Duquesne University Athletics

Facilities

AJ Palumbo Center Weight Room

The AJ Palumbo Center Weight Room serves all of Duquesne University's 21 varsity sport teams. Located at the corner of Forbes Avenue and Magee Street on the northeast corner of the Duquesne campus, the A. J. Palumbo Center is the home of the University's men's and women's basketball, wrestling and women's volleyball programs. Dedicated in 1988, the facility houses a main arena, three regulation-sized courts, modern training room facilities, a weight room, racquetball and squash courts, an aerobics room, cardiovascular room, an indoor running track as well as locker room facilities. Usage of the Palumbo Center ranges from the Duquesne intercollegiate athletic and intramural teams, the University's student body, to faculty and staff members. Adding to the Center's available resources is an adjacent outdoor field featuring an Omni Turf playing surface and field lighting for day and evening use.

Weight Room Policies

1. You must notify or sign in with the strength coach each time you use the facility during these hours.

2. You must have a workout program, follow it, and record workout content on your own.

3. If you have an injury that inhibits a portion of the workout, you must first see the athletic training staff and receive a slip explaining the injury, which movements are to be avoided, and which ones may be substituted.

4. All lifters will be required to use spring loaded collars once there is more than one plate on the bar.

5. Lifters are required to use spotters on every set after the initial warm-up.

6. Move weights from the rack to the bar only. Never set them on the floor or lean them against equipment.

7. All bars are stripped of weight following use. Dumbbells are returned to the racks following use.

8. Do not drop or throw weights.

9. Return all equipment back to its proper place.

10. Standing on weight benches is not allowed for any purpose.

11. Keep bars and weights off of vinyl surfaces.

12. Walkman radios are not permitted during team workouts for any reason.

13. Profanity or foul language will not be tolerated.

14. Open-toe footwear of any kind is not allowed in the weight room.

15. Clothing representing other colleges is prohibited.

16. Proper work out attire should be worn.

17. Personal items left on the wall or in the hallway are not the responsibility of the staff.

18. Follow all instructions given by the strength and conditioning staff.

19. Food, Gum, Drinks, and Tobacco, are not permitted.

20. Throw away all trash into garbage cans located throughout weight room.