Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N

Here's an interesting post from the WWL. It looks like we need to give our Athletic Performance Coach Mike Linn a big thumbs up for his summer work with the team.

Here are some highlights:

Training time: 12 weeks
"Team": 76 returning players

Team Fat Mass Lost: -111.2 lb
Team Muscle Mass Gained: +254.2 lb
Team Power Clean: +1400 lb
Team Back Squat: +1925 lb
Team Bench Press: +985 lb
Team Vertical jump: +101.5"
Team broad jump: +142.5"
Team Med. Ball power toss: +1087"
Team Pro Agility: -4.86 sec

That's an average of 1.5 lbs lost and 3.3 lbs of muscle gained. With the short summer (just 12 weeks!) and the players summer school academic pressures (in addition to the temptation of lots of free beer), that's pretty impressive.

DE Korey Bosworth: Fat mass - 17 lb, Muscle Mass +22 lb, Broad jump + 8"
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LB Kyle Bosworth: Fat Mass - 13 lb, Muscle Mass + 15 lb, Power ball toss +42"

Both of the Bosworths lost a total of 30 lbs of fat (the best and second best of the offseason). I'm loving this work ethic we're seeing out of them.

OT Mike Harris: Power Clean +40 lb, Back Squat +70, Vertical jump +6.5", Broad Jump +8", Pro Agility -0.11 sec
C Micah Reed: Fat Mass - 8 lb, Muscle Mass +6 lb, Bench Press +30 lb
OG Nick Ekbatani: Power Clean +30 lb, Back Squat +75 lb, Vertical Jump +2.5"

Nice to see our much-maligned OL bulking up and putting on some muscle.

TB Kahlil Bell: Fat Mass - 8 lb, Muscle Mass + 10 lb, Power clean +40 lb, Back Squat +100 lb, Bench Press + 30 lb, Vertical Jump +3.5"

I think after the start Bell had last year, and the hard work he's put in during the offseason, he's going to have a great season for us.

You can find the full post with a few other players here.

Let's hope all this work off the field pays off in the coming season. I can't wait! Go Bruins!