This summer, word spread around social media that Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine had bench-pressed 225 pounds 100 times.
The feat almost seemed larger than life, but the sophomore confirmed the story Monday.
“It was 10 sets of 10,” he said.
When asked if the lifting was done in one session, Perine responded nonchalantly.
“Mhm,” he said to a room of chuckling reporters. “(A session is) about 25-30 minutes.”
Since his breakout game at West Virginia last season, Perine has gained notoriety on a national level for his strength. Just a few weeks ago, fellow running back Daniel Brooks claimed he saw Perine bench-press a car, get up and pretend it never happened.
Perine said the Sooners’ weight training staff has him maxed out on the bench at 440 pounds.
“Is that a lot?” he quipped.
He said that number might be a decrease from last year after an offseason spent cutting weight.
“I’m a lot faster,” he said. “I was like 250 last year, and it was a different weight for me, but now I feel faster, more agile, like I can outrun somebody for once.”
When asked if his ‘weakness’ would affect his onfield performance this season, Perine smiled.
“I think I can make due until the offseason,” he said.
