Jonah squatted 600 lbs!

[SunsetBengal]

(06-09-2023, 08:47 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: When I injured my knee, I felt significantly more confident in lifting heavier weights then I did doing any change of direction drills/running etc.

Being able to lift heavy is a good sign for progression but like you said, it isn’t completely indicative of full health. On that same note, I tore my Achilles tendon last weekend and just had surgery a couple of days ago so I will now be able to comment on that recovery process, too. Lol.

Good grief, feel better soon.  But on another note, and not to derail the thread, I never understood why coaches have football players do powerlifting moves to gain strength for football.  They really have no connection.  If anything, Jonah should be doing front squats to full depth, like an Olympic lifter.  Olympic lifting leads way more toward athletic power than powerlifting movements.  The clean and jerk is the most powerful movement a human can do, seconded by the squat-catch snatch, which is likely the most athletic power movement that an athlete can do.