STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Overview:
Manhattanville's athletic philosophy places major emphasis on strength training and conditioning, and all Valiant athletes are put through a rigorous training regiment in and out of season.  Manhattanville's main strength and conditioning facility, Healthworks, is located inside Kennedy Gym and is a sprawling, state-of-the-art weight and cardiovascular training area.  The room includes several power development stations, glut ham benches, decline abdominal benches, physioballs and cardiovascular machines.  In late 2007, Manhattanville will open a new on-campus facility for the general student population, making Healthworks home exclusively to student-athletes.

Staff:
Adora Salvati, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Philosophy:
Linear/Undulating Periodization
Olympic-style Weightlifting

Training Overview:
Off-season - Goal: to improve lean body mass (LBM), strength, power, & general conditioning, while decreasing fat mass (FM). Large emphasis on strength training, workouts occur 3-5 times per week.
Pre-season - Goal: to convert gains made in the off-season into a more sport-specific form, while preserving LBM & reducing FM. Transition from strength training emphasis to specific conditioning emphasis, workouts occur 3-6 times per week.
In-season - Goal: to minimize strength & power loss, while preserving LBM & decreasing FM. Major emphasis on strength and power training, workouts occur 1-2 times per week.
Post-season - Goal: to allow the body to physically & mentally recover from the demands of competition. No structure training…athletes encourage to remain recreationally active.

Assessment:
All teams are tested using some or all of the instruments listed below. This allows the strength & conditioning staff to track individual, team and department progress over the course of time. It also enables individuals & teams to compare their scores against teammates & other teams. At the end of each testing period, athletes & coaches receive an updated report containing: (1) written descriptions & justifications of each testing method, (2) good/great scores for college athletes in each category, (3) the most recent scores obtained by each athlete on the their respective team, in addition to a record of each score the athlete acquired since the beginning of their career with Manhattanville and (4) a comparison of team averages in each category with the most recent scores posted.

Testing Instruments:
Body Fat pct. (skinfold, 7-site)
One-repetition maximum (1-RM) squat clean, 1-RM back squat and 1-RM flat bench press
Vertical jump
Triple jump
5-10-5 lateral agility
20-yd dash
300-yd shuttle run
Manhattanville Fitness Run - three trials, rest 2:45 between trial

Nutrition:
Athletes are given a Powerpoint presentation on the significance of nutrition & its effect on performance. During the discussion, athletes learn basic science behind nutrition, athletics, & appropriate eating strategies.

Weight Room Supervisors:
TBA

Photos:
Healthworks

Contact Information:
Office of Strength & Conditioning
Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY 10577

914.323.7273 (O)
914.323.5130 (F)

salvatia@mville.edu (Coach Salvati)