UNI Panthers New Weight Room

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[TH1974]

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University of Northern Iowa student-athletes will be able to take advantage of the premier strength and conditioning venue in the Midwest with the completion of the Panthers' new weight room.

I hate hyperbole.

[JayJ79]

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I hate hyperbole.

I haven't really toured the Midwest's strength and conditioning venues to judge the merit of that claim.

But I do know that you certainly seem to hate any positive mention of UNI's athletic program or facilities.

[Newsbreaker]

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I hate hyperbole.

I wonder how this compares to SE Polk's new weight room.

[UNIAlum95]

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I hate hyperbole.

The installers had done 8 weight rooms this year alone. In scope of size it is not the biggest, but they told UNI officials that it was nicer than all of the rooms they had done this year save Florida's.

[TH1974]

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I don't hate any positive mention of UNI's athletic teams or their facilities. That assumption is ridiculous. I do hate lies and/or unprovable claims of their greatness. There's no reason the athletic department can't trumpet the niceness of this facility (and I'm sure it's great) without resorting to such cheap hyperbole. "UNI Unveils Wonderful, State-of-the-art, Awesome Weight Room" would be a much better, more honest headline.

[TH1974]

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The installers had done 8 weight rooms this year alone. In scope of size it is not the biggest, but they told UNI officials that it was nicer than all of the rooms they had done this year save Florida's.

Then the press release should say that "UNI's weight room is not the biggest, but better than seven of the eight that one company installed this year, except for that at the University of Florida."

[UNIAlum95]

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I don't hate any positive mention of UNI's athletic teams or their facilities. That assumption is ridiculous. I do hate lies and/or unprovable claims at their greatness. There's no reason the athletic department can't trumpet the niceness of this facility (and I'm sure it's great) without resorting to such cheap hyperbole. "UNI Unveils Wonderful, State-of-the-art, Awesome Weight Room" would be a much better, more honest headline.

You need to find some important things to get worked up over.

[UNIAlum95]

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Then the press release should say that "UNI's weight room is not the biggest, but better than seven of the eight that one company installed this year, except for that at the University of Florida."

GL...




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[Panther'73]

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I've toured both SE POLK's weight room (alum) and UNI's weight room - UNI's is by far better. SEP's is outstanding and would rival most small college weight rooms but doesn't have the 40 yd track straightway or the technology. In fact, SEP High School (@ a 58 million dollar price tag) is like a small college - gym seats 3500, coffee shop like Starbuck's in media center, - quite impressive.

[UNIFanSince1983]

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I hate hyperbole.

Have you seen UNI's new weight room? Have you seen all the other weight rooms in the midwest?

If the answer to either one of the questions is no then you have no proof that it is hyperbole. Which would make you a hypocrite. I have no idea as I have not seen many other college weight rooms in the midwest. It could very well be hyperbole or it could very well be the truth the sad thing is probably none of us know for sure.

Either way having the facilities we do for the size of school we have should help us lure some good recruits. When they finally get in the weights that say UNI on them instead of the ones that say Georgia Tech and Georgia I think it will be even better.

[Panther-Sheik]

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I think they actually say "Goergia" Tech...oops

[jegbomb52]

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I've toured both SE POLK's weight room (alum) and UNI's weight room - UNI's is by far better. SEP's is outstanding and would rival most small college weight rooms but doesn't have the 40 yd track straightway or the technology. In fact, SEP High School (@ a 58 million dollar price tag) is like a small college - gym seats 3500, coffee shop like Starbuck's in media center, - quite impressive.

I am glad you have enjoyed touring our facility. Yes, Polk's weightroom is phenominal. The biggest difference you will find between our weightroom (SEP) and that of an athletic weightroom at a bigger college is the area in which to do cross training activities. The platforms and Polk and machines can't be beat, they can be equaled, but not beat. The room itself can be beat. But hey, it is just a high school so not bad.

Side note, when we got all of our weights at Polk they all the South Carolina Game Cock on them until ours came in.

[UNI Prof]

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Have you seen UNI's new weight room? Have you seen all the other weight rooms in the midwest?

If the answer to either one of the questions is no then you have no proof that it is hyperbole. Which would make you a hypocrite. I have no idea as I have not seen many other college weight rooms in the midwest. It could very well be hyperbole or it could very well be the truth the sad thing is probably none of us know for sure.

Either way having the facilities we do for the size of school we have should help us lure some good recruits. When they finally get in the weights that say UNI on them instead of the ones that say Georgia Tech and Georgia I think it will be even better.

I saw those weights today. I did a double take as the GA and G-Tech weights caught me a bit off guard.

[UNI Prof]

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I hate hyperbole.

I'm curious as to the standards you are using to judge the various weightrooms. If the author of the headline is using a different set of standards, couldn't the statement be true (to that person)? How would one "know" that it is hyperbole?