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Iowa basketball players start weight training with a high-energy routine of running and yelling, setting the tone for intense workouts.

Strength and conditioning coach Logan Ogden focuses on high-tempo training to mirror the demands of basketball gameplay.

IOWA CITY — Iowa basketball begins its team weight room sessions with a specific routine.

This was something new to director of men’s basketball athletic performance Logan Ogden, who came to Iowa this offseason with more than a decade of experience in the field. But Ogden has become fond of the custom implemented by Iowa coach Ben McCollum.

Players enter the weight room by running and yelling.

“I really like it,” Ogden said. "It was really, really good because the guys have to come in ready to go, just like we

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