Have you ever wondered how your individual strength stacks up against the most powerful guys in college football?
Yeah, those dudes are studs. But come on man, you go to the gym and lift three times a week; you can?t be too far off the pace, right?
Well, before you and/or the luminary from the local LA Fitness decide it?s time to walk on at Alabama, take a look at the following stats.
The numbers compare the elite lifters in college ball to the average stats pumped out by guys who didn?t fax anything in on signing day.
The lifting data for the ?average gym guy? comes from the individual exercise tables on exrx.net. ?
The stats for college football?s elite come via Bruce Feldman?s 2013 Freaks List on cbssports.com and The 10 Strongest College Football Players for 2011 on muscleprodigy.com.
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Bench Press
Though guys like ex-Alabama RB Trent Richardson and ex-Georgia Tech LB Julian Burnett benched over 450 pounds while collegians, there are three beasts in recent memory who cleared over 500 pounds.
Travis Frederick?a center who went to Dallas in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft?bench pressed 500 pounds while former-Michigan DL Mike Martin lifted 505 pounds.
At the upper echelon is ex-Crimson Tide DT Josh Chapman who benched a whopping 580 pounds at Alabama. ?
DT Josh Chapman benched 580 pounds while at Alabama.
Comparing this to our average gym guy, a 200-pound man who is classified as ?novice? lifter?as per exrx.com someone who has ?trained regularly for several months??can bench press 175 pounds.
A same-sized ?intermediate? lifter?someone who has ?trained regularly for a couple of years??can bench 214 pounds.
Finally, an ?advanced? male?who has worked out for ?multiple years??can bench 290.
This puts average guy 200 to 300 pounds behind the pace of elite college football guy.
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Squat
Leading the way in the squat are senior Arkansas State DT Ryan Carrethers who squatted 664 pounds and junior Arizona State OLB Carl Bradford who posted a 641-pound lift.
Beyond the current crop of studs is ex-Wisconsin OL Travis Frederick who reportedly broke a school record by managing a beastly 770-pound squat.
Center Travis Frederick set a record while at Wisconsin by squatting 770 pounds.
Comparing this to the lifting laymen, a 200-pound novice level male can squat 230 pounds, an intermediate level lifter can squat 285 pounds and an advanced guy can pull 390 pounds.
This puts the gym guy?s best numbers nearly 400 pounds shy of Frederick?s eye-popping record.
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Power Clean
Leading the way in the power clean is former Georgia Tech LB Julian Burnett with a 350-pound lift and Arizona State?s Carl Bradford who posted a 385-pound pull.
Even higher, at the 400-pound level in the power clean, is super-strong Arkansas State lineman Ryan Carrethers.
Arkansas State DT Ryan Carrethers power cleaned 400 pounds.
For the gym guy a novice level lifter can power clean 165 pounds, an intermediate lifter can manage 205 pounds and an advanced lifter can pull 280.
This puts the LA Fitness stud 120 pounds behind the college football stud.
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