{"id":21298,"date":"2025-03-21T12:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=21298"},"modified":"2025-03-20T16:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:40:14","slug":"four-week-powerlifting-class-starts-march-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2025\/03\/21\/four-week-powerlifting-class-starts-march-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-week powerlifting class starts March 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"298\">Ready to build strength and test your limits? Our four-week powerlifting class begins <strong>Thursday, March 27, <\/strong>at <strong>6-7 p.m<\/strong>. in Calihan Hall and will continue\u00a0each Thursday thereafter. No need to be an elite lifter\u2014this class is for anyone looking to get stronger and improve their technique.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"298\">The class will focus on the three main powerlifting exercises:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"298\"><strong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"318\">Bench Press<\/strong> \u2013 Build upper body strength and control<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"298\"><strong data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"375\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Deadlift<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Master proper form for pulling power<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"298\"><strong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"429\">Squat<\/strong> \u2013 Develop lower body strength and stability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"680\">For the first three weeks, you&#8217;ll learn the fundamentals and proper technique for each lift with expert guidance from our Titan strength and conditioning coach from the Athletic Department. In week four, on <strong>April 17<\/strong>, put your strength to the test in a friendly competition to crown the strongest Titan on campus. Come ready to lift, learn and compete!<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"926\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imleagues.com\/spa\/fitness\/d31406c75ed74df9b38cc96e49300f6a\/viewclass?classId=16862\">Reserve your spot now!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21299 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/03\/Powerlifting-Class.jpg?resize=993%2C1325&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A poster for the Detroit Mercy powerlifting class on Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. in Calihan Hall. There is an image of four students at the top of the page holding medals. There is another image in the center of the of students working in the gym with exercise equipment. There is a scan code to register on the bottom right corner of the page. The text reads &quot;Learn proper lifting techniques, improve your strength and test your skills in our powerlifting class and competition. Perfect for all levels, this program combines expert guidance with the excitement of competing to see who is the strongest!&quot;\" width=\"993\" height=\"1325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/03\/Powerlifting-Class.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/03\/Powerlifting-Class.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/03\/Powerlifting-Class.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/03\/Powerlifting-Class.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/03\/Powerlifting-Class.jpg?resize=413%2C550&amp;ssl=1 413w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/03\/Powerlifting-Class.jpg?w=1728&amp;ssl=1 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us on Thursday, March 27 from 6-7 p.m. in Calihan Hall and each Thursday thereafter for a four-week powerlifting class taught by our Titan Strength &amp; Conditioning Coach from the Athletic Department. This class is open to all experience levels, from beginners to experienced lifters, and focuses on proper technique and strength building. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":677,"featured_media":21299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6,4404],"tags":[6923,3450,3449,6886,6924,6925,43,566,567,944],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/03\/Powerlifting-Class.jpg?fit=1728%2C2304&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbwnTV-5xw","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21298"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21298"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21322,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21298\/revisions\/21322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}