Malcolm Hill, Jalen Coleman have experienced drastic physical improvements this offeason

Do you remember when Illinois strength and conditioning coach Adam Fletcher tweeted out basketball updates a few weeks ago? Just based on a few short video clips of players dunking, it was obvious that most of the roster had undergone some pretty drastic transformations.

Well now we've got actual testing results and, man, the physical improvements are staggering. Over the last 10 months, four members of the Fighting Illini have improved their vertical leaps by 4.5 inches or more. Moreover, everyone except Tracy Abrams improved their bench press by at least 40 pounds.

But forget the actual numbers. Just look at the players. Malcolm Hill, D.J. Williams, Jalen Coleman-Lands, and Aaron Jordan don't even look like themselves anymore! Congratulations on an outstanding job, Coach Fletcher.

Warning: the pictures may be just a bit NSFW.

Jaylon Tate

@JayTate_1 8 month change:
Bench Press 215-250 +35lbs
Squat 264-308 +44lbs
Vert 36.5-37.5 +1inch#TNT #ILL pic.twitter.com/SfPO6MdmWD

— Adam Fletcher (@Adam_Fletcher41) August 4, 2016

Jalen Coleman-Lands

@ColemanJalen 8 month change:
Bench Press 225-275 +50lbs
Squat 198-308 +110lbs#TNT #ILL pic.twitter.com/3lYFG1h4IK

— Adam Fletcher (@Adam_Fletcher41) August 4, 2016

Michael Finke

@Finke_Michael 10 month change:
Bench Press 215-280 +65lbs
Squat 176-264 +88lbs
Vert 28-31 +3inches#TNT #ILL pic.twitter.com/901ws1fre5

— Adam Fletcher (@Adam_Fletcher41) August 4, 2016

Malcolm Hill

@Malcolmillini21 10 month change:
Bench Press 230-290 +60lbs
Squat 363-484 +121lbs
Vert 33-38 +5inches#TNT #ILL pic.twitter.com/ha0al6mOxG

— Adam Fletcher (@Adam_Fletcher41) August 4, 2016

Leron Black

Leron 8 month change:
Bench Press 210-250 +40lbs
Squat 264-308 +110lbs
Vert 30-31.5 +1.5inches#TNT #ILL pic.twitter.com/zNjTj7l3GQ

— Adam Fletcher (@Adam_Fletcher41) August 4, 2016

Tracy Abrams

@_TA13 8 month change:
Bench Press 230-255 +25lbs
Squat 264-374 +110lbs
Vert 29-33 +4inches#TNT #ILL pic.twitter.com/ch5OVLNU8T

— Adam Fletcher (@Adam_Fletcher41) August 4, 2016

Maverick Morgan

@maverick_morgan 10 month change
Bench Press 255-320 +65lbs
Squat 308-402 +94lbs
Vert 28-32.5 +4.5inches#TNT #ILL pic.twitter.com/yZziKgiD29

— Adam Fletcher (@Adam_Fletcher41) August 4, 2016

Kipper Nichols

@kipset7 8 month change:
Bench Press 215-280 +65lbs
Squat 242-396 +154lbs
Vert 31-36 +5inches#TNT #ILL pic.twitter.com/yO3RQMq4lQ

— Adam Fletcher (@Adam_Fletcher41) August 4, 2016

D.J. Williams

@DWill_0 10 month change:
Bench Press 185-260 +75lbs
Squat 242-308 +66lbs
Vert 30-31.5 +1.5inches#TNT #ILL pic.twitter.com/SdBUNMRCx6

— Adam Fletcher (@Adam_Fletcher41) August 4, 2016

Aaron Jordan

@MrJordan__ 10 month change:
Bench Press 185-255 +70lbs
Squat 275-374 +99lbs
Vert 30.5-37.5 +7inches#TNT #ILL pic.twitter.com/9Zy7MH0X1H

— Adam Fletcher (@Adam_Fletcher41) August 4, 2016

Illinois Fighting Illini Links

- Josh Whitman: "We need a rabid and engaged fan base" (The News-Gazette)

"Now we need to remind people what a tremendous asset the university is, what a great opportunity the athletic program presents, and hopefully we can bring people back around to that realization that this is the state university, this is our flagship institution and the entire state of Illinois should be very proud of it."

- Lovie Smith's first training camp kicks off in Champaign (WAND)

"We had our first defensive team meeting last night," Nickerson said. "The big emphasis was 'hey everyday we go out there we've got to play fast, hard, physical, and we've go to be flying around.'"

- Nickerson's son sets fast pace for Illinois defense (Pantagraph)

It took middle linebacker Hardy Nickerson less than an hour Thursday to demonstrate why he's already got his starting spot wrapped up for the Illini football team.