WEIGHT ROOM IDOL

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MELISSA MOORE (10-12-09):
Today we held our first annual Weight Room Idol! After a grueling morning at the track, this competition allowed the team to have a lighthearted learning experience in the weight room. Players competed against each other in 3 rounds. In each round, players selected one technical exercise to "audition" in front of "Randy", "Paula", and "Simon". The judges were of course myself (as Simon) and my two assistants Kristina Hull (as Paula) and Matt Shadeed (as Randy). I couldn't keep up a British accent for long, but Kristina and Matt stayed in character the whole time!

Players were rated on technical merit only. The learning experience came from hearing the judges' critiques. Players had the opportunity to learn from each others mistakes and improve their technique in the following rounds. The competition exercises were: power cleans, hang cleans, push jerks, splits jerks, overhead squats, parallel back squats, front squats, step-ups, glute-ham raises, incline bench press, agility ladder drills, push-ups, and box jumps.

The competition came down to a 3-way tie between Allison Hightower, LaSondra (Boogie) Barrett, and Destini Hughes. After an elimination round on the agility ladder, Allison Hightower took home the honor of being named the first LSU Weight Room Idol! Congrats to Allison and to a great performance by the whole team!

 

Posted by Bill Martin