This is hard to believe.

TommyMac · Mar 25, 2007

I was listening to Fox Sports Radio yesterday and they had Charles Davis, ex'vile and current talking head for Turner. They were talking about the NFL combines and Adrian Peterson's name came up. Davis said that he was just a freak of nature, he said that when he was in rehab after getting hurt his freshman year, he wasn't able to do much lifting with his legs and as an alternative he was jumping up onto a 36 inch platform while holding an 80 lb. barbell in EACH hand. He said that he didn't believe it at first, but that OU had videos of him doing it.

That sounds inhuman to me, something that belongs in the urban-legend category. Any of y'all ever hear of anything like this?

pcolatide · Mar 25, 2007

I won't even try to top that one.:biggrin:

Spot Dailey · Mar 25, 2007

It's not all that unbelievable. Some years ago during the L.A. riots, an LAPD helicopter crew got some footage of a guy clearing a 5 foot chain link fence with a large Sony color TV under each arm.

Jack Bourbon · Mar 25, 2007

AlabamaSooner · Mar 25, 2007

Not sure if that's true or not, but if anybody could do it, it's AD. It's almost like he's not human. I'll miss watching him take the field in Norman.

Boclive · Mar 25, 2007

I would guess that Adrian Peterson's vertical leap is considerably better than 36 inches (without the 160lbs. pounds of dumbbells). Perhaps the amount of weight is exaggerated. Maybe two 40lb. dumbbells?

I am always under-whelmed whenever an athletes vertical leap is reported to be 36 inches (or less). They've been reliably testing that statistic across many generations.

Back in the day, we jumped higher.

LCN · Mar 25, 2007

Boclive said:
Back in the day, we jumped higher.

Back in the day , I could still get off the ground .:redface:

Nolan · Mar 25, 2007

TommyMac said:
I was listening to Fox Sports Radio yesterday and they had Charles Davis, ex'vile and current talking head for Turner. They were talking about the NFL combines and Adrian Peterson's name came up. Davis said that he was just a freak of nature, he said that when he was in rehab after getting hurt his freshman year, he wasn't able to do much lifting with his legs and as an alternative he was jumping up onto a 36 inch platform while holding an 80 lb. barbell in EACH hand. He said that he didn't believe it at first, but that OU had videos of him doing it.

That sounds inhuman to me, something that belongs in the urban-legend category. Any of y'all ever hear of anything like this?

That guy is amazing, gonna be a real good one in the NFL - does anyone think he wouldn't have been the 100% lock for the Heisman had he stayed?

Ah well, doesn't matter.. surely the Browns are salivating for him at that third pick.

RTR

Bama Reb · Mar 25, 2007

Spot Dailey said:
It's not all that unbelievable. Some years ago during the L.A. riots, an LAPD helicopter crew got some footage of a guy clearing a 5 foot chain link fence with a large Sony color TV under each arm.

Years ago, I saw two guys running across a friend's back yard near Ocala FL. They started out walking, then ran up to the 6' wood fence at the back and jumped completely over it - cleared it, mind you. And they didn't even start running until they were about 100' from the fence...just about the time they saw those two Dobermans.....

Vinny · Mar 25, 2007

Pachydermatous · Mar 25, 2007

TommyMac said:
.... Davis said that he was just a freak of nature, he said that when he was in rehab after getting hurt his freshman year, he wasn't able to do much lifting with his legs and as an alternative he was jumping up onto a 36 inch platform while holding an 80 lb. barbell in EACH hand....

Probably means he jumped up on a platform with an 80 lb. dumbell in each hand. Barbells are ungainly critters with which to play leap frog.:wink:

crimson_blood · Mar 25, 2007

TommyMac said:
I was listening to Fox Sports Radio yesterday and they had Charles Davis, ex'vile and current talking head for Turner. They were talking about the NFL combines and Adrian Peterson's name came up. Davis said that he was just a freak of nature, he said that when he was in rehab after getting hurt his freshman year, he wasn't able to do much lifting with his legs and as an alternative he was jumping up onto a 36 inch platform while holding an 80 lb. barbell in EACH hand. He said that he didn't believe it at first, but that OU had videos of him doing it.

That sounds inhuman to me, something that belongs in the urban-legend category. Any of y'all ever hear of anything like this?

Gotta call BS on this one...not sure this is humanly possible. Herschel Walker is known for those freakish types of things as an athlete...but this right here sounds like a myth or a legend. Maybe he did it with 5-10 lb. weights in each hand...and then the myth grew each time someone told the story. But I would believe this story when I saw it with my own two eyes.

BocaLance · Mar 25, 2007

Blah!
I'm doing that right now ... while typing this message simulataneously.
Barely breaking a sweat. Mind power, man. Mind power.:tongue:

TommyMac · Mar 25, 2007

Pachydermatous said:
Probably means he jumped up on a platform with an 80 lb. dumbell in each hand. Barbells are ungainly critters with which to play leap frog.:wink:

He clearly said barbells, the hosts asked him to repeat the story. They were skeptical too.

BamaMoon · Mar 25, 2007

I find this story to be hard to believe. Jordan's vertical was 43, Vince Carter's 43 and Dominique Wilkins' was 42. Kobe's is only 38. Have read that Spud Webb's was 46. However, a 36 inch vertical is amazing without holding any weight to begin with.

ih8au · Mar 25, 2007

Chuck Norris can do this with a backpack full of lead and a rottweiler under each arm.

Pachydermatous · Mar 25, 2007

TommyMac said:
He clearly said barbells, the hosts asked him to repeat the story. They were skeptical too.

This tale is approaching urban legend status. Tell you what: drop down to the "Y" gym, take two Olympic (standard) barbell bars, grasp them at the balancing point, and see if you can get close enough to anything to jump on it. They are in the neighborhood of six to seven feet long. They only weigh 45 lbs. apiece, so most tidefans posters ought to be able to perform this test.:eek2:

silentsam74 · Mar 25, 2007

Dont know whether or not he could do it but I question that workout as a safe alternative to a contolled machine like maybe a leg press machine. Looks like it would be really easy to roll an ankle or twist a knee jumping while holding that much weight. Know from experience you have to be careful just stepping up on a platform with a weight bar on your back.

MegaVars · Mar 25, 2007

That`s nothing. I can flop 230 lbs. on a couch while lifting twelve ounces at the same time and not move for hours.

IH8Orange · Mar 25, 2007

Spot Dailey said:
It's not all that unbelievable. Some years ago during the L.A. riots, an LAPD helicopter crew got some footage of a guy clearing a 5 foot chain link fence with a large Sony color TV under each arm.

The guy was summarily hunted down and offered by USC. :biggrin2:

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