Strength and Conditioning
The strength and conditioning goals at Southwestern College are to maximize each athlete's potential, minimize injuries and build a well conditioned athlete that can compete at the highest level. Experienced trainers and coaches work with each student/athlete to develop a sport specific program using the latest scientific research in the field of strength and conditioning training. Special emphasis is put on the athlete’s agility, flexibility, power, speed and endurance. All phases of conditioning are monitored during the year for improvement. It is believed that if an athlete improves in each of these areas then sport performance will increase and the risk of injury will decrease significantly.
Fitness Education Center
The Southwestern Fitness Education Center is a state of the art gym equipped with Life Fitness cardiovascular equipment and Nautilus Selectorized strength equipment as well as a selection of free weights. Fitness and sport training programs are developed by coaches and certified instructors. The Fitness Education Center is utilized by both athletes and the general student population in a class format.
Athlete Weight Room
The Jaguar athletic weight room is fully equipped for both strength and power training, to include: bench, cleans, squats, incline, dead lifts, jumps, jerks and dumbbell lifting. In addition to lifting, the Jaguar staff provides comprehensive speed, power, agility and quickness training throughout the year to maximize an individuals potential. This combination of strength, power, speed and quickness is carefully monitored and recorded at different intervals during the year. Specific attention is placed on attaining peak conditioning at the onset of the specific sport. The expectations of our staff is for each student athlete to respect, support and work with one another to achieve an optimal level of intensity.
Southwestern College . 900 Otay Lakes Road . Chula Vista, CA 91910 . (619) 421-6700