Quoting: A_Habs_fan
Pull-ups don't mean much I'd like to know what hockey motion needs good pull up skills, at least stuff like the dash, bike test, vertical, etc are related to a hockey motion/a hockey skill
Quoting: SevenLeg
Mittelstadt also couldn't.
Quoting: AndrewLadd
Both of them couldn’t do one push up I believe
Idk as a training professional myself I think it’s heavily a con on your resume.
Both are strength movements (yes there’s some skill to them and mobility/ stress in terms of your joints) but if I’m drafting either guy I’m quite weary of scoring poorly there as a pro athlete.
Bennett has found a decent game in Florida but I assume a lot of his upstick on production comes from the team - but he plays a pretty physical game and does well so it’s going alright.
But Casey has yet to really do anything notable imo. It’s less about the result to me and more about the process.
Why CANT you do a pull up, why CANT you do a push-up.
They’re both simple movements that require strength and not being able to move your own body weight as PRO athlete worries me personally in terms of why haven’t you increased your strength? They’re quite applicable in terms of; you’re going to be playing against guys who are 6’6 240; you should be strong in the NHL to have better chances of succeeding.
I wouldn’t necessarily drop them like “80 spots” but it is giving me questions into the “why”.