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Thoughts from the bench press

JHallCanes said:
It’s no Fireside Chat but here goes:

I’m sitting here repping out more plates than most of you guys knock out at Thanksgiving dinner and I couldn’t help but think of the Canes on the eve of our season opener

This has been the longest off season of my life as a Canes fan. The only way to remove the stench of failure is to get back under the squat rack and get after it again. Well we’ve been sitting here tasting the bite of a **** sammich for 9 months and I’m ready for it to be gone

I’m ready to down my Kool aid and start talking why we are gonna shock some people this year IDGAF

1. Dawson/OL/Running backs

I know people hate the thought of “bro-style” and so do I, but this isn’t bro style. If you can run the ball you can beat anyone. Teams will have to respect the run primarily because we won’t be trying to OUT FIZICAL the other team from a phone booth. Not only is our line massive and talented this year, they’re fast. This isn’t some overweight Al Golden group, these guys can get out there and dominate people at the second level. Check out Jerrick Gibsons highlight tape and watch Francis Mauigoa running stride for stride with him. There might not be an Edge/McGahee/Frank back on the roster, but we can get the production we had with guys like Homer/Deejay.

2. TVD

Going back and watching his old games lighting it up all he needs is a tiny opening and he will make the throw. If teams want to dare him to best them, they’re gonna pay for it. While there isn’t a Charleston Rambo just yet, one will emerge. I expect X to do major damage when the linebackers and safeties cheat up to stop the run, and guys like Colbie and Harrell are going deep. I expect X to dominate the team in YAC yards and feast.

3. Guidry/DL

One of the only great moments of last season was watching Marshall push Notre Dame around despite being undersized massively on the DL. I literally sat there and thought “my god I wish we had this DC”. Watching his DL be disruptive and aggressive but also not to the point of leaving his CBs and safeties out to dry, especially on 3rd and LONG had me longing for that type of defense. Now enter guys like Leonard Taylor and Reuben Bain. Mesidor is gonna hold it down and be the MVP of the line though he may not get the stats, he’s gonna allow these young freaks to eat

4. UPS

What can Brown(s) do for you? Well for us they’re gonna give enough time for those dudes up front to get home. We haven’t had a wow factor DE in a couple of years and despite good sack numbers last year, we never really felt like a pass rush threat. I expect the havoc to lead to guys like Kam ball hawking on the back end. Damari Brown got lost in the Cormani fiasco but landing both of those guys was an absolute coup for this defense

5. Kam

I will admit his All American selection was a bit of a shock to me but when you look at our successful seasons in the past the safeties are ALWAYS a prominent part of it. Whether it’s Ed or ST or even the combo of JJ and Redwine, causing turnovers in the defensive backfield is what Miami football does. Kam is unquestionably the leader of the secondary and we couldn’t be in better hands. We need to send him off in style before he goes on to a long, distinguished NFL career


If you made it this far, I appreciate it. I’ve had a lot of preworkout and deer velvet. We’ve been fighting like brothers and sisters here all off-season and it’s time to turn that on to the opposing teams.

Afterall, it’s a U Thing and other people just don’t understand
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I agree with all of it OP and I’ll add that our LB crew should be much improved as well. Depth at all positions except maybe S is much better. Opening with a G5 program will give us decent test before 8 & 4.

I’m optimistic not the usual cautiously optimistic I’ve been the last SEVERAL seasons.
 
JHallCanes said:
It’s no Fireside Chat but here goes:

I’m sitting here repping out more plates than most of you guys knock out at Thanksgiving dinner and I couldn’t help but think of the Canes on the eve of our season opener

This has been the longest off season of my life as a Canes fan. The only way to remove the stench of failure is to get back under the squat rack and get after it again. Well we’ve been sitting here tasting the bite of a **** sammich for 9 months and I’m ready for it to be gone

I’m ready to down my Kool aid and start talking why we are gonna shock some people this year IDGAF

1. Dawson/OL/Running backs

I know people hate the thought of “bro-style” and so do I, but this isn’t bro style. If you can run the ball you can beat anyone. Teams will have to respect the run primarily because we won’t be trying to OUT FIZICAL the other team from a phone booth. Not only is our line massive and talented this year, they’re fast. This isn’t some overweight Al Golden group, these guys can get out there and dominate people at the second level. Check out Jerrick Gibsons highlight tape and watch Francis Mauigoa running stride for stride with him. There might not be an Edge/McGahee/Frank back on the roster, but we can get the production we had with guys like Homer/Deejay.

2. TVD

Going back and watching his old games lighting it up all he needs is a tiny opening and he will make the throw. If teams want to dare him to best them, they’re gonna pay for it. While there isn’t a Charleston Rambo just yet, one will emerge. I expect X to do major damage when the linebackers and safeties cheat up to stop the run, and guys like Colbie and Harrell are going deep. I expect X to dominate the team in YAC yards and feast.

3. Guidry/DL

One of the only great moments of last season was watching Marshall push Notre Dame around despite being undersized massively on the DL. I literally sat there and thought “my god I wish we had this DC”. Watching his DL be disruptive and aggressive but also not to the point of leaving his CBs and safeties out to dry, especially on 3rd and LONG had me longing for that type of defense. Now enter guys like Leonard Taylor and Reuben Bain. Mesidor is gonna hold it down and be the MVP of the line though he may not get the stats, he’s gonna allow these young freaks to eat

4. UPS

What can Brown(s) do for you? Well for us they’re gonna give enough time for those dudes up front to get home. We haven’t had a wow factor DE in a couple of years and despite good sack numbers last year, we never really felt like a pass rush threat. I expect the havoc to lead to guys like Kam ball hawking on the back end. Damari Brown got lost in the Cormani fiasco but landing both of those guys was an absolute coup for this defense

5. Kam

I will admit his All American selection was a bit of a shock to me but when you look at our successful seasons in the past the safeties are ALWAYS a prominent part of it. Whether it’s Ed or ST or even the combo of JJ and Redwine, causing turnovers in the defensive backfield is what Miami football does. Kam is unquestionably the leader of the secondary and we couldn’t be in better hands. We need to send him off in style before he goes on to a long, distinguished NFL career


If you made it this far, I appreciate it. I’ve had a lot of preworkout and deer velvet. We’ve been fighting like brothers and sisters here all off-season and it’s time to turn that on to the opposing teams.

Afterall, it’s a U Thing and other people just don’t understand
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260 x3 at the gym today. How did you do?
 
Udynasty said:
260 x3 at the gym today. How did you do?
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Yoooooo LFG. Nicely done. I normally don’t bench (dumbbells just better for development for me) but I’ve been testing out a new supplement (sadly it’s OTC legal stuff) for a company so I’ve been focusing on bench 225 reps. Started at 17 now I’m up to 25. I’m about 215-220 pounds and 43 years old. I’ve put it up on Instagram in my stories before (I do a ton of social media content for the supplement industry)
 
423Hurricane said:
I agree with all of it OP and I’ll add that our LB crew should be much improved as well. Depth at all positions except maybe S is much better. Opening with a G5 program will give us decent test before 8 & 4.

I’m optimistic not the usual cautiously optimistic I’ve been the last SEVERAL seasons.
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Man that LB group probably has me more excited than even the OL. It’s starting look like a Miami group again
 
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JHallCanes said:
Yoooooo LFG. Nicely done. I normally don’t bench (dumbbells just better for development for me) but I’ve been testing out a new supplement (sadly it’s OTC legal stuff) for a company so I’ve been focusing on bench 225 reps. Started at 17 now I’m up to 25. I’m about 215-220 pounds and 43 years old. I’ve put it up on Instagram in my stories before (I do a ton of social media content for the supplement industry)
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25x for 225? BEAST
 
Udynasty said:
25x for 225? BEAST
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I got some long *** arms so bench has never been ideal for me and development. I use mostly incline DBs. The study was specifically for 225 bench so I haven’t strayed from that but it’s the like combine, when you just focus on one specific lift and weight for a while it can jump up pretty quickly
 
JHallCanes said:
I got some long *** arms so bench has never been ideal for me and development. I use mostly incline DBs. The study was specifically for 225 bench so I haven’t strayed from that but it’s the like combine, when you just focus on one specific lift and weight for a while it can jump up pretty quickly
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you will rep 300 easy if you are hitting those numbers
 
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mirvin88 said:
Those body building forums are the strangest on the web.
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I’m like so let me get this clear: you want me to go with you to sit around with a bunch of other dudes…and watch another guy flex in a thong?

Call me a homophobe I guess because I ain’t goin
 
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