As part of the show part of the NFL Combine, Arizona Cardinals strength and conditioning coach John Lott works the bench press drill, all while pushing the kids to their limit.
↵Normally that is no big deal, except this year. agents are complaining about his antics of pushing players to their absolute max.
↵At least on player tore a pectoral muscle in doing the bench press.
↵However, to blame Lott for his boisterous pushing is absurd. If you have ever seen a weight room with a guy like Lott, then you have seen exactly the same thing. It is the culture of the weight room.
↵Players every year skip drills at the combine, because of injuries or to simply wait. If players are concerned about injuries, they should skip it. There is another thing -- as athletes, they need to know how to tell when their body is telling them to stop.
↵Blame the weight room coach? Bad idea. He's just doing his job.
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