A Sea Of Red

Thought since spring break is upon the boys, we might look at some of the numbers tested this past week following the pro day.
I heard we have 10+ guys benching over 400 lbs.
Bryan Mosier 440 lbs. 35 reps @ 225 lbs.
Colin Dugan 445 lbs. 37 reps @ 225 lbs.
Mike Godsil 530 lbs. 47 reps @ 225 lbs.
(2008 NFL Combine record: 37 reps-Jake Long, OT Michigan and Ghaston Ghoul (sp) DE, OSU.)
(NFL record 45 reps in 2000)

Any other test numbers heard of?

so Godsil set a record?

He would have to do it at the combine...regardless...those numbers are extremely impressive!

Personal record. Last year, 515 and 42 reps. This was done as a team test, under Dr. Gillespie.

NLF combine record is 53 reps @ 225 by Justin Ernest from EKU.

Impressive number by our boys!

Is Mike breaking any school records. Seems like he should be.

Mike holds the all time Liberty bench record and the incline bench at 415 lbs. Joey Sandvig has the hang clean record at 420 lbs. Not sure about squat.

The NFL lists 51 offensive linemen in two groups at the combine. They just passed along information on 40-yard dashes and bench-presses. Missouri Southern's Allen Barbre ran the fastest 40 (4.84 seconds), followed by Texas Tech's Gabe Hall (4.91) and Wisconsin's Joe Thomas (4.92). For reference, Seattle 2006 fourth-round choice Rob Sims was clocked at 5.25 seconds in the 40 during a campus workout. He became a starter.

Virginia Polytechnic's Brandon Frye was seventh in 40-yard time (5.08) and also cranked out 34 reps in the 225-pound bench press, according to NFL.com. Texas Tech's Manuel Ramirez and Texas' Justin Blalock tied for first with 40 reps. If you have never benched-pressed 225 pounds, you should try it sometime and then envision doing it 40 times. Seems pretty much impossible. Former Seahawks assistant strength coach Bill Gillespie did 60 reps at a 2006 competition, but he was also a career lifter. The unofficial combine record: Justin Ernest of Eastern Kentucky, with 51 in 1999.



http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/seahawk ... ench_press



I guess it was unofficial. We coach together at the same school. That is why I have these random facts.

51 - Justin Ernest, (DT), Eastern Kentucky - 1999
45 - Leif Larsen, (DT), Texas-El Paso - 2000
45 - Mike Kudla, (DE), Ohio State - 2006
44 - Brodrick Bunkley, (DT), Florida State - 2006
43 - Scott Young, (OG), BYU - 2005
42 - Isaac Sopoaga, (DT), Hawaii - 2004
42 - Tank Tyler, (DT), North Carolina State - 2007
41 - *Igor Olshansky, (DT), Oregon - 2004
41 - Terna Nande, (OLB), Miami (OHIO) - 2006
40 - Justin Blalock, (OG), Texas - 2007
40 - Manuel Ramirez, (OG), Texas Tech - 2007
40 - Zach Piller, (OT), Florida - 1999
38 - Tony Pashos, (OT), Illinois - 2003
38 - Craig Page, (C), Georgia Tech - 1999
38 - Jeff Smith, (C), Wyoming - 1999
37 - *Wayne Hunter, (OT), Hawaii - 2003
37 - Roberto Garza, (C), Texas AM-Kingsville - 2001
37 - Victor Leyva, (OG), Arizona State - 2001
37 - Moran Norris, (FB), Kansas - 2001
37 - *Haloti Ngata, (DT), Oregon - 2006
36 - *Vince Wilfork, (DT), Miami - 2004
36 - Liam Ezekiel, (ILB), Northeastern - 2005
36 - Makoa Freitas, (OG), Arizona - 2003
36 - Ryan Denney, (DE), BYU - 2002
36 - Scott Peters, (C), Arizona State - 2002

http://mb.jaguars.com/Topic472396-8-1.aspx

Former Seahawks assistant strength coach Bill Gillespie did 60 reps at a 2006 competition, but he was also a career lifter.

Guess that is why our guys are developing the way they are. By the way, I believe that Coach Gillespie is the
NON STEROID world record holder in the bench at 801 lbs.

Interesting that based on the link above, both the fastest 40 and the bench press record were set by athletes I've never heard of from football powerhouse Eastern Kentucky.