Quote:No.  And, I'd imagine he did what he could: some bench work, some military presses, and the little bit that he could do, etc.

 

Was that your shiny little point? Was that why you took the time to detour the thread in this manner, so that you could prove that, oh yes, he could have gotten some incremental improvement in upper body strength? If so, please explain how that in any way adds value in any manner, or detracts one iota from the post that you quoted and responded to that said that LJ would greatly benefit from a full off-season of strength training. The point is, and remains, that he did not get a full off-season of strength training last year because his injury hindered him from doing many of the strength-training exercises required of offensive linemen, other than the few handful of exercises that you so helpfully reminded us that he could still do, as if we didn't know that, and as if that is in any way relevant.

 

Actually, you're the one who derailed by jumping and declaring yourself fitness expert and then asking if it was a serious question. When the fact is, many here DON'T actually weight lift, and contrary to your belief...what you discussed is not common knowledge.

 

I asked you to elaborate, and once again you went into high and mighty mode by calling it "the dumbest thing" you've ever heard on the internet. At that point, yes, of course I would take offense and want to know what you actually know (because there's a lot of people who blow smoke in the internet, after all. And they are usually the ones who roar the loudest without the bite to prove it).

 

What you commented on was actually good information. Had you not gone into full attack mode right away, this conversation would have gone more smoothly.

 

The intent of my retort to the initial poster was that I felt Luke didn't do enough. Luke was young coming in, and his body reflected that. He could have done more work in that regard to help himself this season (he still looks pretty soft up top), even with the injury to his ankle.

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