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Johnny Simon

By dccgr -26 April 2012
12 Comments
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Does anyone know how many 225 bench presses Simon can do now? I believe I read he could do 40 in high school. I am tired of reading up here in Mieechig*n that Mike Martin was the strongest DT in the BiIG last year.

buck-I.8 on 26 Apr 2012 - 8:18pm #

Have you seen Simon's arms? Martin would wet his pants

dbit on 26 Apr 2012 - 8:21pm #

I was curious myself.... and after a quick google... WOW

http://www.ourhonordefend.com/2009/03/better-know-a-buckeye-john-simon.php

439LawDog on 26 Apr 2012 - 9:20pm #

I think I see where he gets his intensity from. His dad looks like he could tear a slab of concrete in half!

dccgr on 26 Apr 2012 - 9:30pm #

Thanks, DBIT Wow, 48 is unbelievable. He will break the NFL combine record which I think is 48.

argyle182021 on 26 Apr 2012 - 9:49pm #

Those numbers are three years old...

703Buckeye on 27 Apr 2012 - 1:17am #

Justin Ernest of Eastern Kentucky set the Combine bench press record with 51 reps in 1999

"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter

pdpepper on 27 Apr 2012 - 3:26am #

I know Simon is a beast in the weight room, but c'mon, 48 reps of 225 lbs. in high school?!? The top performer at this year's NFL combine was 44. As much as I want to believe this article, I'll be honest and say I don't. Not to diminish his strength, or that he may be close to 48 now, but no way a high schooler does more 225 lbs. reps than the top NFL combine results.

buckz4evr on 27 Apr 2012 - 7:14am #

He may have been using a lifting shirt. I forget what they call them, but it adds quite a bit to your lift. I think it is within reason. My son used to lift, and I can remember him working out with 225 lbs. His max was 400 without the shirt. I'm pretty confident if he would have put his whole heart in it, and wore the shirt, he would've come a lot closer He wasn't 6'3" though which made it a lot easier for my son.

RBuck Mod on 27 Apr 2012 - 8:01am #

@Buckz...do lifting shirts have an "S" on them?

"It's just another case of there you are". ~ Doc (1918-2012)

Phoenix824 on 27 Apr 2012 - 8:05am #

No but Simon was born with one on his chest

buckz4evr on 27 Apr 2012 - 9:27am #

They can add a significant amount to the lift...so yes, they do come w/ an S on them. When my son was at Kent, the wrestling coach wanted him to go for the school record. At that time, (freshman) he was maxing about 410. The coach told him he would smash the record of around 435 at the time if he wore the shirt. I maybe off some on the record, but it was somewhere around there. It might have been for his weight class, also. I can't remember all the details, but I know these kids can lift a ton. It usually doesn't translate into athletic ability, though. That's what makes Simon such a freak. By the way, my son didn't do it. His reasoning was if he couldn't do it in the raw, it wasn't worth it. He thought the shirts were cheating.