Quote:That's why they invented pull up bars.

 

Besides, a broken ankle is a 3 month injury usually... Someone motivated to improve upper body strength could have easily worked on those iso workouts and strengthened his back and core until his ankle was ready to endure more dynamic power explosion type exercises.  

 

You are making excuses.  

LOL......a pull-up bar, really? In place of deadlifts and cleans, etc??....................Look, I'm not defending Joeckel.  If you guys want to make the case that his work ethic was lacking, or that he didn't do enough of what he could have done in the offseason, or that he just totally sucks, I'll take your word for it.  I'm just saying that it's a complete joke to suggest that upper-body training for an offensive linemen isn't greatly hindered by a broken ankle.  A massive joke.  If a poster doesn't know a lot about strength training, that's cool, but maybe that realization would be a good time to not offer a strong public opinion on that specific topic.

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