Say you meet someone for the first time and they tell you how much they lift. What does he have to lift in order for you to think he was strong??
Holyfuck I hope you are joking, if not doesnt that seem pretty fucking weak to you? You mean one 90 lb DB in each hand right?NFL standard for linebackers used to be 8 reps with 90 incline press.
One in each hand of course.That was a min.Average linebacker was about 225 early 80s iirc.Now you have many that are bigger.The 225 bench for reps I believe is still used.Holyfuck I hope you are joking, if not doesnt that seem pretty fucking weak to you? You mean one 90 lb DB in each hand right?
One in each hand of course.That was a min.Average linebacker was about 225 early 80s iirc.Now you have many that are bigger.The 225 bench for reps I believe is still used.
Video or you are lying, lol.Well that 90 x 8 for inclines is stupidly low , I got all kinds of 140 pound kids that can put that up and double the reps
Video or you are lying, lol.
I noted the lol but what do you think really? Average LB (current day though) is about 6'2" 244 lbs, incline press of any sort is an extremely important skill to have when a large part of your job is to be leaned forward and trying to drive or control another heavy athletic man, other than the dynamic motion and changes of direction those battles very nearly approximate a standing incline press. Ridiculously low to call a standard imo.
The nfl combine standards a bit silly overall imo, especially the new 225 lb bench press. The average play lasts about 4 seconds, how does measuring a set of 20-40+ reps provide any truly relevant info.
PS - no videos available as I don't have the rights to do that but technically you are correct, you caught me lying because the program I give them has them add weight once they accomplish 14reps . There have been at least 20 of them though, all sportsmen at a fairly high level and all between 17 and 21 years old
Give me a break...nfl linebackers? When..in 1950? thats absurd low ...absurd lowNFL standard for linebackers used to be 8 reps with 90 incline press.
Early 80s.That is a min standard.Just like a vertical jump a coach might evaluate to be bothered with working a receiver out.Lou Ferrigno did not make the cut trying out for whatever nfl team it was.225 is with a fixed bar.Lee Priest apparently handled a pair of 180s at times....short arms.Give me a break...nfl linebackers? When..in 1950? thats absurd low ...absurd low
They have used the 225 rep test for as long as the combine has been around and your average nfl linebacker is 20 plus reps
Early 80s.That is a min standard.Just like a vertical jump a coach might evaluate to be bothered with working a receiver out.Lou Ferrigno did not make the cut trying out for whatever nfl team it was.225 is with a fixed bar.Lee Priest apparently handled a pair of 180s at times....short arms.
So at 140 lbs can do 14 reps with proper range of motion with 90 lb dumbbells? I’m fucking weak then. I think my closest was 160lbs I could do 90 lb dumbells for 3-4 reps.
Always an interesting topic to me. Coming from grappling world, I regularly see guys that are functionally strong as hell on the mats but are not strong in the gym and I see other guys that are strong in both disciplines. I also see guys that got big muscles, say they lift a ton but you can rag doll them on the mats.
Overall, some of the strongest people I have ever met are the wrestlers and judo guys that have been training since there early teens. The combination of muscle strength, tendon strength and the ability to generate force when everything is not perfectly aligned seems to “harden” the whole body and pound for pound create a ton of total power/strength.
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