The document describes the Jervey Olympic Weight Room facilities and equipment available to Clemson athletes, including various machines, free weights, and technology to monitor performance. It also provides an overview of the Clemson Strength and Conditioning internship program, in which interns work directly with Olympic sports teams, learn skills like exercise instruction and data analysis, and complete a final project designing a training program to demonstrate their knowledge. The goal is for interns to gain experience working with athletes and learn how to implement effective strength and conditioning protocols.

2. Jervey Olympic Weight Room

3. Equipment:
● 18 Squat Racks
● Open Turf
● Sorinex Equipment
● PowerBlock Adjustable
Dumbbells
● 2 Exxentric kBoxes
● 1 Pitshark Squat Rack
● 6 Prowler Sleds
● 6 GymAware Units
● 4 Tendo Units
● 6 ipads
● 2 Weighted Ropes
● 4 Treadmills
● 4 Versa Climbers
● 5 Spin Bicycles
● 4 Slide Boards
● Hurdles
● Medicine Balls
● Weighted Vests

4. Mission Statement
“The major goal of the Tiger Strength, Speed and Conditioning Program is to provide to our competitive
athletes the means by which they develop attitude, work ethic, mental toughness, discipline and pride, in-self
and total program.
Athletes will train consistently, sensibly, and systematically over a designed and designated period of time, in
a safe, clean, and professional environment to prevent injuries and enhance performance.
We believe Strength, Speed and Conditioning is the key to a successful athletic career at Clemson University.
We are always researching, developing and implementing strategies to give us the cutting edge to achieve
peak performance.”

5. Vision Statement
“To gain recognition as one of the premier NCAA Division I-A Strength, Speed and
Conditioning programs in the country by providing outstanding coaches, state of the
art facilities and performance nutrition assistance.”

6. Clemson Olympic Sports Teams
Women’s Soccer
Men’s Soccer
Women’s Golf
Men’s Golf
Women’s Tennis
Men’s Tennis
Women’s Track & Field
Men’s Track & Field

7. Strength & Conditioning Internship
Clemson Strength & Conditioning Interns work with all of the Olympic sports
teams. Interns mainly work with the larger sports teams that need more
assistance.
Duties:
Assist strength coaches in coaching athletes on proper weightlifting technique
Work with injured athletes
Data entry using Microsoft Excel
Maintain weight room facilities

8. Clemson athletes use polar heart rate monitors to track their heart rate during
workouts. Polar heart rate monitors allow strength coaches to see what energy
system their athletes are utilizing. Clemson interns learned how to use the
polar heart rate equipment and assess the data that was recorded.

9. Clemson Interns used the polar heart rate monitors for the women’s and men’s soccer team. Athletes wore
the heart rate monitors during their games to see how long they were in each heart rate zone. Clemson
interns received the data from the polar heart rate monitors and polar heart rate app and organized the
data. Based off the data, strength coaches were able to create conditioning workouts specific to each
athlete.

10. GymAware Units
During the course of the internship, interns learned how to use gymaware technology to track the athletic
performance of athletes.
- LPT (Linear Position Transducer) designed specifically for measuring performance in athletes
- Attaches to barbell and measures athlete’s power output
- Measures an athlete’s peak velocity, peak power, mean velocity, and mean power

11. Exxentric kBox
Clemson Interns learned how to use the Exxcentric kBox machine. This machine is typically used for injured
athletes because it takes pressure off of the lumbar spine. It is also a great training tool for increasing
strength and power in athletes.
● Provides force
through kinetic
energy and inertia
● Flywheel Training
● Eccentric Overload
● Variable resistance

12. Pitshark
The Pitshark is a squat rack that places the load in front of the athlete, rather than on the athlete’s back.
While interns worked with injured athletes, they assisted them in using the Pitshark. Athletes with back
injuries typically use the Pitshark instead of doing regular back squats.

13. Weekly Assignments
Interns meet each week to go over weekly assignments discussing numerous
strength and conditioning topics. These topics include different programming
methods, exercise techniques, sports psychology, etc.

14. Final Project: Program Design
At the end of the internship, interns will present a four week long training plan for the sport of collegiate softball in the late off-season.
Interns must provide strength movements, speed/agility/quickness, and conditioning exercises. The program must also include the sets,
reps, percentages of each exercise, while also providing a warm up and any corrective exercises needed. The final project is then
presented to the Clemson Strength and Conditioning staff. This project is used to prepare interns for future strength and conditioning
positions and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association exam (CSCCa).

15. Final Project: Resume Building
Interns will create a new and improved resume, cover letter and list of references
at the end of their internship.

16. Internship Goals & Objectives
The purpose of the Clemson Strength &
Conditioning Internship is to teach interns
the fundamentals of strength and
conditioning by giving them a hands on
experience with athletes. Interns gain great
experience by learning from numerous
strength coaches on staff. By the end of the
internship, interns should have a good
understanding of how to program a training
program for any collegiate sport.