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Reply 60

Potally_Tissed

Original post by ...mo...

Do you have any detials of times/dates when it can be booked or is it allways availble?

Stuff like teams and the badminton club and proper training takes priority I assume, I couldn't tell you when exactly it's available, you'd have to ask the badminton centre.

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Reply 61

...mo...

Original post by Potally_Tissed

Stuff like teams and the badminton club and proper training takes priority I assume, I couldn't tell you when exactly it's available, you'd have to ask the badminton centre.

oh OK thanks :biggrin:

Reply 62

mint treasure

How much does does a swimming poll + LUFS membership for a year cost?

Reply 63

ozzyownedyou

Is there any type of powerlifting team at the uni?
Thanks :smile:

Reply 64

Mousebudden

Wondering what the free weight facilities are like, after hearing the sports facilities are exceptional but from a weight lifting perspective it is very poor.

Anyone care to give some insight?

Thanks

Reply 65

ozzyownedyou

Good question, also anyone who answers this know if theres a powerlifting team?

Reply 66

polka_dott

http://www.lufbra.net/au/auclubs/

A list of the Athletic Union teams!

Reply 67

MikeyS

I train at Powerbase. Lufs is for the non serious recreational trainer and is thus not suitably equipped. The free weights facilities in Powerbase are superb. We've got a dumbell area with dumbells up to about 60kg and loads of benches. In addition we've got 6 Olympic lifting platforms with a range of bars (we've even got trap bars), 4 power cages and a **** load of benches and stuff. Only problem is Powerbase gets pretty busy, and you get alot of people who shouldn't really be in there training- like little kids doing bicep curls in the Powercages. lol.. there are about 7 other gyms in loughborough though. I know one gym in town where student membership is £80 a year, but it's a gym not for the feint hearted :biggrin:

There is no Powerlifting team at Uni, but there are plenty of powerlifters who train in the gym, in addition to a **** load of athletes.

Original post by Mousebudden

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Reply 68

MikeyS

It costs £257.50 and includes access to LUFS, Powerbase and the swimming pool :smile:

Original post by mint treasure

How much does does a swimming poll + LUFS membership for a year cost?

Reply 69

polka_dott

I use the council gym across the road from the entrance to the uni, I pay as I go as I could not afford the membership for the other gyms at the beginning of the year! If you go during the day to classes and such it is about £2.50 which is not too bad. They also have a weights section in the gym which I know would not be as good as the others mentioned but takes up at least half of the gym and some seriously big guys train there :biggrin:

Reply 70

thenickoftime

I want to get into sport at Loughborough but I've gotten incredibly unfit since secondary school. What would be the likelihood of getting into, say, the Indoor Hockey IMS team for Harry French? And would I need my own equipment?

Reply 71

fraser101

Original post by Mousebudden

Not sure where you heard that, powerbase is pretty much a free weights warehouse with everything you could want and more.

Reply 72

Tom_M_EFC

Is there anyone on here who fancies forming a five a side football team? PM me if so!

Reply 73

Tactical Nuclear Penguin

Original post by ...mo...

Do you have any detials of times/dates when it can be booked or is it allways availble?

Just to add a very late comment to this...the Badminton Centre is great and is the best place to play (there are other courts e.g. in Victory Hall but the walls are all white which makes play just that bit more difficult and does get frustrating when you not only 'lose' sight of the shuttle because of the lights but also the walls!

Charges are not very much c.£6-8 an hour, forget exactly as I am now on placement. There are plenty of free slots but I would advise booking around a week in advance to save dissapointment. Hope that helps.

Reply 74

aznbeggerap

so i was on the loughborough sports website and there tags for performance sports club and athletic union sports club. what exactly is the difference?
so say football for example, i know the uni football club is top quality; but aren't they run by the AU? thus is the uni football team under performance sport club or athletic sports club?

cheers

Reply 75

DeadBullyMafiosi

How competitve is it to join the cricket club?
What are the requirment for joining the team?

Reply 76

hieuxx

Is it too late to join clubs now/ is there a waiting list of some sort for TKD? Also
I heard that L'boro have closed the TKD centre down or something, are they going to resituate it with powerbase or something? :tongue: