take. In following with this philosophy and because of the unknown long term effects of using supplements, we strongly discourage our athletes from using any form of these products and refuse to make these available to our athletes."
John Thomas, Strength Coach, Penn State University
Minnetonka Position Statement regarding Supplements
The Minnetonka Strength and Conditioning Staff strongly discourages the use of all dietary supplements because of the potential for negative side effects, the danger associated with lack of supplement industry regulation, and the lack of scientific evidence to support their effectiveness.
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