sled pushes on field turf, which is like pushing five or six o-linemen. The NFL tweeted. So, trying to determine the 10 strongest NFL players of all time is fraught with problems, from the changing of eras to the way numbers grow over time to the fact that high squats and assisted bench presses are often counted as good. Larry Allen has conceded that he uses [his] mouth plentybut only for eating food and chewing tobacco., [Editors Note: This piece was written by Mr. Kaplan in December 2020. Time: 4.22 seconds. He was voted to his 11th career Pro Bowl after blocking for RB Frank Gore's franchise record 1,695 rushing yards on the season. Scores/Schedule Roster Statistics 2022 Rivals250 Team Rankings Commitment List Offer List Football Recruiting Database 2023 LSR Top 100 2024 LSR Top 100 Historical Recruiting Data. He helped the Cowboys record 166 rushing yards for the game against the Giants on October 10. In the regular-season finale, on the road against the Cardinals on Christmas Day, the offensive line enabled Dallas to record 474 yards of total offense for the most yardage by a Cowboys team since September 15, 1985. that is freakin crazy hes a big ass dude too wouldnt want to get hit by him, imagination is more important than knowledge - einstein. Official RAW world record: 713 by Scott Mendelson. more than Kaz! Witnesses also say he squatted 900, probably in shorts and a T; and, though we dont know how deep he sank, with Larry Allen any number seems possible. Also, he has been widely recognized as one of the NFL's all-time best offensive linemen, and one of the most powerful men to play the game. Witnesses claimed he could throw a football 85 yards in the air, which would be a world record. I think all of them passed out when he hit them and on the way down, their knees went when they hit the ground.. His current best numbers are: Squat: 950 pounds Bench Press: 675 pounds Deadlift: 937 pounds Step under the bar and place it just above your shoulder . All his lifts are done with his ass off the bench! [12] Allen had a challenging season due to injuries. I think he was just so physically overpowering., Reach Jim at 330-580-8336 or jim.thomas@cantonrep.com, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Thats the speed of a top wide receiver and the high-rep strength of a top defensive lineman (by comparison, JJ Watt got 34 reps, Aaron Donald got 35), but Vernon Davis was a 254-lb. On September 7, 2022, Wheels took to his YouTube channel to test his squat and bench press strength while on TRT. It wasn't the exercise . Strength and football have long gone together. Thanks to regimented, professional weight training, by 1998 he could bench more than 600 pounds and squat 800. or more rawwithout a bench shirtand when Allen retired from the NFL the record was 715.). He debuted at his new position in the season opener against the Arizona Cardinals and helped Dallas gain 444 total yards (188 rushing); both totals were the team's highest since 1996. Here you have a man who once bench-pressed 700 lbs. and squat 550 lbs. He won ESPNs Strongest Man Award during He contracted meningitis and almost died at six weeks old. Who is the scariest NFL player? The views expressed on this site may come from individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the view of BarBend or any other organization. I've also heard aswell several times of his 700lb bench. Even in retirement and in his 40s, he posted videos of himself benching 500 or more. Juraszek said we had brought LaRoi Glover in (2002), said Switzer. Allen played a key role in Dallas third rank in the league in rushing at 136.5 yards per game. Genesis clubs have added more squat and dumbbell racks to keep up with demand for strength training and downsized cardio areas. Larry Wheels Powerlifting Record Raw 2,275lbs total (810 lbs squat, 610 lbs bench press, 855 lbs deadlift) at 275 lbs of body weight The numbers mentioned above are from a 2017 powerlifting meet. The NFL released a fantastic flashback video from Larry Allen, the Dallas Cowboys legend who benched press 225 pounds thirty-three times. But what does that mean relative to football? Oh-oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light. Scalercio maintains that Allen didnt even break stride. His blocking helped limit the Cardinals to one sack while protecting Randall Cunningham as he completed 24-of-34 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns on September 10. and a hard-fought 700 lb. As a freshman at Centennial High School in Compton, Allen lettered in football. His nephew is Dakarai Allen, a professional basketball player in the NBA G League. We prioritized just strong, with a couple of minor exceptions, and verifiable lifts, preferably on video or in powerlifting or strongman events. Bob Young died of a heart attack at 52 in 1995. at Atlanta on November 11. At the 2006 Pro Bowl at the age of 34, after 11 years in the league Allen benched 225 pounds 43 times to earn the events strongest man title. At 6 ft 3 in height and weighing 325 pounds, Allen is regarded as one of the physically strongest men to have ever played in the NFL, having recorded an official bench press of 705 lb (320 kg) and a squat of 905 lb (411 kg). This marked the first time a rookie offensive lineman had started for Dallas since November 24, 1991, when Erik Williams started at right tackle against the Redskins. He helped limit Warren Sapp to two tackles for the game in Tampa Bay, on December 3, while the entire Tampa Bay starting defensive line was limited to six tackles. He led the way for Smith's 118 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Acquired from the Detroit Pistons in a deal in 1997, McKie was primarily coming off the bench, but make no mistake, he was second in command to Iverson on the offensive end. Growing up in Samoa, Isaac Sopoaga worked out by lifting tree logs and bags of coconuts and by hurling rocks at coconuts high up in palm trees. Forums. He was also voted as an alternate to the Pro Bowl. Big Arms, Big Bench. Wheels next progressed to 65.8 kilograms (145 pounds) and 106 kilograms (235 pounds) before the video cut to him talking with bodybuilder Simon Fan about the differences between lifting on and off steroids. Hahahaha. However, he was unable to attend the game in Hawaii due to elbow surgery that was performed after the season ended. I don't know why, really. . He missed his first career game in Arizona on November 21, snapping strings of 97 consecutive games played and 90 consecutive starts. How Long Will I Live? What happened to the kid who played Larry on Leave it to Beaver? Over the . Gore, who was awarded a game ball by Nolan, in turn gave game balls to the entire offensive line. Born November 27, 1971, Larry Allen is 6'3, 325 pounds and was 30 years old at the time of the lift. "Free weights are the biggest increase we've seen at all our clubs . Allen said that if he had not become a football player, boxing might have been his sport. 23K views, 230 likes, 50 loves, 19 comments, 217 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Big Blue Star: Beast. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.[5]. (This was footballs Steroid Era, and Bob Young was an admitted user.). Electrolyte Drinks: Do They Aid Workouts? Allen started his third season at right guard at Pittsburgh and helped Dallas gain 380 total yards, including 295 passing yards, while not allowing a sack. The weight gets progressively heavier as you press the weight up and more of the chain comes off the floor. The Cowboys rushed for 242 yards against the Redskins for most by Dallas offense since recording 271 rushing yards in Philadelphia on Halloween 1993. NeathBlue Well-Known Member Messages 841 Bench press. Before Larry "Wheels" Williams walked into the gym, his personal record in the squat was 850 pounds (385.5 kilograms) at about 268 pounds (121.5 kilograms . Larry Wheels Added Unbelievable 50 Pounds To His Personal Best Barbell Back Squat Score! The kid was flying. (In fact, six of those eight guys press over 650!) He cleaned 350 for five reps when only 18. 49 times in 2011. He was selected in the second round (46th overall), which marked the highest offensive lineman selection by the Cowboys, since Howard Richards in 1981. In 2001, Allen was named All-Pro by the Associated Press for the seventh consecutive season. In his career, he played in more Pro Bowls than any other Dallas Cowboys offensive player in franchise history. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Former Sonoma State football All-American Larry Allen, . Place Fed Date Location Competition Division Age Equip Class Weight Squat Bench Deadlift Total I saw him bench press over 700 pounds, said Hudson Houck, Allens offensive line coach at Dallas from 1994-2001. He earned recognition as part of an offensive line that allowed just 19 sacks for 110 yards in 493 pass plays for a season, the fewest in the NFL. With his Pro Bowl selection at tackle in 1998, he became just the third player in league history to be selected to the Pro Bowl at more than one offensive line position during his career, joining Bruce Matthews of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans (guard/center) and Chris Hinton of the Atlanta Falcons/Indianapolis Colts/Minnesota Vikings (guard/tackle). He would be named All-Pro eight times 7 times First-team and go to the Pro Bowl 11 times. 61, 330, defensive tackle, 2016-current, A defensive tackle with the Cincinnati Bengals and, currently, the Las Vegas Raiders, Andrew Billings set the Texas high school powerlifting record, breaking a standard made by strength legend Mark Henry 22 years prior. He was then inactive for the next five weeks due to the sprained MCL. Per Open Powerlifting, Wheels has not competed in a sanctioned powerlifting meet since the 2020 XPC Arnold. Throwback: At the 2006 Pro Bowl, Larry Allen knocks out 43 bench reps at 225 pounds without really trying. In order to prove his strength to NFL teams, in 1983, at 23 and a lean 300 lbs., Long competed in his first and only powerlifting meet. Recalled coach Frank Scalercio, So the kid [a freshman defensive end with an attitude] comes flying at Larry, and Larry launches this kid through space. Email us: info[at]barbend.com, his recent decision to stop using steroids, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3K-MVlynW0, Testing My Strength on TRT! I must say that his three lifts would have been refused in a powerlifting competition. for 3-5 reps. Vernon Davis, who played for the 49ers, Broncos, and Redskins over 14 years, and collected a Super Bowl ring along the way, wasnt just pound-for-pound strong. Current New York Jets center CONNOR MCGOVERN (not the Cowboys guard of the same name), who reportedly squatted 690 lbs. On Thanksgiving Day, in a win over Chicago, he was part of a line that led the way for Julius Jones to rush for 150 yards. damn archuleta does 530??? He started his 11th season as a full-time starter and his seventh consecutive season opener at left guard at San Diego on September 11. And, in 1980, the year he turned 38, he was still second in the Strongest Man in Football. for 22 reps, both of which are incredible now, let alone then. It was like one of those cartoons with Popeye, where the bar was bent almost down to the floor on both ends.. He doesn't train to PL, he doesn't compete, he is just a strong guy. Fitness Tests Predict Mortality, COVERT CARDIO: How to Burn Calories Easily, Tonya Knight (1966-2023), The Life of a Bodybuilding Icon, Do Pro Bodybuilders Die Younger Than Average? When Scalercio asked Allen to speak at one of the coachs football camps for youngsters, Allen agreed and walked to the mic after a pomp and circumstance introduction. By the time he left Sonoma State, Allen was manhandling 500. Selected to the ECAC FCS All-Star Team. Allen helped the Cowboys running backs record 149 yards before leaving the game in the third quarter with a sprained medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee against the Packers on November 14. [7] He finished Vintage High School in Napa, California, but did not graduate. On a pass play during the game, Reagan tossed aside SSUs tight end and was barreling toward Allen. He began the season by straining his hamstring during practice four days before the season opener. His blocking against Arizona on October 22 was key to the offense as it recorded 347 total yards, including 200 rushing yards. Two more Pittsburgh Steeler offensive linemen from the 70s and 80s: guard STEVE COURSON, who reportedly bench pressed 605, and Hall of Fame center MIKE WEBSTER, who bench pressed 350 for 15 reps on his way to winning the 1980 Strongest Man in Football. [13][14] The following day, the Cowboys placed him on the retired list.[15]. How much would Larry Allen bench? the Pro Bowl weekend in with way too much assistance. Gironda brought Larry Scott up from a 157-pound guy with average genetics to a 207-pound winner of the Mr. Olympia contest. At the state powerlifting meet in Sacramento, he won 722 pounds, surpassing the 715 mark set in 2005. Larry Christopher Allen Sr. stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 325 pounds, and he is considered one of the NFLs physically strongest men, having recorded an official bench press weight of 705 pounds (320 kg) and a squat weight of 905 pounds (411 kg). He led the way for Emmitt Smith to his first 100-yard rushing game of the season, 107 yards, and offense to 211 total rushing yards in the Cowboys Monday night win over the Redskins on October 15. The 705-pound bench press; 43 reps of 225 pounds on the bench; a squat of 905 pounds; 20 reps of 520 pounds on the incline bench; the 30-inch vertical; the 4.85 time in the 40. Have a question or comment? Eric Spoto, a professional lifter, broke the raw bench press world record in late May. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3K-MVlynW0), Powerlifter Heather Connor (47KG) Deadlifts 200.5 Kilograms, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZjWqp4gfUo, I STOPPED STEROIDS! Bringing your feet closer together gives your quads an extra workout. 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