{"id":8622,"date":"2023-09-08T13:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepstrengthcoach.com\/?p=8622"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:33:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:33:11","slug":"from-flooded-to-flourishing-mcfarland-rebuilds-high-school-weight-room-after-hurricane-ida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepstrengthcoach.com\/articles\/from-flooded-to-flourishing-mcfarland-rebuilds-high-school-weight-room-after-hurricane-ida\/","title":{"rendered":"From Flooded To Flourishing: McFarland Rebuilds High School Weight Room After Hurricane Ida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the world of strength and conditioning, the environment plays a pivotal role in shaping an athlete’s experience. While equipment and training techniques are often the focus, arguably, the most important part of a weight room is the flooring. So when a category 4 hurricane hit Coach James McFarland’s facility, causing severe water damage to the flooring and everything around it, he needed a fast and effective solution. Let’s look at Coach McFarland’s story and see how he recovered from this tragedy with the help of Mondo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McFarland’s Adverse Circumstances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In August 2021, Hurricane Ida became the second-most damaging hurricane on record to touch land in Louisiana. Wind speeds reached a top speed of 149 MPH. Ida tore upward through the Northeastern United States with torrential rainfall, tornadoes, and catastrophic flooding. The storm caused over $2 billion in damages and the deaths of 23 people in the state of New Jersey alone. Hillsborough (NJ) High School was not excluded from the destruction, as water seeped into their gymnasium floor and floated 6 inches high in both of their weight rooms. <\/p>

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