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Ben C. Frank Human Performance Center In August of 2000 the Ben C. Frank Performance Center opened, giving Dickinson State the proven technology to develop athletes to their fullest potential. These tools not only include traditional free weights and selectorized machines but also the patented technology and scientifically researched protocols of the Frappier Acceleration Sports Training Program, a proven state-of-the-art program for the development of speed, power, flexibility, balance and maximum speed sprint. Dickinson State is proud to be the first university in the nation to implement Frappier's proven technology for its' athletes.
DSU also incorporates a unique concept in strength training into its programs. During the summer of 2001, Dickinson State joined forces with Agaton Fitness of Boden Sweden and began using a piece of strength training equipment that can safely and effectively train targeted muscle groups, concentrically and eccentrically with separate loads. In just six weeks, DSU athletes have increased leg strength by 40-75%; vertical jump by as much as 6". The machine was designed and built in Sweden and is currently being used by many Olympic caliber athletes, numerous NBA teams, and Magnus Samuelson, the world's strongest man.
The Frappier Acceleration Sports Training Program is the featured training program for Dickinson State athletes. The program is introduced to the athlete's training program eight to ten weeks prior to the start of their season. The program is an intense six to eight week program, designed to improve an athlete's quickness, agility, flexibility, dynamic sprint speed, muscle strength and overall confidence. Following an extensive evaluation of musculoskeletal strength, flexibility and gait, the athlete begins participation in the program. The program consists of three basic components: two to three treadmill runs, (forward and/or backwards), one to two plyometric training sessions, and daily strength training prescriptions targeting muscles in and about the hip girdle and legs. Each workout is unique and provides a very systematic progression of overload designed to peak the athlete for the first day of practice. Workouts are scheduled on a daily basis. Depending upon the day, workouts last from 45 to 90 minutes. The BOTTOM LINE The goals of our training programs are simple -- to challenge all DSU athletes to achieve their maximum potential through intense, safe, and proven methods. Out approach is unique. But it works! PERIOD! For more information contact: |
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Ben C. Frank Human Performance Center is a one-of-a-kind facility. The
center is a 5,000 square foot facility that includes over 25,000 pounds
of free weights (not including dumbbells, and bumper plates) and multiple
Olympic platforms and free weight racks and stations Along with the free
weights; DSU has incorporated the equipment necessary to implement the
Frappier Acceleration Sports Training Programs. This equipment includes
Generation II Super Treadmill (29+ mph, 40% grade), specially designed
hardwood plyometric floors, and weight machines designed to target the
muscles of the hip girdle, trunk, and legs. 
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