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...When you come to Harvard, you're not the academic star," she says. "Finishing a very hard workout and waiting home with a feeling of accomplishment really helps to keep things in focus...
When Carey Cage opened in the summer of 1992, the 5,300 square foot facility was filled with state of the art equipment and plenty of room to workout. The Cage boasted 13,000 pounds of York Olympic free weights and an additional 2,000 pounds of York Olympic rubber bumper plates. There were four power lifting platforms, a dumbbell area, three Schwinn Airdyne stationary bikes with computerized readouts, two sets of plyometric boxes, four Olympic bench presses, two Olympic military presses, eight power squat cages, a multi-hip machine, an eight station Lit/back machine, two calf machines, a hamstring...
...athletes, an impressive display of Harvard's devotion to its Division I athletic programs. Harvard fields 41 athletic teams and the majority of these teams, whether in or out of season, have a weekly weightlifting routine. The Cage was easily the locus of the athletic community, a place to workout in the company of other intensely training athletes...
While some may worry about the loss of the athletic community's social focal point, most athletes are most concerned about completing their workout in the crowded confines of the Gordon Track and Tennis Center, which some have likened to a fishbowl. The new weight room is approximately a fifth the size of Carey Cage and remains dangerously crowded with equipment and people during the peak team practice times...
...concept in accessories: designer CDs. The Black Tie Collection, Songs Across America, the Classical Collection and Holiday are all compilations of tunes one might hear in a Ralph Lauren store, where the CDs will be sold at $15 a pop. Next year brings Polo Sport, an assortment of "sophisticated workout music." Alas, we're not joking...