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Driving for 6: Chris Walker's thoughts before bench-pressing 425 pounds: 'Screw it and do it'

Let's put some oomph into it.

1. It had to be daunting, the prospect of trying to bench-press 425 pounds.

After all, I'm guessing fewer than 2 percent of males worldwide could bench-press that amount.

What was the incoming Nebraska freshman lineman thinking Friday as he lay on the bench in the moments before attempting to eclipse the Lincoln East record for that particular lift?

"Screw it. I've got all my buddies watching me," Walker said Monday. "It was my last day to get the school record, so I just kind of said screw it, let's do it.