SALVINO STRENGTH & CONDITIONING CENTER
The Vic and Gladie Jo Salvino Strength and Condition Center opened in August of 2000 and is located in the Loyd All-Sports Center. The 10,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art training facility includes 1,500 sq. ft. of functional drill space to go along with 14 Olympic platforms with elite Olympic bumper plates.
Twenty-one self-contained free weight stations are complemented by over 13,000 total pounds of equipment available to SMU student-athletes.
The Salvino Strength and Conditioning Center includes state-of-the-art aerobic equipment and 35 top-of-the-line weight stations.
With attention to detail including customized iron grip weights emblazoned with the Mustang logo, the Salvino Strength and Conditioning Center services over 500 athletes and 17 sports.
Leading the SMU Strength and Conditioning program is former Mustang letterwinner Vic Viloria. Viloria, a three-year All-Conference performer, returned to SMU after spending two years as a strength & conditioning coach at LSU, serving as the interim head coach in the summer of 2006. In his time in Baton Rouge, Viloria worked with the Tiger football, baseball, swimming and golf teams.
As a linebacker, Viloria led SMU in tackles for three straight seasons and recorded at least 10 tackles in 21 games over his career. Following his senior season in 2002, Viloria was drafted by the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe.
Much of Viloria and SMU's program is based on the Hatch Training System, which was developed by Olympic coach and USA Strength & Conditioning Hall of Famer Gayle Hatch. The system focuses on explosive strength training and factors in explosive power, absolute strength, muscular endurance, speed, quickness, flexibility, agility and cardiovascular fitness. For more information on the Hatch system, click here.
SMU STRENGTH & CONDITIONING PHILOSOPHY
"It is the goal of the SMU Strength & Conditioning program to help each student-athlete reach his/her full athletic potential by providing him/her with training programs that are scientifically-based and founded on modern methods of strength & conditioning.
Our motto as a strength & conditioning staff is simple, 'Stay in the Eye of the Storm.'
The most fundamental and important aspect of the SMU strength & conditioning program is that our coaches will always be on the floor coaching athletes. No athlete is left to train on his or her own. Every workout, every exercise, every set and every rep will be monitored by a coach. The coach will teach, instruct, provide feedback and motivate the student-athlete.
The objective of the SMU strength & conditioning staff is not only to produce stronger, better conditioned student-athletes, but also to build discipline and mental toughness in each student-athlete through the implementation of a very structured and organized environment. Student-athletes are held accountable for the commitment and effort that they put into the program, and lifting and conditioning must be viewed as a vital element in the training program for student-athletes of any sport.
The SMU strength & conditioning staff also plays a major role in the nutritional counseling and the implementation of healthy diets for each of our student-athletes. Our staff is responsible for selecting NCAA-approved supplements that we deem the most beneficial to our student-athletes. On a daily basis, our strength & conditioning coaches weigh-in student-athletes to help monitor changes in bodyweight that may be associated with dehydration, illness, skipping meals, overeating, eating junk foods, etc. This is all done in an effort to help our student-athletes reach his or her ideal playing weight and to keep energy levels high and hydration levels sufficient."
-Vic Viloria, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
SMU STRENGTH STAFF
Vic Viloria, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Chad Chronister, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach
Amber Cortese, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach
Joe Danos, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach
Kip Ledbetter, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach
Joe Long, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach
