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Raiders add strength
FAIRBORN — Vaughn Duggins never looked scrawny, but he never looked muscular, either.
Until now.
Duggins, along with just about all his Wright State teammates, have undergone a transformation over the past year that makes them look bigger and will make them stronger.
“This year, people will be pleasantly surprised,” said WSU strength and conditioning coach Jason Bradford. “We didn’t want to add weight for weight’s sake. If it doesn’t help being athletic on the court, you’ve wasted your time.”
Bradford thinks the Raiders haven’t wasted their time. He says each player has added 10-15 pounds of body weight, and it shows.
“Basketball has become more of a contact sport,” Bradford said. “Football is a collision sport. We’ve tried to add 10-15 pounds to Todd Brown so he can get some easier baskets inside. We not only want to add weight, we want to prevent injuries.”
This summer, Bradford has had players who are in town run through his training sessions four times a week for about an hour and a half each session. By July 20, all team members will be in town, “and we’ll probably go five days a week,” Bradford said.
The Raiders won’t look like a football team, but they won’t look like stick men, either.
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By Super Dave
July 7, 2009 10:10 PM | Link to this
Thanks for the update Marc!
By John
July 8, 2009 7:10 AM | Link to this
Keep the articles coming. Good job amigo.
By Matt
July 8, 2009 11:39 AM | Link to this
I’ve seen some of the guys recently and you can tell they’ve been adding some muscle. Last year the biggest weakness of the team was overall strength. Hopefully the guys will be able to get some tough buckets inside this season.
By Charles
July 8, 2009 11:26 PM | Link to this
It’s hard to say the DDN is biased in the offseason when WSU runs a very secretive program… but good God can you at least spell Raiders right on the headline???
By Debate Dave
July 9, 2009 5:25 AM | Link to this
I would like to see if scronny Ronnie added some bulk. I still hope he is sleeping on a bed of nails and eating raw beef to make him a Pitt Bull.
By Merlin
July 14, 2009 10:13 AM | Link to this
I hope they are getting bigger. Wright St. looked a lot smaller than most of the teams they played, and they still won 20+ games. If they get some physical toughness they have to be with Butler as the top teams.