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Wahawk Strength & Conditioning Waterloo West High Wahawk Strength & Conditioning | Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Ben Thoma MA, CSCS, USAW, USATF

Waterloo West High Athletes can check this page for weight rooms hours and other announcements made by Coach Ben Thoma

West S&C Summer Program Starts Monday June 8th!Open Sessions are for ANY Experienced Lifter that is unable to attend the...
05/26/2026

West S&C Summer Program Starts Monday June 8th!

Open Sessions are for ANY Experienced Lifter that is unable to attend their designated session.

Intermediate lifters have moved beyond the basics and can perform core lifts with solid technique and consistency. Have several months to a year of experience, understand proper form, and are starting to increase strength at a steady (but slower) rate. At this level, athletes can handle moderate to heavy weights, follow structured workouts, and focus on improving strength, explosive ability, and overall performance while refining technique.

An advanced lifter is a highly experienced athlete who demonstrates excellent technique, has the ability to lift at maximal intensities safely, consistently follows the WEST HIGH structured training program, and has been a part of the Advanced S&C classes. These sessions require approval from Coach Luke Moore to attend.

The beginner session is intended for all incoming freshmen and anyone with limited or no lifting experience.

05/25/2026

Congratulations to our State Place Winners at this years State Track Meet!!

100m - Deztin McMurrin 2nd
Long Jump - Deztin McMurrin 5th
200m - Deztin McMurrin 5th
Shuttle Hurdle - 5th (school record, 7th fastest in Iowa History) Deztin McMurrin, Ramsey Mineart, Chase Jensen, and Michael Cunningham

05/22/2026

Shavi Holmes with the All-Time Freshman record! 515lbs and 525lbs! Is this real life!?

05/22/2026

Meanwhile at West, Senior Kim St. Jean with a school record 575lb squat!!

State Track updates will be in soon!

05/22/2026

Shout out to these Advanced Strength & Conditioning ladies for joining the "plate" club and bench pressing 45lb plates!

Keliana Berinobis and Aliviah Lingua both set a new freshman bench press record with 150lbs!

Nice job ladies!!

Shout out to all of our Advanced Strength & Conditioning athletes as they head to Des Moines for State Track!  All the e...
05/21/2026

Shout out to all of our Advanced Strength & Conditioning athletes as they head to Des Moines for State Track! All the early mornings, hard work, frustration, and resilience is worth it!

05/15/2026

Our 6am 8th grade crew has crushed it this school year!

It is extremely uncommon to find even high school athletes with this level of technique, so shout out to this group for putting in the time, listening to their coaches, and having fun!

05/08/2026

Jumping into the four day weekend like...

04/24/2026

🚨🚨Freshman Pershavion Holmes broke his own school record(of 405lbs) with a new record or 465lbs! AND HE DID IT FOR 5 REPS!

Shavi was an Iowa State Qualifier for wrestling this year and has his eyes set on some big time goals!

04/17/2026

Take a peak at Senior Deztin McMurrin on a non-school day! To start off the 2026 track season, Deztin qualified for the Drake Relays in the:

High jump
Long jump
100m Dash
110 Hurdles
4x200m
4x400m
Shuttle Hurdle Relay

Truly one of a kind!

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