So my time here in San Francisco is coming to an end and I
honestly cannot tell you where the time has gone! My last two weeks have
involved doing a mixture of different jobs and have defiantly been the busiest
out of the six.
Finally the renovations being made to the weights room were
finished which was amazing news, I’ve been waiting to get in there since I
arrived. However before we could start working there was a large amount of
cleaning and arranging of the equipment to do. This doesn’t sound to interesting
but it was a good laugh doing it with coach Brian and the other intern Sam. As
well as this it gave me a better appreciation for a weights room and how best
to get the most out of the space available. We were thanked many times for
doing these jobs and another thank you for this was being taken out for food by
the one of the athletic directors and Coach Brian, which was a very nice bonus
on top of having a functional weighs room.
It really does make a noticeable difference being in a
private weights room than a commercial open gym and I honestly think this is
the part of my experience that I have enjoyed the most. Its not just dumbbells
and weight racks in there, there is a small corner of cardio equipment, one of
which is very unique.
They have an AlterG Treadmill which is essentially a zero
gravity treadmill, this allows you to affect the load through the legs and
joints when running on a treadmill. Fortunately enough for me, someone had to
try it out to see if it was working properly after the renovations. Honestly it
was the weirdest thing I’ve done since being here but also great fun!!
Unfortunately I don’t have a picture to show you of me on the treadmill because
I’m sure it was a funny sight, however I do have a picture of the treadmill (you’ll
have to use your imagination).
The other weekend I went to my first Baseball game! Which
was very enjoyable but not very action packed. The game was between San
Francisco Giants and Philadelphia which are both not very successful teams at
the moment and probably the reason for the lack of action. But I can defiantly
see why the sport is so popular and would definitely go again.
There has been plenty of other sport to watch with the start
of the season for men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball. It's been great to
get on the side-lines and see the athletes do what there hear for and see all
the hard work they put into training pay off on the pitch. The final game I
will get to watch is men’s soccer, USF against UCLA, which is a big game for us
and if they win it will be very big deal.
San Francisco you have been amazing, I’ve learnt so much
both in and outside of the gym and value every second of my time here. I’m sad
that I have to leave but also partially glad to be getting back to everything
back home. Hopefully I’ll be back one day!!
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