Recovery: A common saying here at UW-L is the “harder you recover, the harder you can train or compete the next day”. This is a very simple mantra that our athletes live by to ensure that when they need to train, or more importantly compete, they are as physically restored as possible.
Athletes are educated on a multitude of self-management strategies to ensure full recovery after training or a competition session. Recovery starts as simple as performing a brief stretching protocol upon completion of training, practice, competition or can become as complex as a 30 minute restoration session.
Athletes are able to use weekly training logs to monitor and maintain the highest level of training and competition.
Common Restorative Means:
Yoga
Static Stretching
Active Isolated Stretching (AIS)
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
Self Myofascial Release
Foam Roller
Rolling Stick
Softball / Tennis Ball
Cryothearpy (cold showers)
Thermothearpy (warm showers)
Contrast Therapy (warm to cold showers)
Light Aerobic Training Protocol
Light Resistance Training Protocol
Weekly Training Log
UW-La Crosse Skogen Family Sports Performance Center
164 Mitchell Hall
The Skogen Family Sports Performance Center is located in Mitchell Hall on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. It features a 3,200 sq. ft. training facility for all of UW-L’s 600 student-athletes.
The facility features a state of the art inlaid platform system developed by Everlast flooring systems and includes 10 platform work-stations. Each station is equipped with a Magnum Mega half rack with an adjustable interlocking bench, fat bar hooks, fat bar grips, band attachment accessories and storage capabilities for both bands and chains.
Each station comes complete with a full set of Ivanko competition Olympic bars and competition bumper plates.
The rest of the facility is outlined with Ivanko custom logo dumbbells ranging from 5-150lbs.
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For more information on the Skogen Family Sports Performance Center, please contact:
Joel Luedke, Director of Sports Performance Center
(608) 785-6542 or
jluedke@uwlax.edu
Phil Whitesitt, Assistant Director of Sports Performance Center
(608) 785-8679 or
pwhitesitt@uwlax.edu
Kasey Crawford, Assistant Director of Sports Performance Center
(608) 785-6546 or
kcrawford@uwlax.edu
