COVID-19 has not only suspended all sports, but it is also prohibiting athletes from training at their local gyms or community centers. However, Lancer athletes from California Baptist University are finding creative ways to get in a workout in preparation for their particular sport in the upcoming season. Men’s basketball player Russell Barlow, redshirt sophomore […]
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CBU community reflects on training despite trip cancellations
Before the outbreak of COVID-19, the Office of Spiritual Life planned to send California Baptist University students on trips to New Orleans and Puerto Rico over spring break. The program was canceled March 12, but its planned participants continue to reflect on how they can apply the lessons of their training to help them in […]
Lancers making a splash
California Baptist University’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving team’s season is in full swing with four meets already in the books. The men and women have had similar schedules with both team’s first official meet at the Malibu Invite on Oct. 12. The men finished second and the women in third place. The following […]
Students thrive in leadership
With the start of the new semester comes new opportunities for the student leadership program. Student leadership allows students at California Baptist University to get involved on campus in a variety of ways through events and training, as well as the chance to serve alongside CBU interns and faculty in several different areas. Student leadership […]
Athletes put in hard work during offseason
Athletes at California Baptist University have to work hard during the sports season to sharpen their fitness and skill in order to give peak performance during their games, but finishing the season doesn’t mean a rest from conditioning. The Lancers athletes have to stay in shape during the offseason because if they do not condition […]
Public Safety boosts campus security
With the publication of the 2016 California Baptist University Annual Security Report sent out Oct. 1, CBU’s Department of Public Safety is reassuring students of their security and the preventative measures being taken to protect campus. Leon Phillips, director of Public Safety, detailed the procedures for crisis situations and expectations of officers. “We do expect […]
Couch To 5K sessions create strength endurance training
In the lobby of California Baptist University’s Recreation Center, a group of students stretched, chatted and hydrated before they continued their fitness journey with CBU’s Couch To 5K. Couch To 5K began in fall 2013, one semester after the Recreation Center first opened at CBU. A six-week event running from Jan. 7 through Feb. 11, […]
Upcoming wrestling season brings tough training regimen
The wrestling team at California Baptist University has just started their pre-season training regimen, preparing for the tough competition ahead of them with eight-hour weeks of practices. Lennie Zalesky, head wrestling coach, said that the eight-hour weeks benefit the team through technique training and conditioning. “We use this time to either weight lift or condition,” […]
How to continue exercising during the winter season
Finding different ways to exercise during the cold winter months may be difficult but can be possible if done properly. “Exercising during the winter can be dangerous if you don’t take the proper care of yourself,” said Jeremy Hare, adjunct professor of kinesology and weight training coach. When exercising during the winter, there are many […]
Athletes break a sweat to avoid breaking their game
This summer while most of the California Baptist University community was vacationing, working or just taking it easy, CBU athletes were working on their fitness in order to prepare for their upcoming fall sports season. Before the start of the season, the teams will gruel through two- a-day practices everyday as a way to jump-start […]