Quote: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.

 

Nobody is saying he'd get the same workout as if he would when 100% healthy.  And yes, a pull up bar will strengthen your upper back just as well, and a lot more safely than cleans, snatches, and push presses.  Stop pretending its impossible to strengthen your upper body with an ankle injury... That's all anybody said was that they wanted to see it look like he's done the workouts to improve his strength - not knowing if he actually did or not.

 

Contrary to popular belief, power explosion exercises aren't the end all be all to lifting for football players.

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