University of Missouri - St. Louis Athletics

MISSION STATEMENT The main objective of the UMSL Strength and Conditioning Program is to help each athlete achieve their maximal level of performance while reducing the occurrence of injuries through a balanced total body program that is designed and administered by the Director of Sports Performance.

Training programs are designed to develop the components of athleticism; strength, power, flexibility, speed, agility, footwork, endurance, metabolic conditioning, body composition, mental focus and motivation.

We use free weight training. Free weights allow athletes to move athletically, and not in a fixed motion pattern like most machines. We train movements and thereby train the muscles that produce these movements.

We are not trying to produce Olympic lifters, Power lifters, or Bodybuilders; however we will use varying exercises from each discipline to enhance the training or our athletes.  We aim to train the body to move in the most efficient manner possible.  To accomplish this we will continually coach and emphasize proper execution of lifts in the weight room, warm-up, agility, and speed drills on the playing field.

The Director of Sports Performance will challenge each athlete to bring an attitude of hard work, accountability and total effort to each workout so that the athlete will improve both physically and mentally.

A huge thank you to Living fit for their weight room donation. Their slam balls and resistance bands have provided a much needed upgrade to our training facility, allowing us to increase our training, mobility, and recovery variations. We cannot wait to work with them again. If interested in their equipment, we have attached a link to their website below.
https://www.living.fit/


Concussion Management Protocol

Facility and Equipment (PDF)

Strength & Conditioning Performance Principles

Nutrition Manual

Fast Food Restaurant Recommendations

Strength Percentage Chart

Rep Max Prediction Chart

Workout Videos