Jauan Jennings could only do 1 rep of 225 lbs on the bench press last year

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Now he's up to 12 reps of 225 thanks to Rock.

If this is true, then it explains why last year was such a mess. Butch Jones totally messed up by not getting a quality strength and conditioning coach. No wonder we were getting blown off the line by App State. And no wonder we had so many injuries. With an actual strength and conditioning program this year, I feel even more comfortable in predicting an SEC Championship for us.

https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/tennessee-football-vols-jauan-jennings

“I focused on bringing my energy to the table each and every day,” Jennings told SEC Country this week. “Not just for myself, but for my teammates and my coaches.”

Jennings a 6-foot-3, 209-pounder who figures to be the Vols’ top target, said the entire team took the offseason to another level.

“It’s like a whole different vibe. We have new coaches, and then Coach Rock [Gullickson],” Jennings said, referring to Tennessee’s new strength and conditioning coach.

“Rock has come in and brought a whole new life to people, there’s always positive attitudes in there, and those attitudes can take players to new levels,” Jennings said. “He’s turned me into a different player. I’m very grateful to Coach [Butch] Jones for bringing Coach Rock in here.”

Jennings said he has gone from only being able to do one repetition of 215 pounds on the bench press to a more respectable 12 repetitions, along with increasing his squat lift.

The Tennessee football players’ voluntary 7-on-7 drills this summer were another bright spot of the offseason, according to Jennings.

RELATED: Vols’ offseason drills similar to 1998 Tennessee football
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FTR I'm assuming the 215 in the article is a typo and he meant 225 which is the standard weight NFL players bench at the combine.
 
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Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Now he's up to 12 reps of 225 thanks to Rock.

If this is true, then it explains why last year was such a mess. Butch Jones totally messed up by not getting a quality strength and conditioning coach. No wonder we were getting blown off the line by App State. And no wonder we had so many injuries. With an actual strength and conditioning program this year, I feel even more comfortable in predicting an SEC Championship for us.

https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/tennessee-football-vols-jauan-jennings



FTR I'm assuming the 215 in the article is a type and he meant 225 which is the standard weight NFL players bench at the combine.
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Tbh that is a bit shocking
 
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orangemadam said:
That is ridiculous!! I could do 225 as a H.S. senior at 140 lbs. We had no weight program in H.S. either.
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Prove it: that you've ever weighed even close to 120, and could ever lift even your keyboard + a bag of chips together, 12 times !

j/k. Carry on.
 
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It is surprising. Without a regular strength coach, how to you impress the importance of conditioning? Sounds like Rock has turned that around.
 
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Eventhough he could only do 1 rep last year, he was still able to overpower 7 Bulldogs!!

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That's awesome news considering Jennings was our most physical receiver last year, and certainly appeared to be the strongest. He's gonna bully a lot of db's this year
 
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It's Kabuki: Every couple of years, the fans here rave about the new S&C director and how lean, fit and super-duper strong the payers have got under the new regimen. And then there are injuries, and some losses, and the S&C chief is always the first to have his head chopped by the French razor after a couple of years. How many S&C guys have we had in the last 10/12 years? A few. I hope Rock, if he is truly good, will last.
 
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Is it the S&C coach or is it that someone is more dedicated this year? It takes two to tango. I suspect it is a little bit of both - expectations set and the dedication to meet those expectations. And if the entire team is dedicated, there is nothing like peer pressure to drive to excellence.

It does sound like this team is pumped and ready to rumble and prove something.
 
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armchair said:
It's Kabuki: Every couple of years, the fans here rave about the new S&C director and how lean, fit and super-duper strong the payers have got under the new regimen. And then there are injuries, and some losses, and the S&C chief is always the first to have his head chopped by the French razor after a couple of years. How many S&C guys have we had in the last 10/12 years? A few. I hope Rock, if he is truly good, will last.
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That is usually true. However there was no S&C "chief" last year. That's the whole point of this
 
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volfan102455 said:
Is it the S&C coach or is it that someone is more dedicated this year? It takes two to tango. I suspect it is a little bit of both - expectations set and the dedication to meet those expectations. And if the entire team is dedicated, there is nothing like peer pressure to drive to excellence.

It does sound like this team is pumped and ready to rumble and prove something.
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This!

It's not as if they had a FR. intern looking over the S & C last year. The guy had been with Butch as Director of Football S & C. at UC. If it was lacking, which no one thought it was last year after all the threads, pics, & vids, then what happened?
 
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volfan102455 said:
Is it the S&C coach or is it that someone is more dedicated this year? It takes two to tango. I suspect it is a little bit of both - expectations set and the dedication to meet those expectations. And if the entire team is dedicated, there is nothing like peer pressure to drive to excellence.

It does sound like this team is pumped and ready to rumble and prove something.
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If he wants to get drafted he better dedicate himself to doing better than one rep. And I am sure that the draft provides way more drive than peer pressure.
 
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armchair said:
It's Kabuki: Every couple of years, the fans here rave about the new S&C director and how lean, fit and super-duper strong the payers have got under the new regimen. And then there are injuries, and some losses, and the S&C chief is always the first to have his head chopped by the French razor after a couple of years. How many S&C guys have we had in the last 10/12 years? A few. I hope Rock, if he is truly good, will last.
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Maga
 
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44DivePlay said:
That is usually true. However there was no S&C "chief" last year. That's the whole point of this
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No it's not.
Lawson was despised because of him being the perceived cause of endless high ankle sprains and torn pecs. Getting rid of him was believed to be the only way to go.
Then it was suggested by one of our "insiders" that Hart refused to make a move last yr until the buyout was virtually non existent.

The actual point of this is the same that it always is with the op. He makes stupid and insane predictions, then looks for every possible excuse as to why he's somehow right but someone else is to blame for ruining his 'genius' predictions.
 
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armchair said:
It's Kabuki: Every couple of years, the fans here rave about the new S&C director and how lean, fit and super-duper strong the payers have got under the new regimen. And then there are injuries, and some losses, and the S&C chief is always the first to have his head chopped by the French razor after a couple of years. How many S&C guys have we had in the last 10/12 years? A few. I hope Rock, if he is truly good, will last.
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Indeed....the S & C is always the cause of past failure or the savior of the off-season.
 
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TennesseeTarheel said:
(I lift 225 at least 30-40 times a day just getting out of my chair)
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Fibber! I doubt you get out of that chair more than a couple times :)

As a big (and getting older) guy myself tho - its kinda hard to figure out that after a summer he could just get 225 up 1x. IF that is reflective of the rest of the team, no wonder we were having issues, especially injuries :ermm:
 
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chargervol said:
No it's not.
Lawson was despised because of him being the perceived cause of endless high ankle sprains and torn pecs. Getting rid of him was believed to be the only way to go.
Then it was suggested by one of our "insiders" that Hart refused to make a move last yr until the buyout was virtually non existent.

The actual point of this is the same that it always is with the op. He makes stupid and insane predictions, then looks for every possible excuse as to why he's somehow right but someone else is to blame for ruining his 'genius' predictions.
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EZE said:
If he wants to get drafted he better dedicate himself to doing better than one rep. And I am sure that the draft provides way more drive than peer pressure.
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He has to be able to better than 'his peers' to get drafted. And then when he is drafted he will need to be better than "his peers" to earn playing time. And to get noticed he and "his peers" must do well. His QB doesn't do well - he doesn't do well. The line doesn't protect the QB that pass doesn't come his way.

It is all about the peers. That is who he is competing against on many different levels.
 
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