I’ve got a buddy who works in scouting in the NFL, and he said once that bench form varies a ton at the combine. Some guys come in and get twenty or thirty-something perfect reps, others are all over the place. I guess when Michael Lewis, the current Eagles safety, was there, he got a decent number, like eighteen or twenty maybe, but was basically dropping the bar on himself and then jerking it back up, and everyone was joking afterward that he probably bruised his collarbone in the process. And some guys just don’t care. Lito Sheppard, another Eagle, apparently came in, looked around like he’d never been in a weightroom before (I know, he went to Florida), sat down and got three reps, the took off.
[quote]Major Dan wrote:
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I saw the ProBowl bench competition too. I couldn’t believe what they counted for reps. and the announcers didn’t notice or say anything.
Does the NFL Combine have higher standards?
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i seen the linemen challenge a few years ago they had a bench press competetion the only who had prefect form was La’Roi Glover he ended winning it too