| Old vs. New: Comparing Michigan's Strength Philosophies |
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| Written by Nick Meyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, 15 May 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Ganley
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Dumping Mike Gittelson will come back to haunt Michigan in the years to come. Mike not only was a great strength coach, but he actually trained himself, a rare commodity today among the training "experts". who pontificate and work the media from an isolated office while the weight room is a scene of utter chaos. Jim Ganley |
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From MGOBLUE.COM...YEAH...sounds like they are really missing Gittleson...poor Will Johnson only did 47 reps with 225#...possibly more than any other NFL combine participant EVER...HAIL to Barwis...Gittleson needs to tell stories about his days as a SEABEE instead of leading a weightroom... ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Fourteen former members of the University of Michigan football program worked out for professional scouts today (Friday, March 13) at Schembechler Hall. Scouts for nearly every NFL team were in attendance to evaluate the players in the bench, 40-yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, 20- and 60-yard shuttle and the three-cone drill. "I thought that our players represented themselves very well for the NFL scouts," said head coach Rich Rodriguez. "I think they were able to showcase their abilities in an intense environment and hopefully each guy helped themselves in preparation for the draft. Quite a few players worked with Mike Barwis leading up to pro day and I know they performed exceptionally well. We are really proud of all the guys." Defensive tackle Will Johnson turned in the day’s most-impressive performance, wowing the scouts and onlookers with an eye-popping and record-setting 47 reps of 225 pounds. The effort eclipsed anything that has been previously achieved by a Wolverine and broke what was believed to be the NFL Combine record, 42 reps set by former U-M left tackle Jake Long last season. Johnson also clocked 4.9 second in the 40-yard dash. "It was exciting, but my goal was to put up 50 reps," said Johnson. "I’m really pleased with what I was able to accomplish, though." "Will’s performance on the bench was amazing," added Rodriguez. "He showed great effort and determination in setting that record. Will is an intense competitor and a hard-working guy." Defensive back Brandon Harrison and tight end Carson Butler were extremely impressive in the 40-yard dash. Harrison clocked in the 4.4 range and Butler had a pair of 4.5 efforts. Defensive end Tim Jamison worked out in four drills, including the 40-yard dash, clocking 4.9 seconds on both efforts. Nose tackle Terrance Taylor improved mightily on his 40-yard dash from the combine, trimming nearly four-tenths of a second off his time, clocking both efforts in just a hair over five seconds (5.09 and 5.06). Long snapper Sean Griffin also fared much better on his 40 time, clocking 4.9 seconds after running 5.1 at the scouting combine. Taylor and Griffin also did positional drills. After an impressive combine where he was among the top performers in five of the seven categories, including the best among cornerbacks in the 60-yard shuttle, Morgan Trent participated in only position drills at pro day. Tight end Mike Massey, linebacker John Thompson, defensive backs Doug Dutch, Shakir Edwards and Charles Stewart and kickers K.C. Lopata and Jason Gingell also worked out for the scouts. |
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But you know what's funny about all of this, if you compare their records... hmm the most consistent and successful strength coach of all time, versus the NEW GUY and everyone likes to hear about the NEW but sometimes the new is not well thought out, and sometimes what you had got the job done and adapted. Lets just say, your point doesn't mean anything considering that this was the worst season in Michigan's 153 years of history, sorry man but Michigan will be lucky to get even ONE NFL player from this failed season. |
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| are you serious jim? have you seen Barwis??? he's a former MMA guy...he trains like a maniac...I get worn out just listening to the guy talk...gittleson on the other hand pontificated ALL DAY about his experiences in NAM...and how awesome a three sport athlete he was at some little hick school in New England...Mike was a foundation LONG ago...he was still trapped in the days of manual resistance and nautilus machines...SLOW MOTION athletes...who could no longer keep up with the pace of today's game... | |
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| "plus Gittleson never talked to the press so how would you know of his millions of achievements? Its easy to be excited about new things but when there isnt scientific background to it, then it just becomes fun rather than productive. " I knew him personally...I didn't need the press... | |
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"But you know what's funny about all of this, if you compare their records... hmm the most consistent and successful strength coach of all time, versus the NEW GUY and everyone likes to hear about the NEW but sometimes the new is not well thought out, and sometimes what you had got the job done and adapted. Lets just say, your point doesn't mean anything considering that this was the worst season in Michigan's 153 years of history, sorry man but Michigan will be lucky to get even ONE NFL player from this failed season. " so because Barwis and Rodriguez were on campus for ONE season it's their fault LLLLLLOYD recruited a core group of lazy slow incompetent players who finally became seniors??? what of the three years STRENGTH training under your GOD gittleson? I'd say three years can't be undone in one... |
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| It doesnt matter if they win every game they cant beat the consistency of 30 years. Things change, yes, like fashion changes. But in strength training like in fashion it goes through cycles, many weight rooms these days have made cycles back to weight rooms as far back as the beginning of weight lifting (nothing NEW about it). Gittleson was ALWAYS new and on top of things. Always read about biology and how the body works always concerned about the players. Not of the skinny (and ... fast? not really) fashion of today. But about how its supposed to be done. Ask anyone who worked under Gittleson, nobody had an easy work out, ever. Ask NFL players, the hardest you'll ever experience. Game play and players always change, but the direction most training is occurring these days is off. By the way barwis injures his players and calls them all kinds of shit, and demeans them as human beings. FIRST off its a college sport, its about the players, not about winning. The priorities go in that order, players, then winning. You have too much faith in espn, fashions, and trends in football. But having the highest and most consistent stats in all football history means something, why dont you ask brady, or woodly? You want change? you got it with obama, you should be satisfied. | |
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