Everything you Should Know About the Strength and Conditioning Club

By Luca Crema Black

A group of people doing cardio
A group of people weightlifting

What is the Strength and Conditioning Club?

The Strength and Conditioning Club is a club that allows access to an area in the school that is reserved for weightlifting and cardio, hence the name. It is not run by a student body but rather an experienced trainer and athlete. The club has a wide range of members; some students are experienced and have been working out for a while and some are new to weightlifting and cardio. Nevertheless, all levels of experience and athleticism are encouraged to join the club. As someone who goes to this club, I can tell you that the people who are in this club are welcoming and supportive. By joining, I can guarantee that you will also be joining a community.

What are the effects of training a couple times a week?

Different ways of working out have contrasting effects on your body. What’s fantastic about the Strength and Conditioning club is that it offers a variety of ways you can work out. When doing cardio activity you can burn fat, improve your mood, reduce inflammation, and create lower blood sugar levels in your body. When weightlifting you can build muscle mass and strength, prevent falls, keep bones strong, create lower blood sugar levels, and improve balance. Unfortunately, many people don’t exercise, and are depressed and have low levels of dopamine and serotonin. Low levels of dopamine and serotonin cause depression, depression discourages you from working out, and not working out can form low levels of dopamine and serotonin. If you’re in this scenario or depressed and not working out, joining the Strength and Conditioning Club is a great way to get out of this system or never fall into it.

Why should you join the Strength and Conditioning club?

Maybe I’ve convinced some of you to work out, but I might not have convinced you to join the Strength and Conditioning Club. The Strength and Conditioning Club is cost effective, time effective, and a nicer place to work out. If you’ve ever tried to join a gym, you’ll realize quickly that you will need a gym membership that usually costs you monthly, but the Strength and Conditioning Club offers you access to a free gym. One of the best parts about this is that you won’t need to buy any equipment whatsoever. When devoting yourself to lifting weights you will notice that you need to spend time getting to those weights, and as the days add up, the time does too.

A great aspect of the Strength and Conditioning Club is that it’s located inside our school, so the most amount of time spent getting to your equipment will be walking to the weight room. Cardio is great for a lot of reasons, but because cardio activities often take place outside, and as we live in a rainforest, it can be unbearable at times. The Strength and Conditioning Club has many cardio machines that you can use indoors, making for an easier and more enjoyable workout.

The members of the Strength and Conditioning club would be grateful to have you as a member, and by joining the club, you will add to its community. The club will also get more funds from the school to buy more equipment. When you join the Strength and Conditioning Club you aren’t just helping yourself, you're helping others as well. By making new friends, using different machines that you may not have had the chance to use, and creating the opportunity for new machines, you’ll be helping the whole club. Don’t let this opportunity fly by. Instead, think of all the fun times you’ll have if you're part of this club.

What should you know when joining the Strength and Conditioning club?

If you’re thinking of joining the Strength and Conditioning club, you can arrive at the weight room from 3:15pm-4:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There will be a lot of people there and you can ask one of them for Dan[EV1] . Once you meet Dan, ask him if you can join the club and he will likely say yes. If you are very disruptive in the weight room, you could be kicked out of the club, but I don’t know anyone who has ever been kicked out. I hope to see you soon in the weight room!

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