The Santa Fe High School Demons new weight room showcases three Samson Flex-Rack Functional Training Rack (FTR) Stations and seven Double-sided Flex-Rack stations all with Samson Combo Benches giving them 17 total lifting stations for their athletes. This will allow for a minimum of 51 athletes to be training at a rack during a lifting session. The FTR stations give the Demons six fully adjustable 250 pound cable columns.
Rack attachments within this weight room shown are landmine attachments, single leg squat attachments, and a utility seat for the safety catches. Samson NBA oversized hex bars with storage, dumbbell and kettlebell storage racks complete this new training facility.
Other vendors: Dynamax and Troy Barbell
Santa Fe High School
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Inside the Santa Fe High School weight room
Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, New Mexico built a room around high station capacity and flexible training options for the Demons. The photos and video on this page document the finished training environment and show how equipment, storage, branding, and open floor area work together as one system. For coaches and administrators planning a similar project, the value of the gallery is in the relationships between those elements, not just in any single rack or machine.
Equipment and layout highlights
The project includes three Flex-Rack Functional Training Rack stations, seven double-sided Flex-Rack stations, Samson combo benches, 17 total lifting stations, six adjustable 250-pound cable columns, landmine and single-leg squat attachments, utility seats, oversized hex bars with storage, and dumbbell and kettlebell storage. Each selection supports a specific job in the room. Primary lifting stations establish the main training lanes, benches and attachments expand exercise options, and dedicated storage keeps plates, bars, dumbbells, bands, and accessories close to where they are used. That organization can reduce unnecessary traffic and help a coaching staff move groups through training with fewer interruptions.
Design lessons from this project
The stated capacity of at least 51 athletes training at rack stations illustrates why station count should be connected to real group size. Attachments and cable columns then broaden exercise selection without requiring a separate machine for every movement. A productive layout begins with the program: expected group size, coaching sightlines, exercise flow, available square footage, ceiling height, entrances, turf or platform transitions, and the equipment the staff uses most often. Planning those details together helps prevent a room from becoming a collection of disconnected pieces.
Branding can reinforce identity, but it works best when it is integrated into functional equipment and durable surfaces. Graphic shields, logo platforms, upholstery, and coordinated colors give a facility a consistent appearance without replacing the practical work of spacing, storage, and equipment selection. The goal is a room that looks like the program and continues to operate efficiently during busy team sessions.
Planning a school or university weight room
High schools and districts planning for large team sessions, multiple sports, and efficient transitions between exercises should begin by documenting how the room is used now and what needs to improve. List the number of athletes expected in each group, the movements that require dedicated stations, storage problems, accessibility needs, and any future expansion. From there, compare layouts by training capacity and workflow rather than by equipment count alone. A smaller number of well-planned stations can serve a program better than a crowded floor that limits coaching and movement.
Samson Equipment works with programs from early planning through manufacturing and installation. Explore our custom weight room solutions, review the design and manufacturing process, or start a conversation about your facility.
