Meet Indiana’s New Strength Coach
By Kyle Grand
Indiana basketball has a new strength coach in Lyonel Anderson. Before coming to Bloomington, Anderson was fthe associate director of sports performance for the University of Houston football program. As far as his own sports experience, Anderson played tight end at Kansas, graduating in 2008.
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Anderson is familiar with Indiana. Before working at Houston, he was with IU football as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. He also worked in a similar capacity at Rice University.
What sets Anderson apart is his ability to think outside of the box. As chronicled by InsidetheHall.com, he loves to get creative when pushing the team. Those methods include hot yoga, elevation training masks and training in a sand pit. One of the first things Anderson asked head coach Tom Crean was a sand pit, and construction is underway.
Want to see for yourself what the team is going through? Enjoy this video courtesy of Indiana basketball.