On Monday and Tuesday, I worked with various athletes on their workout routines that were made by Jason. I also helped a class of athletes including football, lacrosse, and hockey players. We worked on the Super Treadmill testing athletes at speeds varying from 12-19mph with an incline of up to 33%. In between sets on the treadmill, another intern and myself helped the athletes maintain their intensity by applying some medicine ball workouts that increased core strength. On Thursday, we worked individually with football players from Norwood, Walpole, and the Dedham area. My job included helping our trainers with the resistance training to maximize the use of all the equipment. With the resistance training bands I held the athletes back with my own bodyweight as they tried to run full speed twenty yards. This type of training is often used at AR because it translates well to the field. Athletes tend to see an increase in straight-line speed because they become so used to the resistance that is applied. Other duties that I am starting to gain at AR is doing the warmups for each of the classes to make sure that everyone is stretched out before they begin to lift. These include various dynamic stretches to loosen up the muscles prior to any heavy intensity workouts. Along with these new duties, typically from 12-2 the other interns and myself are responsible for the maintenance of the gym. We clean the equipment, and vacuum the turf to make it as presentable as possible. We have learned to also tighten some of the equipment because when it is overused the bolts sometimes get loose. I am picking up on many strategies used to train athletes, and from an athlete's perspective, the training is very helpful and rewarding when done correctly.