If you've seen pictures of the University of Oregon, you've likely seen pictures of the weight room in all its glory.

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You've also seen new strength coach Aaron Feld and his staff on twitter or in pictures doing what they do. Making this team bigger, stronger, faster.

Coach Feld has put his own stamp on this program. Not only has he showcased 'the stache' to which many refer, he's also shown his high-energy and loud personality on social media and at practices. While fans and media can't attend workouts, it's pretty easy to see his energy in the weight room.

Speaking of said weight room and putting his own stamp on it, coach Feld spent some money making upgrades. He detailed what he did and why with ScoopDuck.

"I went in and I told coach Cristobal I could upgrade some things and he said go for it," Feld told ScoopDuck. "Then I went back in and told him what I could do with a little more and he said go for it. Then I went back and said for this much more this is what I could do and he told me to do it. So we re-did every piece of equipment in that room. Every piece of metal in that weight room is brand new. The only thing we kept were the old platforms. Not only are they amazing brazilian cherry, they are unbelievable and do exactly what we need them to do."

The weight room is only a few years old so why on earth would it need replacing?

"We went with the Sorinex brand of weight equipment to upgrade our weight room. I'm not endorsing that product or brand, but that's the one we used because I believe it's the best currently on the market because of its versatility. I can change around the entire configuration of our weight room in a few hours if I need to. I really hope I'm here for 20 years, but if another strength coach comes in and wants to change things around to fit what they want to do, they can easily do that in a day. We can also add bands to any piece of equipment so we can work on movement stuff at each station if we want to. We have a lot of the same equipment but with it being interchangeable now I have the flexibility to change it if I need to."

There were however a number of different pieces of equipment added to the weight room on coach Feld's order.

"We added some hip and leg presses and some neck machines. A lot of that equipment is key for guys when they get banged up. The neck machine will help the guys get stronger in the necks to help battle the force they absorb through contact. We bought some row machines too that will help add mass in the back area, also helping them stay stronger and healthier from the hits taken during the season. The hip machines are big for leg strength. They will help the players with longevity. They will be able to maintain their early season form deeper into the season. I know they haven't experienced it yet, but these older guys will see a big difference this season. They will keep that same speed and power all season long a lot better."

The platforms were kept because coach Feld said they are a lot like 'old basketball floors' in the fact that they do a great job absorbing force.

"The human body produces so much amount of torque and force it's unreal. They are literally like NASCAR numbers. So concrete mirrors that force. When you push down with those heavy weights, that force is reflected right back into the body. These beautiful platforms we already have do a good job absorbing a lot of that force already, which is better for the players."

They will also add some new pieces in between the machines that have a completely different purpose and will help maximize the lifting times of athletes.

"I'm all about efficiency. We will add power plates in between each rack that are basically a vibration platform. The players stand on them and the vibration stimulates the nervous system and warms up their muscles and better prepares them for heavy lifting. So it saves me about 8-10 minutes of warming them up during our alotted training time. Which might not sound like much but over the course of a season that's a lot of time we can spend training."

This offseason was dedicated to getting the players bigger. But now coach Feld says he has entered phase 2 ahead of the upcoming season.

"We spent a vast majority of the offseason on growth and adding more mass to their bodies. Now we are working on hardening their bodies and making them extremely strong pound for pound. We also put a big emphasis on improving the middle of their bodies. Which is going to help them stay healthier this season with that support in addition to being bigger and stronger. We want to make these guys explosive on the football field."

In closing Feld offered his 'performance based on power' method.

"The number one component of speed is power. The number one component of power is strength. The number one component of strength is effort. The number one component of effort is pride. If you have pride in yourself you will have better performance for your family, your team, your orginaziation, all of it. You will give a better effort with pride which will get you those massive strength gains and more power, higher speeds and higher output."

Sounds like money well spent on Oregon football.

(FWIW, Feld said he is working on spending time with coach Radcliffe in the coming weeks to learn some of his speed training principles.)