Program History
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Strength
& Conditioning
Program History |
Collegiate strength and conditioning has really just
established its
roots over the last 30 years. However from the first time, back
in
1896, when a young Bill Hayward started using kettle bells and
dumbbells
for “feats of strength” and later in the 30’s when he was developing
shot
putters, training to improve athletic performance has been a part of
University
of Oregon athletics.
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The evolution of strength and conditioning at Oregon continued during the 60’s as a very renowned shot putter named Neal Steinhauer was popularizing weight lifting, and on to the 70’s when Oregon’s first weight training facility was designated. |
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Later newly appointed football coach Rich Brooks brought the
first full-time
strength coach to the university’s athletic department….new
developments,
new changes, each time better, each time a cut above!
| With the latest developments in the University of Oregon Strength and Conditioning Program only a bigger step has been taken in an already rich tradition. |
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