ChiefsPlanet - View Single Post - NFL Draft Anybody here ever actually run the 40?

Blah · 02-25-2013, 03:15 PM

I don't think high school kids running 4.5s is that crazy. No one is claiming that they ran a 4.5 on electric timing under media scrutiny, and it is reasonable to think that a person could have a hand-timed 4.5 without being a college level athlete.

For instance, I'm a pretty young guy. I'm pretty athletic, but I never played football in high school (XC instead). I did spend a lot of time in the weight room though, and I was decent at a lot of lifts. Here are my progressions:

Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior

Height: 6'0/6'1/6'1.5/6'2.5
Weight: 125/155/175/185
Bench: X/150/195/240
Squat: X/215/295/345
Incline: X/135/175/205
Clean: X/145/185/215
40 yd: 4.95/4.85/4.63/4.58
Vert: X/29/31/33

Now, it is important to understand that these were my absolute best numbers. I couldn't walk up to the bench and press 240 any day of the week, and I DEFINITELY couldn't sprint a 4.55 fourty whenever. I usually maxed out at about 225 bench and 315 squat, and my average 40 was in the 4.6 range. I ran that 4.55 once in my life, on a day with perfect conditions (using track spikes on a really good track).

So when you ask a question like "What is your 40yd time," you should expect pretty high results. These people are going to be posting their best ever times, and probably have ran hundreds of times to get that result. They also are using hand-timed results, which means that their best times probably have some level of human error.

Whereas for professional athletes, they don't get to handpick their best times. They have only a couple electronically timed run to show how fast they are. If you look at my progression, you'd think I was some type of athletic freak, but in reality I'm just a pretty athletic guy that happened to peak a fair bit higher than my averages. On a normal day, I'd be in the 220 bench/310 squat/185 incline/185 clean/4.65 fourty/30" vert range.

Basically, you are comparing the average results of professionals with the absolute best results of amateurs. And those amateur results have a lot more inaccuracy, even if the people are entirely honest.

02-25-2013, 03:15 PM	#524
Blah Rookie Join Date: Feb 2013 Casino cash: $10004900	I don't think high school kids running 4.5s is that crazy. No one is claiming that they ran a 4.5 on electric timing under media scrutiny, and it is reasonable to think that a person could have a hand-timed 4.5 without being a college level athlete. For instance, I'm a pretty young guy. I'm pretty athletic, but I never played football in high school (XC instead). I did spend a lot of time in the weight room though, and I was decent at a lot of lifts. Here are my progressions: Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior Height: 6'0/6'1/6'1.5/6'2.5 Weight: 125/155/175/185 Bench: X/150/195/240 Squat: X/215/295/345 Incline: X/135/175/205 Clean: X/145/185/215 40 yd: 4.95/4.85/4.63/4.58 Vert: X/29/31/33 Now, it is important to understand that these were my absolute best numbers. I couldn't walk up to the bench and press 240 any day of the week, and I DEFINITELY couldn't sprint a 4.55 fourty whenever. I usually maxed out at about 225 bench and 315 squat, and my average 40 was in the 4.6 range. I ran that 4.55 once in my life, on a day with perfect conditions (using track spikes on a really good track). So when you ask a question like "What is your 40yd time," you should expect pretty high results. These people are going to be posting their best ever times, and probably have ran hundreds of times to get that result. They also are using hand-timed results, which means that their best times probably have some level of human error. Whereas for professional athletes, they don't get to handpick their best times. They have only a couple electronically timed run to show how fast they are. If you look at my progression, you'd think I was some type of athletic freak, but in reality I'm just a pretty athletic guy that happened to peak a fair bit higher than my averages. On a normal day, I'd be in the 220 bench/310 squat/185 incline/185 clean/4.65 fourty/30" vert range. Basically, you are comparing the average results of professionals with the absolute best results of amateurs. And those amateur results have a lot more inaccuracy, even if the people are entirely honest.
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