Efficacy of the National Football League-225 Test to Track Changes in One Repetition Maximum Bench Press After Training in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division IA Football Players

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 2997-3005 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bryan Mann ◽  
Pat A. Ivey ◽  
Josh D. Stoner ◽  
Jerry L. Mayhew ◽  
William F. Brechue
Keyword(s):  
Bench Press ◽  
National Football League ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Repetition Maximum

scholarly journals The National Football League-225 Bench Press Test and the Size–Weight Illusion

2017 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 634-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul E. Luebbers ◽  
Gavin Buckingham ◽  
Michael S. Butler
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Bench Press ◽  
National Football League ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
American Football ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Test Load ◽  
Repetition Maximum ◽  
Primary Finding ◽  
Weight Illusion

The purpose of this study was to test reports that size and arrangement manipulations of weight plates (i.e., inducing a size–weight illusion [SWI]) effect athletic weightlifting performance. The participants were 72 experienced, weight-trained collegiate American football players. Across three weeks, each athlete performed three different repetitions-to-fatigue bench press tests (NFL-225, SWI-225, and SWI-215). A multiple regression revealed a positive association between participants’ strength relative to the test load and repetitions for NFL-225 and SWI-215, but no association with SWI-225. To explore these results, players were ranked into quartiles based on their one-repetition maximum relative to 102.27 kg (225 lb), and a 3 × 4 repeated measures analysis of variance was conducted. The primary finding was a significant Test Condition × Quartile interaction ( p = .004). Bonferroni-corrected pairwise comparisons revealed that Quartile 4 (those with lowest strength relative to test load) completed more repetitions for SWI-225 compared with NFL-225 ( p = .049). These results suggest that alternate weight plate arrangements may be beneficial for those whose bench press load is near the lifter’s one-repetition maximum. However, variations of the SWI do not appear to affect the performance of repetitions-to-fatigue bench press tests for the majority of collegiate American football players.

scholarly journals Increasing Incidence of Pectoralis Major Ruptures in NFL Players

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7_suppl5) ◽  
pp. 2325967119S0039
Author(s):  
Patrick Wise ◽  
Robert A. Gallo
Keyword(s):  
Bench Press ◽  
National Football League ◽  
Relative Strength ◽  
Pectoralis Major ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
The Past ◽  
Playing Time ◽  
Performance Enhancing

Objectives: Pectoralis major ruptures are considered an uncommon injury in football. A previous study showing that only 10 compete ruptures occurred in the NFL between the years 2000-2010. The purpose of the study is to report the incidence of pectoralis ruptures in National Football League (NFL) players from 2010-2017 and identify any characteristics that could have contributed. We hypothesized that incidence of pectoralis major ruptures would increase over the past eight years. Methods: Using publicly available reports from websites such as ESPN.com and NFL.com, pectoralis major injuries in professional football players were identified during the years 2010-2017. Details about age, position played, injury setting, performance enhancing drug (PED) suspensions, and combine performance were obtained from NFL Combine and compared to peers at the same workout. Results: During the eight years analyzed 51 separate NFL players suffered a total of 55 pectoralis major ruptures. Defensive players accounted for 82% (42 of 51) of the injured players. The ruptures happened at the average age of 26±1 years, and 76.4% (42 of 55) of them occurred during games. After the rupture, 87.3% (48 of 55) required surgery, while definitive treatment could not be determined for the remaining seven injuries. For athletes that received playing time before injury and had their rupture occur prior to the most recent 2017 season, 85.4% (41 of 48) returned to play in a game. When comparing athletes at the combine who later ruptured their pectoralis major to peers at their position, those who tore their pectoralis major tendon on-average ranked in the 63 rd percentile for bench press (N=40), 50th percentile for arm length (N=14), and 52nd percentile for 20-yard shuttle (N=20). When the NFL suspension records were examined, only 5.9% (3 of 51) of players with a pectoralis major rupture had been suspended for (performance-enhancing drug) PED use before or after the injury. Conclusion: The total number of pectoralis major ruptures has drastically risen from 10 cases between 2000-2010 to 55 cases from 2010-2017. The reason behind this increase remain uncertain but appears to be independent of relative strength, agility, and arm length, and suspension for PED use.

scholarly journals Fluid Consumption and Sweating in National Football League and Collegiate Football Players With Different Access to Fluids During Practice

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Fowkes Godek ◽  
Arthur R. Bartolozzi ◽  
Chris Peduzzi ◽  
Scott Heinerichs ◽  
Eugene Garvin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Football League ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Sweat Rate ◽  
Fluid Replacement ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Fluid Consumption ◽  
Sweat Loss ◽  
Sports Drinks ◽  
Football Team ◽  
Collegiate Football

Abstract Context: Considerable controversy regarding fluid replacement during exercise currently exists. Objective: To compare fluid turnover between National Football League (NFL) players who have constant fluid access and collegiate football players who replace fluids during water breaks in practices. Design: Observational study. Setting: Respective preseason training camps of 1 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II (DII) football team and 1 NFL football team. Both morning and afternoon practices for DII players were 2.25 hours in length, and NFL players practiced for 2.25 hours in the morning and 1 hour in the afternoon. Environmental conditions did not differ. Patients or Other Participants: Eight NFL players (4 linemen, 4 backs) and 8 physically matched DII players (4 linemen, 4 backs) participated. Intervention(s): All players drank fluids only from their predetermined individual containers. The NFL players could consume both water and sports drinks, and the DII players could only consume water. Main Outcome Measure(s): We measured fluid consumption, sweat rate, total sweat loss, and percentage of sweat loss replaced. Sweat rate was calculated as change in mass adjusted for fluids consumed and urine produced. Results: Mean sweat rate was not different between NFL (2.1 ± 0.25 L/h) and DII (1.8 ± 0.15 L/h) players (F1,12  =  2, P  =  .18) but was different between linemen (2.3 ± 0.2 L/h) and backs (1.6 ± 0.2 L/h) (t14  =  3.14, P  =  .007). We found no differences between NFL and DII players in terms of percentage of weight loss (t7  =  −0.03, P  =  .98) or rate of fluid consumption (t7  =  −0.76, P  =  .47). Daily sweat loss was greater in DII (8.0 ± 2.0 L) than in NFL (6.4 ± 2.1 L) players (t7  =  −3, P  =  .02), and fluid consumed was also greater in DII (5.0 ± 1.5 L) than in NFL (4.0 ± 1.1 L) players (t7  =  −2.8, P  =  .026). We found a correlation between sweat loss and fluids consumed (r  =  0.79, P < .001). Conclusions: During preseason practices, the DII players drinking water at water breaks replaced the same volume of fluid (66% of weight lost) as NFL players with constant access to both water and sports drinks.

Posturing Responses in Concussions Sustained by Elite American Football Players

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 203-207
Author(s):  
Scott L. Bruce ◽  
Kyra Dorney
Keyword(s):  
Current Literature ◽  
Brain Injuries ◽  
National Football League ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
American Football ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Association Football ◽  
Football Game

Current literature indicates loss of consciousness occurs in about 10% of concussions. Posturing presentations represent brain injuries and a loss of consciousness. The purpose of this study was to observe video evidence of football-game-related concussions to determine the rate in which a posturing presentation occurs in reported concussion. Over the course of three National Football League and three National Collegiate Athletic Association football seasons, 103 videos of 805 reported concussions met the inclusion criteria; 35 videos demonstrated a posturing presentation, for a rate of 33.98%. Our study indicates that the published statistic regarding loss of consciousness (occurring only about 10% of the time) may be too conservative.

Relationship of Barbell and Dumbbell Repetitions With One Repetition Maximum Bench Press in College Football Players

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc L. Heinecke ◽  
Matthew L. Mauldin ◽  
Monica L. Hunter ◽  
J. Bryan Mann ◽  
Jerry L. Mayhew
Keyword(s):  
Bench Press ◽  
College Football ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Repetition Maximum ◽  
Relationship Of

COMPARISON OF THE 225-TEST TO ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM BENCH PRESS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS 47

1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Slovak ◽  
T. Ward ◽  
F. Blohm ◽  
L. Chaloupka ◽  
K. Morgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bench Press ◽  
College Football ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Repetition Maximum

Outcomes of NCAA Defensive Football Players Following Achilles Tendon Repair

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 398-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick M. Wise ◽  
Jesse L. King ◽  
Christopher M. Stauch ◽  
Kempland C. Walley ◽  
Michael C. Aynardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
National Football League ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Tendon Repair ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Significant Drop

Background: The incidence of Achilles ruptures has been on the rise in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football players, but the career impact of this injury is not fully understood. In this study, we analyzed a large series of Achilles tendon injuries in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) defensive football players who required repair in order to determine their return to play, performance, and career outcomes afterward. Methods: FBS defensive football players who required Achilles repair from 2010 to 2016 were identified. The return to play of the eligible underclassmen athletes was then determined and the preinjury and postoperative performances of players who met criteria were compared with matched controls. The number of underclassmen who went on to participate in the National Football League (NFL) Combine or play in at least 1 NFL game was also determined and compared with controls. Results: Fifty-seven total Achilles ruptures were identified, 40 of which occurred in underclassmen, who returned at a rate of 92.5%. Of the players who met performance criteria, only defensive backs differed from matched controls in terms of solo tackling ( P = .025) and total tackling (P = .038), while still increasing compared with preoperative performance. Only 5.0% of underclassmen performed at NFL Combine and only 7.5% competed in at least 1 NFL game (20.0% and 21.3%, respectively, for matched controls). Conclusion: Defensive FBS players returned at a high rate following Achilles rupture and did not seem to experience a significant drop-off in performance upon return. An Achilles rupture did appear to impact their chances of playing professionally in the future, however. Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective comparative study.

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