OUR EQUIPMENT

Cardio  |   Strength  |  Free Weights

 

Cardio Equipment

A full range of the latest cardio equipment is provided by Cybex. Cybex is one of the leading makers of high end exercise equipment and are designed for ease of use, flexibility, and breath of the workout.

• Cybex Pro Treadmills;
• Cybex ARC Machine;
• Cybex Cyclone upright bikes;
• Cybex Cyclone recumbent bikes;
• Concept Model D Rower.

Every cardio unit has its own television screen with access to the local cable channel of your choice (or none at all).

Strength Equipment

We are pleased to have selected the leading brand of circuit training equipment. Strive Smart Strength supplies eighteen pieces of equipment to work out every section of the body using a unique system.

Smart Strength is the world's most effective and efficient form of strength training. This technology provides users the ability to selectively alter the resistance patterns of the exercise movement. With any given exercise, maximum resistance can be placed at any region of the movement.

This means that the weight will feel "heaviest" at any predetermined point in the range of motion. The peak resistance can be placed at the beginning, the middle, the end, or at any region in-between for the exercise set.

When multiple resistance patterns are used during the training session of an exercise movement, maximum muscle fiber recruitment is achieved.  The more muscle fiber recruited and exhausted, the greater the gains of strength and muscle growth that will be attained. Smart Strength training will create incredible functional strength as a result of complete muscle fiber development.

Traditional resistance training equipment essentially focuses only at center of the range of motion. This limits the recruitment of muscle fibers to a single recruitment pattern or strength curve. .This results in slow and incomplete strength development. Additionally, repetitive training, that uses the same muscle recruitment pattern workout after workout results in strength plateauing and "stale" or boring training sessions.

Smart Strength enables individuals to select from multiple resistance patterns for each muscle movement. Generally three different resistance curves are utilized in consecutive sets during a Smart Strength workout. This training system works the targeted muscle group to a completely fatigued and optimally trained state in approximately two to three minutes.  An entire total body workout can be achieved in 30 minutes or less on a Smart Strength circuit by Strive!

 

 

The benefits of Smart Strength are absolutely amazing!

The results that one should expect include:

• Increased muscle growth caused by the stimulation of more muscle fibers at appropriate intensities and duration levels;
  
• Rapid strength gains with fewer plateaus;
  
• Increased Explosive Strength;
  
• Aerobic conditioning is achieved via the pace of the circuit training;
  
• Functional strength is improved by the complete development of each muscle at its points of insertion and origin (each end) as well as training its middle;
  
• Improved Neuromuscular Coordination due to Smart Strength's ability to create perpetual varying recruitment patterns to stimulate muscle;
  
• Reduced boredom as an entire workout of a Smart Strength circuit takes only 30 minutes or less and is conductive to constantly changing routines.

More effective, efficient and more interesting workouts await the individual who chooses to train now with technology of the future. Strive's revolutionary Smart Strength technology is the only strength training system that will accelerate your results!

Free Weights

Pirate Wellness Center features a broad range of free weights including flat, incline, and decline benches, dumbbells, curl bars, and other assorted weights and benches available.

• Dumbell free weights from 5-100 lbs.
• Fixed weight curlbars from 20-110 lbs.