Strength & Fitness Week kicks off Monday
Recreational Sports at Mississippi State University will host its fifth-annual Strength & Fitness Week next week. The lineup features:
-- Monday [Nov. 10]: Deadlift, 6 p.m.
-- Tuesday [Nov. 11]: Squat, 6 p.m.
-- Wednesday [Nov. 12]: Bench press, 6 p.m.
-- Thursday [Nov. 13]: Obstacle course, 4:30 p.m.
Events are open to both Sanderson Center members as well as non-Sanderson members for a small fee, and spectators are welcome. There will be weight classes for men and women and lifts will be based on a one rep max using a body weight differential to determine top lifters. Prizes, t-shirts and bragging rights will be awarded.
Corporate sponsors include Max Muscle, JUVA and Southern Tradition Tailgating.
Students who compete and perform exceptionally well in the 15th-annual Turkey Trot 5K on Nov. 15 and in all of the strength week events will have an opportunity to be crowned Mr. and Ms. Fit MSU 2014.
Please contact Adam Thigpen at agt42@msstate.edu for additional information.
