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yeah, Galloway did "run" that. im not saying its wrong, but it was before electronic timing was used. so it could be off just a bit, impressive none-the-less. And it's showing a 4.50 for Posey now, which seems more accurate to me.

Joey Galloway was a beast. I read that boy could bench press over 500 pounds! If Ohio State could get another reciever like him, we'd have it made!

Posey just made himself some money with running a 4.37. Doesn't mean he will be a great WR at the next level but NFL teams will move his stock up with a time like that. Well done Posey!

With limited senior film, and a blazing 40, I am confident Posey will be a Raider! lol

Mike Adams embarrassed himself at the combine. 19 reps?

^This. I watched Adams run and lift, and was immediately much happier about all the reports I've seen about the new strength and conditioning program being brutal. I think we've always been a bit soft. Our great athletes would have been that extra step better with a better program.

The thing is, being in a program like OSU, and being in the NFL combine, let me say this again, THE NFL COMBINE, and being an OL, you should not be bench pressing 225 in the teens. It should be high twenties to low 30's minimum for an OL.

I played DE, division III football, and my best bench was junior year at 208 of 19 reps (unofficial in my basement), and 17 reps being tested. My one buddy actually got 36 reps I believe (DT, 6'0"-6'1" at about 270).

The thing is, being in D-1, and about to go into the NFL, an O-lineman should not be in the teens on bench test. I understand bench is not everything, far from it, but come on..... in the teens????

Edit: bench does not equal success in NFL, i understand this, but strength is looked at for an o-lineman. it is a factor

Edit II: by no means am I saying I am sweet or trying to brag, because I am not like that, I am just making a comparison... I am not saying I could beat adams in a 1on1, either, haha

@buckeye06... Lichter joined the staff in June '06, so Kudla was never trained by Lichter, and Gholston - who was a physical freak anyway - only trained under Lichter the latter half of his Buckeye career. Coincidentally, Lichter's hiring coincided with the gradual decline of the Buckeye's offensive line the past five/six seasons. If the combine numbers aren't proof enough, I believe the play on the field has served as such. Bollman and Lichter gave us a soft offensive line these past few years.

I'm 160 pounds, and if a D1 lineman can't beat me by more than 10 reps at 225, it should raise legitimate questions about that kid's effort in the weight room, and the whole program, empirics aside.

I think the difference for me is, there will always be kids who work hard on their own just out of pure motivation to succeed. I went to a poor high school, we didn't even have a S&C coach, but people still left the athletic programs successful on the back of their own hard work. I just feel like Marotti puts the push for every player to work as hard in the weight room as they can day in and day out, and that hasn't happened in the past, as shown in this situation.

^^^ I think you read everything completely wrong. I am not saying how much I can bench anyway, right now, I bench much less than what I used to because of work and limited time to work out, but you severely missed the point of these comments.

Like I said several times in my comment, I am not bragging, or boasting, by no means did I make it seem like I was the strongest, or want to get recognition for lifting. What do I have to gain? Nothing. Like I said in Edit II: "by no means am I saying I am sweet or trying to brag, because I am not like that, I am just making a comparison"

This is a comparison. Weight, strength and division comparison. Sorry you saw it as a chance for some people to brag about lifting. But, no offense, I think you misunderstood the overall point that was trying to be made by the people who posted their lifts.

Again, it was for comparison.

Edit: By your response, you make it seem like some are using this as an opportunity to tell people how much they lift, which is inaccurate. I also do not make this to sound as an attack towards you. That is not my intention if it came across that way.

Mitch Petrus tied the record in 2010 and he was a fifth round draft pick.

Nate Soldier only got 21 reps, and was a first rounder, 17th overall, in 2011.

Stephen Paea broke the record last year and was a second round, 21st pick in 2011.

Michael Brockers, Defensive tackle from LSU is a projected first rounder and he had 19 reps.

So with that said, Mike Adams will be fine.

You can talk about his bench numbers all day, but fact of the matter is when he came back from suspension, he made the o line better.

All that matters in the long run is if Adams is quick enough to block speed rushers from getting to the QB. Yes he should be benching higher reps with 225 but that is a small concern in the grand scheme of things. A defensive tackle on the other hand is a position that HEAVILY requires great amounts of strength..which something like a bench press could be an important tool to measure that position.

On another note..I think it's stupid that they test the bench press but not the squat. Which is actually more important in football than benching IMO.

I know right..Brewster was listed at 6'5" I believe his senior year in hs. Just goes to show you don't believe all the heights and weights listed.

            Player       College           Ht.     Wt.    40    Arm   Hand   Reps
• Michael Brewster   Ohio St.      6041     312   5.35  31½   9½    29

espn had him listed as 6"6'' coming out of high school lol and i never saw him listed smaller than 6'5