These are all from BeamerBall.com with more to come.
March 6, 2013
Front Squat
Carl Jackson - 425
D.J. Coles - 420
J.C. Coleman - 400
Griffin Hite - 395
M. Taylor - 390
M. Holmes - 390
Low Box Squat
Derrick Hopkins - 650
Brent Benedict - 605
Luther Maddy - 555
Corey Marshall - 550
Laurence Gibson - 550
Push Jerk
Nick Acree - 375
Augie Conter - 370
David Wang - 360
Matt Arkema - 360
Derrick Hopkins - 360
Bench Press (Skill Player Group)
Brian Rody - 360
Greg Jones - 350
Ronnie VanDyke - 345
Michael Holmes - 340
D.J. Coles - 340
Scott Rolin - 340
Greg Gaddell - 340
Power Cleans (Linemen Group)
Augie Conte - 375 OTackle Position Record
James Gayle - 370 DEnd Position Record
Laurence Gibson - 370
Corey Marshall - 360
David Wang - 340
Update: March 8, 2013
Power Cleans
T. Gresh - 330 - Quarterback Position Record
10 Yard
K. Fuller - 1.59
J.C. Coleman - 1.63
J. Tyler - 1.64
D. Alford - 1.65
J. Stanford - 1.66
Bench Press
N. Acree - 475
A. Miller - 440
L. Gibson - 430
B. Benedict - 430
A. Smith - 420
Vertical Jump
D. Nicolas - 40" - Defensive End Position Record
D. Bonner - 39"
E.L. Smiling - 38"
C. Marshall - 36.5"
D. Knowles - 36.5"
C. Caver - 35.5"
Who jumps out at you? For me, Augie Conte, I can't believe he's throwing up that much weight as a freshman. I'm now pumped to watch him practice this fall, to see if he can make a push for a starting job.
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"...to see if he can make a push for a starting job."
also glad to see DJ coles putting up decent numbers. Would love to see him back to form and bringing some physicality to the WR core. Surprised at how much Coleman put up as well for being a much smaller guy.
^^^exactly
was thinking that DJ squatting over 400 means that his legs/knees are good to go and he'll confident they're healthy....he will be a key player this season
Coleman at 400 lbs! That's pretty incredible
Out of context, this comment is hilarious.
Well...
That will certainly make him harder to bring down...
And he runs a 4.36 40...
If both of those were true
That would be terrifying. A 400 lb dude coming at you that fast...
JC's 400lbs gets my vote
hands down the page popper for me.
It is pretty absured that Brian Rody bench pressed 360 pounds. He's 6'6", and its typically harder for lanky guys to lift that much weight because of the longer arms - - they have a much farther way to go. For a 5th-string QB, way to put in work.
Glad to see the low-box squat highs get represented by all 1st-team offensive and defensive linemen.
You pointed out Augie, but Laurence Gibson was only 5 pounds behind him on the power clean, and Laurence also squatted 550 lbs, the 5th best on the team. Hopefully some of this athleticism can turn into some legitimate OT depth. With that, I was disapointed to not see Mark Schuman on any of these lists.
I agree that it is huge that DJ Coles appears to be healthy. Let's get him back up to playing speed and audition him for the NFL.
#TeamPunishment
Sounds like we are gonna have tough son of guns lining up this spring. Legitimately excited!
Gentry: the guy behind the guy
I think we owe Mike Gentry a huge deal of credit for our program's success over the years. His strength and conditioning program is a big part of how we turn 3-star players into all-stars.
Super Iron Hokies!
Agree, and I think the coaches know it too. I don't think I've ever been to a speaking event (whether it's Cav or Foster) where they haven't thanked Gentry for all of his hard work and called him the best strength coach in the country. The Frankinator is quick to give props too.
Gentry makes scrawny little kids with some work ethic into MONSTERS!
Gentry and Ferguson are the only two in the picture that deal with football. A lot of former players are the assistants that help Gentry accomplish a lot of what gets done in the weight room. He is a great guy though.
I don't know if it's good or a bad thing that...
...there's so many walk-ons in the top5 of these strength tests.
Many of the walk-ons don't dress for games, so they just lift all the time. Walk-ons often become workout warriors.
But, some of them have gone on to become stars.
Because they were workout warriors..... because they didn't dress for games...
It could also be that they feel they have more to prove - just because they don't dress for games doesn't mean it isn't their goal to do so.
I really thought this was going to be a post about snow...
SNOW?
Snow thread?
Coleman squatting 400 is great. Not as good as David Wilson squatting 600, but still good for a rising sophomore.
Another one that sticks out is D-Hop. Box squatted 650 which is 95 lbs higher than the second defensive lineman, Maddy.
So help the poor fool that lets D-Hop get leverage on him. That squat number makes me very, very happy.
I think Wilson Back squatted 600. Coleman front squatted 400.
Gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Acree
I just watched the videos, and Nick Acree is the scariest person alive. He looks like he could've lifted double that weight. Furthermore, when he throws the weight up, the other guys in the weight room start chuckling so as to say, "so this guy's going to rip off heads this year, huh? Alright!"
Videos?
Are these on BeamerBall?
If you look up Nick Acree on Hokiesports, his profile shows him breaking the bench press record on the right hand side.
Oh God, who designed this website?
http://www.hokiesports.com/videos/?id=4298
it only took me 234234 clicks to find this url.
Thank you
Beastly lifting!
Thanks for the link. I hate trying to find anything on hokiesports.
Low Box Squat.
chuckle.
How many reps?
#!
So Dadi Nicolas and Corey Marshall have some freakish ups for big men. Also, 4 of the 5 guys I want to see starting on the o-line are tops on the bench press.
I really want Nicolas to do well so I can continue to yell "WHO'S YOUR DADI?" whenever he gets a sack.
Dadi
To answer the question Dadi Nicolas "jumps" out at me.
I just noticed the following numbers of HokieSports rosters....
Chris Mangus
5'11" 187 lbs.
270 lb bench
330 lb front squat
255 lb push jerk
Trey Edmunds
6'1" 212 lbs.
250 lb bench
330 lb front squat
255 lb push jerk
Although they are the same academic year, Trey is a year younger due to skipping a grade. I would assume that Trey, with his larger frame, will improve and surpass Chris Mangus's weight lifting numbers in the near future.
However, don't write off Mangus as being a contributor at RB this year. By all reports he is a burner (probably the fastest of the RBs) - - if he can get his weight up (around 200 maybe?), maintain his speed, and is as strong as Trey Edmunds right now, why wouldn't we expect him to be in the picture??
I would love to see Mangus embrace a role in the slot as many people have talked about. He could really be an X factor there for this team going forward.
I was stronger my senior year of high school (in the bench at least) than Trey Edmunds his freshman year of college. This is a good moment for me. I'm gonna go savor this for a while and possibly let some friends know. Side note: whether or not that is still the case is irrelevant. I want my moment.
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These are from BeamerBall as well
K. Asante - 4.36
J.C. Coleman - 4.37
T. Edmunds - 4.37
D. Bonner - 4.39
C. Mangus - 4.42
I knew everyone on that list was super fast except for Trey Edmunds considering he's 6-1 212. I hope he, without question, wins the tailback spot this spring.
Pardon the cliche, but Shane Beamer have a good problem on his hand.
I hate to be that guy, but didn't we say that last year? This year is much more optimistic though.
Last year was a different story. You had no proven ball carrier and everything was based on potential. Without a back to get between the tackles consistently it is difficult for runners to get outside and even though JC isn't scared of taking the ball up the middle he would be significantly less effective if he had to run there all the time and then try to get outside with speed.
I agree, JC isn't scared of the contact, but he can't run through it. The only guy on the roster that I've really seen do that is Edmunds and that was during August camp. I think Gregory is a situational player, and not an all-around back. For as much confidence as Beamer Co. had in Holmes going into last season, he didn't produce. I think Edmunds / Coleman will be the clearcut top-2 backs coming out of spring, but I'm happy to be surprised by other players stepping up.
Where's Demitri Knowles? Last year on Beamer Ball he was listed as running a 4.28. Did he not participate, or has he gotten much slower?
Someone commented on Andy Bitter's related blog post that Knowles is participating in Indoor track, and that he was probably participating in that.
hmm. . . looks like some good ole blacksburg timekeeping there.
What caught my attention...Linemen
Box Squat means something; torso, core and leg strength is important for driving off the ball. Not sure how Power Cleans and Bench Press translate into a good lineman.
So squats of 600 #s plus is really impressive. Hopkins and Benedict blew everybody away here. From that should come the tools for being the top O and D linemen on the team.
Extra impressive is Benedict doing this after complete knee reconstuction. Yeah it might have been 3 years ago, but the surgery, and rehab must have been very successful.
Beyond the previously mentioned comments, how about Jack Tyler 3rd fastest in the 10 yard. For a "slow" LB, that's a hell of a burst and obviously helps explains how he is always around the ball.
On a side note, I'd love to see Acree play. Sucks that last year when it seemed he was finally finding a position he blows out his knee.
Kyle or Kendall?
Did Kendall enroll early? In reference to the K.Fuller 10 yard
Kyle, Kendall hasn't enrolled yet.
Ok
Thanks
Another unsung hero
I think that Mike Goforth deserves TKP's award. After all, he has helped to get players back on the field with his rehab and his knowledge.
Dadi and Corey on the field goal blocking team maybe? We could stink Acree in the middle and get a push, while those guys jump and try to get their paws on the ball.
Bring back Beamer Bawwwwwwwllllllll.
Anybody interested in Andy Bitter's blog?
http://blogs.roanoke.com/andybittervirginiatechfootball/2013/03/15/a-qui...