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At the NFL combine, the bench press is used as a test of muscle strength and stamina, in which athletes lift 225 pounds (102 kg) as many times as possible. [15] Since 1994, only 20 players at the combine have managed to achieve more than 40 repetitions: 51 reps: Justin Ernest (1999) [16] 49 reps: Stephen Paea (2011) [17]
Carriker participated in the first NFL Veteran Combine in March 2015. [19] [20] He was the only player at the Veteran Combine to do the bench press and performed 40 reps of 225 pounds, which was three more reps than the highest total at the 2015 NFL Combine. [21] In April 2015, he attended minicamp with the Atlanta Falcons on tryout basis. [22]
He recorded 25 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press test, better than USC teammate Rey Maualuga, linemen Michael Oher and Eugene Monroe, and equal to Aaron Curry, and ran 4.56 and 4.63 seconds in the 40-yard dash, better than teammates Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews III.
This week at the NFL scouting combine will help teams and analysts start to differentiate between the players as the workouts take place and more data points are added for each prospect.
Chatman was born on December 5, 2000, and grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. [1] He is the youngest of four siblings. [2] He started playing football at age six and showed "incredible" strength from a young age; according to The Dallas Morning News, he was able to lift 225 pounds (102 kg) in seventh grade with only "slight difficulty". [2]
Holani was one of 29 running backs who received an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine, which will be held Feb. 26-March 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The draft is scheduled ...
At Clemson, Gilchrist played with four of his defensive teammates who were selected in the 2011 NFL draft.According to the Tigers' coaches though, it was his football IQ that made him stand out, along with an impressive showing at the NFL combine where he posted a 38-inch vertical leap and put up 26 bench-press repetitions at 225 pounds, second-most among all defensive backs.
One of the most basic questions of strength training is whether it's better to work out with more weight or more reps. Here, we give an answer.