Nfl Players Bench Press

600 lbs during his playing days kolb was widely regarded as one of the strongest men in the nfl and played like the strongest one.
Nfl players bench press. The best bench press scores ever recorded at the nfl combine are. The bench press at the nfl combine is used as a basic measure of strength. College football players that are hoping to carve out a career as professional have their strength measured at the nfl scouting combine by how many times they can bench press 225 pounds.
29 reps by far the biggest player on the list and he is all muscle. It also evaluated the accuracy of previous nfl 225 prediction equations. Take a look at the top bench press performances from the nfl.
This revolutionary exercise is helping nfl players improve their bench press strength 0 shares share on facebook share on twitter the head off chest press has become one of my favorite chest. Which nfl player can bench press the most. First the 1rm for each player had to be determined.
A pair of sec safeties bench pressed a 225 pound weight bar 24 times to top the final wave of players tackling the first drill of their stay at the nfl scouting combine in indianapolis on saturday. John matuszak defensive end born october 25 1950 died june 17 1989 nfl career. The event measures how many times a player can bench press 225 lbs.
Players warmed up using lighter weights at about 60 80 of their 1rm. Larry allen has bench pressed 700lbs under powerlifting regulations and is known to have the highest bench press in all sports. This answer is factually.
While this isn t a perfect test it can expose both a glaring lack of strength and a shocking surplus of raw power in nfl hopefuls. 51 reps justin ernest 1999 49 reps stephen paea 2011 45 reps leif larsen 2000 45 reps mike kudla 2006. 4 65 225lb bench press.