The Program

Weight Right Here!

So you want to know what's making the funny clanging noise behind that closed door? This would be a good place to find the answer.

Question: How does one become stronger then the other person?

Question: How does one become quicker and faster then the other person?

Question: How does one become more dominate then that other person?

Answer: By spending quality time in the weight room!

Greendale is blessed with a very nice weight room and training facility. While it may not be the biggest or the best in the state, it does serve it's purpose. One should never judge a book by it's cover anyway because having the fanciest machines, shiniest bars, or maybe the fancy carpeting along with a custom paint job won't do you any good if it's just sitting there not being used. Remember that one Rocky movie where the Russian had the high-tech training facility and poor Rocky was chasing chickens in a barn? Who won that battle in the end?  Well you won't see any chickens running around Greendale's weight room, but you will see plenty of dedicated football players and athletes. The coaches have made it perfectly clear as to what is needed in order to stay on top.

Twenty or thirty years ago, there wasn't that much emphasis put on lifting weights. It was more of the running thing than anything else. Sure you may have went in there for a token 10 minutes or so each day but then you left in a flash. That's not the case anymore. Every sport today now incorporates mandatory weight lifting workouts into their schedules within that particular program. The benefits are second to none. Especially in the pro ranks where big money is involved. But wait! Why then the big emphasis at the high school or college level? There is no big money involved... or is there? Well there actually is for those individuals who want to put forth the effort. It's not by way of the traditional paycheck, its by way of the scholarship money that is available. A high school or college athlete can have their college paid for via a sports scholarship. Yes... it does cost a few bucks to go to college, trust me... I know! If an individual wants to try and earn his or her way through college, which by the way is getting more and more expensive every day, they can by excelling in their sport. To excel in their sport they need to work twice as hard so where do you do that? How about in the weight room to start with!

Unfortunately, not everyone will get a scholarship. That leaves us with the real reason why most people come to the weight room. You see an athlete always wants to be competitive. That's what sports is all about. They feed on this competitiveness and the desire to be the best and be #1. We're born with that instinct. This not only involves sports but life in general. What would the world be like if no one had a competitive spirit? Picture a bunch of rocks and stones just lying there on the side of a road. That's what it would be like! No other reason for being there other then to take up space. Thank God for the competitive spirit and thank God for sports!
- RAM