Quarantine check-in with strength and conditioning coach Kyle Regensburg
4/20/2020 11:30:00 AM | General
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – Kyle Regensburg is Millersville University's first full-time strength and conditioning coach and was continuing to build upon a strong foundation with all of the Marauder athletic teams when the COVID-19 pandemic closed down operations on campus. The Carpenter-Trout Strength Center was upgraded in the fall of 2019 and, along with guidance from Regensburg and his staff, had allowed athletes to begin to take huge leaps in their training. Without access to Carpenter-Trout due to the pandemic, keeping tabs on athletes and their progress becomes one of the most difficult challenges.
"That's probably the toughest thing—you just don't know what they can or cannot do or what they are doing," said Regensburg. "We need to know a lot of that stuff so that we can continue to prepare them for the future because at some point, hopefully, athletics will be back. We'll have to get back to training and get back to getting faster, stronger, and more conditioned. It has thrown a big wrench into our preparations for the future."
It has been a long and interesting road for Regensburg on the way to his position as strength and conditioning coach at Millersville. He originally pursued an engineering degree at Wilkes University where he played football and baseball. It was there where he was exposed to strength and conditioning coaching for the first time. After transferring to Division I Temple University and walking onto the football team, he began to think maybe he could carve out a future career in athletics. His original goal after switching his focus away from engineering was to be an athletic trainer but, in the end, the lure of the gym environment and the ability to affect student-athlete's lives drew him to strength and conditioning.
"I fell in love with the fact that you get to do it all," said Regensburg. "You get to spend most of the time with the student-athletes. It's not just strength and conditioning—it's motivating, trying to be being a mentor, and trying to be someone who builds up all of our student-athletes. At the end of the day, it's "How can I help make you a better human being?" Building up confidence, self-esteem, and helping anyone out—that's what my goal is."
Without access to gyms around the country, both student-athletes and the general population are looking for ways to stay in shape. Home workouts are important but can be tough to build up motivation for.
"The number one thing is to stay active," said Regensburg. "If you don't have access to weights, I know everyone has access to books. Load up a book bag with books and do lunges or presses. Try to get outside. Sprint, run, jump—those are the things that are really important. It's easier to stay prepared then it is to get prepared in the future. The more you do now the less you'll have to do to try to get back in shape later on."
Any student-athlete can get in contact with Regensburg or his staff and request workouts or training tips.
"That's probably the toughest thing—you just don't know what they can or cannot do or what they are doing," said Regensburg. "We need to know a lot of that stuff so that we can continue to prepare them for the future because at some point, hopefully, athletics will be back. We'll have to get back to training and get back to getting faster, stronger, and more conditioned. It has thrown a big wrench into our preparations for the future."
It has been a long and interesting road for Regensburg on the way to his position as strength and conditioning coach at Millersville. He originally pursued an engineering degree at Wilkes University where he played football and baseball. It was there where he was exposed to strength and conditioning coaching for the first time. After transferring to Division I Temple University and walking onto the football team, he began to think maybe he could carve out a future career in athletics. His original goal after switching his focus away from engineering was to be an athletic trainer but, in the end, the lure of the gym environment and the ability to affect student-athlete's lives drew him to strength and conditioning.
"I fell in love with the fact that you get to do it all," said Regensburg. "You get to spend most of the time with the student-athletes. It's not just strength and conditioning—it's motivating, trying to be being a mentor, and trying to be someone who builds up all of our student-athletes. At the end of the day, it's "How can I help make you a better human being?" Building up confidence, self-esteem, and helping anyone out—that's what my goal is."
Without access to gyms around the country, both student-athletes and the general population are looking for ways to stay in shape. Home workouts are important but can be tough to build up motivation for.
"The number one thing is to stay active," said Regensburg. "If you don't have access to weights, I know everyone has access to books. Load up a book bag with books and do lunges or presses. Try to get outside. Sprint, run, jump—those are the things that are really important. It's easier to stay prepared then it is to get prepared in the future. The more you do now the less you'll have to do to try to get back in shape later on."
Any student-athlete can get in contact with Regensburg or his staff and request workouts or training tips.
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