21. "yea I mean I see how this is a useful metric, but does it translate?" In response to Reply # 15
I assume does to an extent when you are in the trenches basically relying on your size/strength in pushing/shoving people off lines. But I wonder what the correlation % is between high rep bench-press performers at the combine and performance on the field in the NFL.
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27. "He benched 722 raw last year, which is the legit raw world record" In response to Reply # 26
He has a vid doing 600 x 6 and it looked easy. Years ago, I had a couple elite level kettlebell lifts on YT and I got a few comments, one of them said "really strong work" or something like that, I clicked on the profile and it was him lol.
40. "You might be thinking of Mark Bell" In response to Reply # 33
He got in trouble for his interviews in that documentary years ago where he admitted to using and divulged how to get it. I think a few agencies kicked around trying him, but never did.
37. "Muscle endurance corresponds to success on the field more than" In response to Reply # 35
just brute strength of a one time rep. Also at a weight with higher reps you get more variance between players instead of saying five guys lifted X amount of weight 10 times, four guys did it 9 times, etc.
38. "linemen, kickers, receivers, dbs, qbs, all do 225. if you make it" In response to Reply # 35
some outlandish shit like 400lbs, the combine measurements are useless for the players who can't get it.
also, on the upper end, you don't want some dude trying to max out on the bench at the combine and its like, congrats, you did 555lbs. aw, sorry, you ruptured your pec muscle. tryout for us next year.
225lbs as a metric ain't perfect, but it fits what they're trying to do.
an nfl caliber athlete is gonna be able to toss it up a couple times. and none of them are gonna injure themselves on it.
41. "There are definitely tests that would be more applicable" In response to Reply # 35
For linemen, something like benching 315 for 5 reps for as many sets as possible while resting 45 seconds between sets would be a great test of strength endurance, that would be similar to upper body strength required in a series of plays. Whoever could do the most rounds before failing would give a good barometer of their "football" strength.
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