How much further can we go with Wellman than with Barwis?
I keep reading how the guys are pushing harder than ever in the weight room, but Barwis pushed them pretty hard as well and had them post some pretty impressive gains. I wonder what that ceiling is on how much better shape our guys can actually get into? At some point we can't actually be getting much stronger simply due to physical limitations pertaining to body structure, tendons, etc.
One thing that would be interesting to see is difference in the bench or other upper body pressing since Barwis was more of an Olympic, explosive lift guy. I know it was something that Wellman called out shortly after he started how weak we were in this area. I know Georgia replaced their S&C coach with a new hire that would put less emphasis on the Olympic lifts since their defensive and offensive linemen lacked "punch" so they are going to emphasize more traditional lifts.
No sure if anyone has any insights regarding our new approach.
There is no "Wellman vs Barwis." Wellman and Barwis are cut from the same cloth, and their results will be about the same.
Gittelson was using anachronistic methods; it's no accident that many players ran slower 40's as seniors than as freshmen under Gittleson. Barwis and Wellman are using contemporary methods. It is to Barwis' and RR's credit that Michigan's team full of underclassmen was able to beat anyone last year, cousidering that they were playing too many "boy vs man" scenarios.
Now that the team is a year older, they will be bigger because they are older and have had one more year in an elite training program than last year. So while they will be stronger under Wellman, it will be more a product of age and continuity than Wellman being better than Barwis.
I don't understand why anyone would want to continue to stir the pot when we have such an entertaining situation in Columbus to discuss. Can't you haters just give it a fucking rest?
Cut from the same cloth? Not quite -- there are differences. The players are being trained a bit differently now. Add to that the fact that they took the nutritional products out of the weight room. Barwis was a proponent of pre, during, and post- workout nutrition. I have no idea why the new regime apparently is not.
When you shake up the program, any workout program, it feels like you have to work a lot harder. After four years I bet on average that players under the tutaledge of Gittleson, Barwis, or Wellman will have made indistinguishable progress. The only difference any fan will ever notice is that ESPN is not going down on Wellman like they did Barwis.
And I need to stop posting pics of M players and their physiques. That's two in 24 hours
of this team, not a new S&C coach. Barwis was among the best in the business. Our team will improve as they age and gain experience. All S&C coaches at this level are full aware of how to maximize the combination of power and quickness for any one individual.
Having a full roster, and a large number of them on the defensive side of the ball for the first time in years will help tremendously.
Coaches have placed emphasis on DLmen as they should have and this team is still under construction as to filling a roster with experience at two deep. It'll take time but RR and staff did a good job of getting bodies on campus and it's obvious by the hard work Hoke and staff are putting in toward this end, we'll continue to improve. Gaining numbers right now is far more important than building them.
GERG singlehandedly ruined our team in the past 2 years.
He didn't teach the correct technique, didn't recruit and didn't motivate (stuffed beaver motivation anyone!)
Ultimately, no matter how athletic you are, at the end of the day, you must know how to play football.