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The Cowboy Way
Oklahoma State football has been re-tooled for speed. In fact, OSU's speed and strength program is designed to enhance foot speed as well as strength. "Speed is what set us apart at Florida." Glass said. "We work to develop speed as well as strength.
Research
Oklahoma State's speed and strength staff never stops investigating its own methods. Research is at the heart of the OSU conditioning program. "We do a lot of research." said Rob Glass. "It is an ever-changing process and the more research we have, the more we can refine and define our processes."
"There are a lot of elements we consider: nutrition, flexibility, advenced rehab, and pre-hab"
The Three Prongs
OSU's conditioning programs are based on sport, position, and individuals. The football players have a foundation that is common to the squad. Workouts become more specific based on the player's position, and then are completed by workouts designed for an individual's strengths and weaknesses.
The Facilities
In June 2009, Oklahoma State's stength and speed staff moved into the country's newest weight room. The new center is completely outfitted with the newest equipment and covers more than 25,000 square feet. The room is large enough to house a sprint area, in addition to weight training, cardio areas, and office space.
Making the best athletes... better!
The Oklahoma State University Strength and Conditioning Department is committed to providing each student-athlete with an innovative program to improve strength, power, speed, agility, conditioning, and flexibility.
The seven full-time Strength and Conditioning Coaches, certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, are on the cutting edge of research to design and implement year round individual, sport specific programs. The strength and conditioning coaches not only enhance each athlete's athletic ability, but provide an enviroment conducive to the development of discipline and leadership skills for reaching optimum physical potential and mental toughness. Our commitment, second to none, is to develop a nationally recognized, well rounded strength and conditioning program.
Facility
In addition to great instruction from the strength development staff, the Cowboys have one of the country's premier weight rooms. The renovation in the weight room at Boone Pickens Stadium encompasses 25,000 square feet with over 50,000 lbs. of free weights, 150 training stations, and a full line of variable resistance machines.
It's cardio-vascular equipment features include a myriad of Woodway treadmills, stepmills, bicycles, rowers, and elliptical machines. The weight room is also equipped with state-of-the-art speed development and plyometric equipment (including: medicine balls, boxes, shuttle, resistance bands, bungee cords, ladders, etc.), a sound system with over thirty different types of music selections.
The room is located next to the training room, equipment room, and connects directly to the stadium, facilitating convenient access for all football players.
• Weight Room Pano 1
• Weight Room Pano 2
Contact Us
Joel Tudman
Assistant Strength Coach
Oklahoma State University
Athletics Center
Stillwater, OK 74078-5070
Email: joel.tudman@okstate.edu
Staff
CSCS, USAW, MSCC
Director of Strength and Conditioning
Rob Glass is entering his seventh year as the assistant athletic director for strength and conditioning at his alma mater.
Glass, one of the most recognized and preeminent strength and conditioning experts in college athletics, returned to OSU after a 10-year stint at Florida. Glass first worked for the Cowboys as both a football graduate assistant coach and strength coach from 1986-95.
During his 26-year career, Glass has worked with two Heisman Trophy winners (Barry Sanders and Danny Wuerffel), a Golden Spikes Award winner (Robin Ventura) and a Thorpe Award winner (Lawrence Wright), as well as countless All-Americans and Olympic champions.
After earning his bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State in 1984, Glass served on Pat Jones' football staff as a graduate assistant coach. He was named head strength coach at OSU in 1989 and served in that capacity until 1995, when he accepted a position as coordinator of strength and conditioning at Florida. He became Florida's director of strength and conditioning in 1998.
In May of 2002, Glass was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach, the highest honor that can be achieved by a strength and conditioning coach, by the National Conference of Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.
Glass has been associated with 17 bowl teams since 1987, including the 87 Sun, 88 Holiday, 06 Independence, 07 Insight, 08 Holiday, 10 Cotton and 10 Alamo Bowls at Oklahoma State, and 10 bowls at Florida (1996 Fiesta, 1997 Sugar, 1998 Citrus, 1999 Orange, 2000 Citrus, 2001 Sugar, 2002 Orange, 2003 and 2004 Outback, and 2004 Peach).
Joel Tudman
MS, SCCC, USAW
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Football
Joel Tudman is entering his seventh season as assistant strength and conditioning coach for Oklahoma State University Football. Tudman has been associated with five bowl teams, including 06 Independence, 07 Insight, 08 Holiday, 10 Cotton and 10 Alamo Bowls at Oklahoma State. He is an Amarillo, TX native and a graduate of Texas A&M University - Commerce with a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology. He continued on to receive double masters in health and counseling. Coach Tudman played football for the Lions as a running back; 2 time Lone Star Conference, he also ran track for the Lions; 3 time All-American sprinter. Coach Tudman serves as both the team Chaplain and the Life Issue/Social Development Counselor for the Oklahoma State athletic department.
Along with his role at Oklahoma State University, Coach Tudman serves as the full time pastor of the NET Church both on the OSU campus and in Oklahoma City. He is the son of James Tudman and Brenda Roberts. He has one brother Jim, and one sister, Julia.
Gary Calcagno
CSCS, USAW Level II, MSCC
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Football, Wrestling
Gary Calcagno is the Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach at Oklahoma State University where he has been for the past eight years. Coach Calcagno has been associated with five bowl teams, including 06 Independence, 07 Insight, 08 Holiday, 10 Cotton and 10 Alamo Bowls at OSU. Gary assists Rob Glass, Assistant Athletic Director of Strength and Conditioning, with Football, and Coach Calcagno is responsible for every aspect of strength and conditioning for Oklahoma State Wrestling. Since taking over the strength program for John Smith, head wrestling coach at OSU, the wrestling team has won 4 NCAA team National Championships, 12 NCAA individual National Championships, 4 Big 12 Conference Championships, 27 Big 12 Individual Championships, 3 NWCA National Duals Championships, 1 Danny Hodge Award, and has had 39 All-American selections. In addition, three Freestyle wrestling team members for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and two Freestyle wrestling team members for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing were former Oklahoma State wrestlers.
In May of 2008, Gary was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach, the highest honor given in the strength and conditioning coaching profession, by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and he is a certified Level I, Level II, and Sports Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting.
Nick Hoheisel
Assistant Strength Coach
Football
Nick Hoheisel enters his second season as the strength coach. A member of the Kansas State football team from 1998-02, Hoheisel received the squad’s overachiever award in 1998 and was named the 2002 Bob Cope Memorial Award recipient. In 2000 and 2002, he was named the Kansas State Football Lifter of the Year. He received his undergraduate degree in 2003 from K-State in business administration and international marketing.
Upon graduating from Kansas State, Hoheisel earned his master’s degree in athletic administration from Northwest Missouri State. As a graduate assistant, he worked with the football team, which reached the 2005 NCAA Division II national championship game, as well as the men’s and women’s basketball programs and the volleyball, soccer and softball squads.
Certified by the United States Weightlifting Federation as a Level 1 club coach, Hoheisel also holds a certification in CPR.
Nick Whitmer
USAW/SP
Graduate Assistant Strength Coach
Football
Nick Whitmer enters his second season at Oklahoma State. Whitmer, a graduate assistant from Broken Arrow, Okla., attended the University of Central Oklahoma prior to joining the OSU staff. He graduated with a Bachelers of Science in Kinesiology. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Exercise Science. Whitmer is a two-time National Championship Powerlifter and current Olympic Weightlifting competitor.
Chance Kuehn
Volunteer Assistant Strength Coach
Football
Chance Kuehn is a native of Bedford, Texas. He will serve as the Volunteer Assistant Coach in strength and conditioning at Oklahoma State.
Josh Gaither
Strength Intern
Football
Josh Gaither is a native of Magnolia, Texas. He will serve as the strength and conditioning intern at Oklahoma State.