Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Weight room strengthens athletes Emerging from relarive obscurity to a thriving school activity involv- ing almost every sport played by male and female students alike, the weight room has come a long way thanks to the efforts of the Football Boosters Club and the annual Lift- a-thons. In 1985 the state championship baseball team had to use the boys ' bathroom for their weight room. Today the boys ' s bathroom is again a bathroom, and the athletes can work out in one of the best weight rooms in South Texas, according to Harry McCluskey, athletic co- ordinator. Recently, the booster club added $1,400 in mirrors to the room they have equipped with every weight imaginable. The addition of this room has greatly benefited the athletes. In 1983 the average bench press of the football team was 35.09 pounds. In only five years that average has increased to 195.24 pounds. The girl athletes also have used the weight room. Although only 14 girls were enrolled in the formal weight lifting class, many of the girl athletes use the room to train for their events. Approximately 200 students a week use the weight room after school. LADY RAIDERS: Members of the girls bas- ketball and track teams use the weight room. Using the bench press is one of the more popular weights with all athletes. STRONG: John Whitby won the annual Power Lifting Meet and broke the record in the bench press, dead lift and squat. He lifted a total of 1,130 pounds. LIFT: Michael Amaro acts as the spotter for Raymond Gamez as he lifts weights. Athletes have improved their strength tnrough work- ing out in the weight room. t£4:- WEIGHT ROOOM

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4 EXPERIMENTING: Shawn Low and Jason Rhodes experiment during their honors physical science class. Being in honors classses fives the advantage of oing more complex projects. Grades are real- ly important to me. It ' s more fulfilling to do well in an honors class. Beata Nelson A STUDYING: Brenda Estrada uses her hme wisely to finish an assignment. Be- ing in honors math, Brenda realizes that extra studying is often needed. RESEARCHING: The library is often used for research. Janice Haynes, English teacher, skillfully assists Paige Wotipka with her assignment. HONORS CLASSES tlL£

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WRIST CURLS: Jesse Balli works to strengthen his wrists and forearm during one of his workouts. I try to lift at least four times a week. I need the strength for track and football. John Whitby WEIGHT ROOM ISE