11.30.2016

Blog|Facilites

Xavier Musketeers

Xavier University is a member of the Big East Conference and is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Musketeers Strength and Conditioning program is led by their ‘outstanding’ Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Matt Jennings. Matt was a center on the North Carolina Tar Heels football team in the early 1990’s. Interestingly, he coaches at a University that their sports program no longer includes the sport of football. Matt has brought his leadership, toughness and sense of purpose to Xavier to the good fortune of their athletic program.

Xavier recently upgraded their strength and conditiong facility to Get even Stonger.

9.11.2026

A Game Changer

A predictor of overall strength throughout the body is hand grip strength. It is often used as a metric for assessing muscle function and physical capability. A decline in muscle mass, strength and function is also associated with aging and...

9.4.2026

Review

Our ability to remember a piece of information depends critically on the number of times we review it and also the time that has elapsed since the last review. Repetition using things such as Google, talking with others, memorization strategies,...

8.28.2026

Something to Think About

From birth muscle mass and strength increase steadily. Around the age of 30 to 35 muscle power and performance tends to level and then diminish slowly and faster in the 60’s and 70’s. Not only is there a decline in...