Mike Gentry has built a foundation of success in Virginia Tech’s weight room and is becoming a legend among his peers The weight room. You want to talk about the basics and building blocks of any football program, start with the weight room.That’s where the foundation is built. Players are in the weight room nearlyevery day, working on getting stronger, quicker, more flexible and more explosive.Mike Gentry, the director of strength and conditioning at Virginia Tech, overseesa program that is as productive as any in the nation.Players like Michael Vick, Jim Druckenmiller, Corey Moore and John Engelbergerhave worked their way through the Hokies’ 20,000-square foot weight roomunder the watchful eye of Gentry and have become remarkably productive playersunder his watch. Gentry is AFM’s Samson Strength & Conditioning College Coach of theYear, and it’s an award that Virginia Tech
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