By Lauren Jennings |Staff Writer| The Coyote Powerlifting Competition is offered by the Strength and Conditioning Center on June 3 to further test the strengths of CSUSB's finest weightlifters. The Strongest Coyote Challenge tested the strength and endurance of CSUSB students earlier this year. The powerlifting competition consists of three tasks that include bench presses, deadlifts and squats. Each contender will have three attempts at each task. The goal for each lifter is to accumulate as much lifted weight as possible. Powerlifting is often compared to weightlifting, but for those who participate in either sport, tend to disagree. Weightlifting consists of overhead … [Read more...] about Calling all powerlifters
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Intramural sports to keep Yotes fit
By Lauren Jennings |Staff Writer| Intramural Sports are a fun way for the "average Joe" to participate in sports that they enjoy or want to try in their free time. The Student Recreation & Fitness Center (Rec Center) offers flag football, volleyball, indoor and outdoor soccer, dodgeball, basketball and softball, all of which are co-ed. CSUSB offers two leagues of intramural sports, an independent league and a fraternity league. The fraternity league offers the same sports as the independent league and features members of Sigma Chi, Delta Sigma Phi, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Sigma Nu. Basketball is played with five players for each team and consists of two 20 minute … [Read more...] about Intramural sports to keep Yotes fit
CSUSB Rec Center’s upcoming events
By Jessica Bracamontes |Staff Writer| The Student Recreation and Fitness Center offers various events that encourage students to stay fit. “I would recommend students to attend our Yosemite Camping, Mt. Baldy Hike, So Cal Surf, Whitewater Rafting and the Santa Cruz Island Backpacking,” said operations supervisor Sean Kinnally. “Every trip the Rec Center offers are fun and students who attend meet a lot of great people.” Each of these events are offered at a low cost to students and all the necessary gear is included at no extra charge. Most of these events require a pre-trip meeting to explain the trip in detail. The Yosemite Camping is a three-day event that lets students explore … [Read more...] about CSUSB Rec Center’s upcoming events