Speed Training with Nick Sorensen
Nick Sorensen has been training with AE since June of 2002. Initially we worked with him for five and a half weeks up to the pre-season camp with the Rams.
After the initial assessment we focused on improving his explosiveness, lean muscle mass, his lower core function, sprint technique, and reminding him of the correlation between all of those things and his speed. We simultaneously addressed scar tissue in his shoulders, rotator cuff, and lower legs, along with a few flexibility-imbalance issues. Nick never has had an issue with body-fat ratios or scores, in the off season his body-fat is 6% and in season 4%. That year Nick’s initial 40 time was 4.41 seconds, when he left it was 4.35 seconds.
By 2003 we wanted to make him completely healthy, muscular, and strong from the previous season’s injuries. By camp with the Jaguars Nick was performing 135 lb dips, 50 lb close grip pull-ups, and 225 jerk presses, all for 3 reps. Likewise his sprinting technique was superb, with excellent angles, tempos, power, and limb placement. His best 40-yard times were 4.28 and 4.23 seconds.
Since then we’ve worked with Nick through and around injuries to the elbow, shoulder, and lower leg, team off-season training restrictions, releases, transitions, and new team auditions. Through it all he has learned to be disciplined, consistent, knowledgeable, healthy, and prepared in all phases. Nick has been one of the fastest players on each of his teams.
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