Olympic Runner Attempts the NFL COMBINE
I've always wondered how I would do at the NFL Combine! Huge shout out to EXOS for hosting/training me and to the guys at Train With The Best Podcast for making this one happen! And of course, the biggest THANK YOU goes to Lorenzo Alexander for showing me what a real athlete looks like!! :D
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The REAL question is who would win in a 100 meter race, me or Lorenzo? Find out here! kzhead.info/sun/Z7ysgKmQcH5jZI0/bejne.html
Who you think will win🤔🤔🤔
Dude, you ran a 5.00 40.....I had 0 training and raind a 4.5 in high school. Never ran track or played football.
@@joemc333 You should turn pro
@@joemc333 and then you woke up...
@@joemc333 no you didnt. If you never ran track or played football when and where did you ever have a legit 40 timed? This isnt your buddy with his timer on his phone out in the park. I doubt you could even break 6 seconds to be honest. A 38 year old 800m specialist running 5 seconds is legit.
Crazy how explosive speed is soo different than endurance
Watch Brazier competing in the 400m indoors us trials to see how much he was dusted at the start and caught up with them at the end using his endurance
Different muscle groups are used
im new here but is he really an olympic runner
@@smeetnadar3531 yes but sprinters and long distance runners use different muscle groups. He would have smoked him if they would have ran 5,000 + meters
@@blankname6629 Not even that far. Nick ran the 800 and 1,500. Nick isn't so much of a long distance runner, more of a middle distance runner. Being a pass rusher, I bet Lorenzo loses a lot of gas after the first 100 meters.
Lorenzo makes Nick look like the guest on this episode 😳
hahah he really does! He is such an incredible athlete
@@nicksymmonds Respect 🤝
@@nicksymmonds the quick twitch
nick technically is he guest at the stadium
bwahahaa!
This goes to show how explosive and athletic NFL players are. Lorenzo is big, and he's 38, and still so quick.
@@Bardownbobby he old
@@Bardownbobby Did you get the part of having played in the NFL for 14 years. That takes it's toll on your body.
@@Bardownbobby a hand timed 40 with no prep, those combine numbers are lazer timed and those kids train for months sense a few tenths is millions of dollars.
And he's been beat up for years in the NFL. I can't imagine the injuries his body has been through.
@@Bardownbobby Good thing he was a distance runner lmao. Y’all acting like the dude was a sprinter or some shit, he was never that fast in a 40 yard dash.
Crazy to put into perspective how fast those guys running sub 4.4’s at the combine are
yes they are so fast
Those guys would actually beat most olympic athletes off the block and at least keep up with them for 50-70 meters. They just don't do well after that.
@@Christopher._M Some of the NFL guys have the genetic potential to break the 100m world record if they has pursued sprinting instead of joining the NFL. There is so much money in the NFL that often all these genetic freaks who could be olympic sprinters or long jumpers choose a different sporting path instead.
@@ngardnerPV beat the 100m record?.. maybe within the group of genetic potential you might find 1 guy that MIGHT have won the genetic lottery of that group to beat Bolt's record.. even then the odds are so low.. bolt is like a once in a generation type of 100m runner.. no different that Kipchoge the current x2 olympic marathon champ.. u're talking generational guys..
@@Mellowyellow8888 he's a once in a lifetime chance that someone with the genetic potential found the sport that matches that potential. I firmly believe there are a handful of people out there with the genetic potential to match him but are in other sports or did not pursue sport what so ever. The NFL is one of the proving grounds for the most genetically gifted individuals in the world so I wouldn't put it past one of them having had potential to challenge bolt if they went down a different path and pursued sprinting from a young age. That's all I'm saying. There are people out there with the genetic potential to do things we can't even imagine, but if they never find the sport that matches that we will never see it come to life
I was going to say its not fair cuz Nick is older but I was shocked to find out that they're both the same age.. so for Lorenzo to be doing this at age 38 is really shocking and amazing!
Well I mean it’s still not fair lol Put them both on a 400m then see who wins
Well it’s still not fair … this is Lorenzo specialty , he’s been practicing these types of drills for his whole life
@@r6feeds826 Lol.. You're right.. and i guess this is what will happen as Nick mentioned they will face off but in the 100 meters
@@winstonwinston3487 I agree.. but I didn't know it would make such a difference.. cuz Nick is a great overall athlete and not just in running.. maybe its cuz I don't know much about the NFL or watch it so i am not familiar much with how much is required from their athletes..
@@Aboukay80 two different muscle groups for their respective sports long distance running (slow twitch muscle) NFL linebacker (fast twitch muscle). You need more fast twitch muscles to play certain positions in the NFL it's all about explosion getting off the ball as fast as you can whether you're on offense or defense.
Coach Natalie needs her own channel!
yeah!
Especially the way she talked about improving the long jump!! 🐽 #thrusthips 😛
She needs to be in a bathing suit, while coaching.
Jesus Christ died for your sssiinss
@@johnhutchison9782 mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Coach Nat is Amazing. I like that she is a positive attitude after each event.
positive attitude bis so important!
Been a Bills fan for 35 years. We still love Zo here! Hope he knows that! For anyone who doesn't know he went from being a nearly 300lb defensive lineman, to playing defensive line, offensive line, and tight end on Washington's practice squad to being an AMAZING 245lb linebacker for us in Buffalo for 4 seasons.
Wonder if he wants to come out of retirement for a season and be a situational pass rusher haha
What a dope player very impressive. 👍💯
Can’t wait! Love your energy and ability to showcase how fun fitness is. You’re never scared of “not being good”, you’re only scared of not trying.
that's the mindset we all need!
From the NFL combine in 2005 - Lorenzo Alexander. Bench: 28; Vertical: 29.5; Broad: 8ft.10in; shuttle: 4.55s; 3-cone: 7.53s; 40: 5.17s
Mind you he was a DT back then and about 50 lbs heavier.
Im benched 225 29 times and im 50 years old and weigh 195
@@StarzzyJJASD Okay 💀
@@icecee2000247 dam he looks like a linebacker now
Got daym
I love Lorenzo Alexander, a guy with a truly unique story. Don't tell Nick but Alexander entered the NFL as a DT. He weighed 289 lbs at the Combine in 2005 and played over 300 lbs early in his career. As his career progressed he moved from DT to DE to OLB, dropping weight as he went. Please don't tell Nick that most OLB's in the NFL are faster than Lorenzo. You have to appreciate a football player like Lorenzo who was undrafted and not only played in the NFL but played for well over decade, re-inventing himself several times along the way. I bet everybody whoever coached Lorenzo loved him.
This is an awesome video! And i love how the way Coach Natalie explained how you can improve! She’s awesome!
she did a great job!
"The start was never my best." No kidding. Symmonds was a finisher. Insane kicks in the last 200. You may have went 0 for 5 vs. a professional power athlete, but anything 100m and over, you'd have him.
yeah would like to see him do it again with a longer distance
well obviously lol i mean if he loses in that..thats embarrsing.
@@easyed7639 haha yeah i guess 😂
He ran 800 and 1500 so that’s a lot different than short-dirstance
@@brendonbuffaloe8830 true
die hard Bills fan here. Loved seeing Lorenzo in action; he just always had a way of making things look easy, and i think he continued that through these combine events!!! Guys who can have long careers in the NFL are just different.
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Yay! Thanks for the video! Never giving up 💪🏻🦬🙏👍👍🥇🥇 the videos just keep getting better! :))
Loved this video for the coaching tips, and the good humor from the both the participants, and the rest of the cast and crew. Liked. Subscribed. Cheers!
I love your videos Nick! I am always looking forward your videos every single week!
me too! definitely
Loved working with your team on this Nick! Can’t wait to do more soon.
Let s see some Vertimax drills to improve those scores.🔥
Nice video. Nick you're very humble and gracious. NFL combine is 100% speed and power. Your Olympic specialty was durability. 100M race should definitely put you in front this time ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Your videos are really getting bigger and better! I loved the college kid races but now youre doing videos with big people!
he constantly tries to improve his content!
Lorenzo definitely did the classic cheat on the vertical. Look at his hips, shoulders and elbow versus Nick when they calibrate the spinners.
His 20 yard shuttle was a bit sus too
He would have won anyways but that was too obvious jsjs
@@atahualpaarias1840 it would have been quite close on the vertical. It's amazing how many inches that will get you.
I was thinking the same thing that it might be easy to cheat on a vertical by under estimating your maximum reach you can probabaly get a free inch maybe two.
@@jamesnelson8469 I studied sports and exercise science and you can cheat at least 6 inches pretty easily especially if you are as tall as most of these guys are.
Let's go Nick! This was an unexpected but hype video!
such a good one!
photo finish, no shame in your game 📸🔥
No comments? Its youtube..
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yoooo.....youtube!!!
holy shit its actually KZhead!
Silence, brand.
For those of you who don't know, the bench press record at the NFL combine is 51!
The NFL bench form standard is really bad to be fair. They usually do very low range of motion as well as chest bounce. If they did proper reps the record would be like 20-30
That was a great race. Love it! Can’t wait till the next video.
hopefully it'll go live soon!
100 should be a good race! Anything 200 and over, Nick is guaranteed to win.
Tbh based on their 40 yard races I reckon Nick would win over 60m, let alone 100m. Nick was really close over 40 yards.
Nick, i love the vids u put out! It really insprires me to be a better athlete when i watch your videos :D
what sports do you make?
Track and Field, 100m, 200m and long jump
@@bberry6006 nice and how is it going?
Pretty good, I’m a middle schooler who’s ran 12.3s for 100m and 24.8 for 200m
@@bberry6006 awesome! Keep it up
Great vid Nick. I was rooting for you all the way👍🏻
Nicee! when did you started watching him?
The crazy thing is Lorenzo Alexander's stats here when he's basically 40 matches up with his combine stats when he was in his early 20s.
Yeeeee staying active is the key
Real combine 40s are more accurate, therefore tend to be slower. So he's probably several tenths off his combine 40 in actuality.
@@mattbritzius570 Yes, I was taking that into account, his stats still match up with what you would expect the unofficial stats to be.
Well, keep in mind that Lorenzo was a DEFENSIVE TACKLE coming out of college, he lost a bunch of weight and transitioned to LB years later. He was probably 60 to 70 lbs heavier in 2006 than he is right now. Put that in perspective: he was 290 lbs running a 5.1 sec 40 yard!
@@joshuaphillips1081 It was also 15 years ago and the athleticism of rookies has changed pretty drastically since then
This was a great video. Getting to see a well above average athlete put up against someone who is elite at these tests as a comparison, and then seeing how a good coach can produce modest but real improvements. Peak youtube.
agreed man!
You are such a good sport Nick!! Love your attitude.
love his mindset
Jesus Christ died for your sssiinss and the kingdom of heaven is at hand
This is the top to your video. With commentators and good energy it was very entertaining
Your content never disappoints
Thank you for saying that!! We work hard to make sure the content is always A+
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Nick, you bench to narrow. You might be used to it but your leverage is significantly hindered in that position. Wish I could show you the correct way, coming from a top level powerlifting bencher.
Nick symmonds his head is too big aerodynamically that’s why he couldn’t beat 4.99 points to his head blame his mother his mothers head is too big she’s Jewish nah don’t blame anyone point to his head his head is too big
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Great to see this type of friendly competition illustrating the different skill sets of various athletes. Kuddos to Lorenzo for agreeing to participate.
I love Lorenzo so cool to see him here especially after his career
Lorenzo matched or beat his event results from the 2006 combine, impressive performance from him
Yea he’s 50 lb lighter now than he was then so I bet it felt nice to put up better numbers
This shows how crazy athletic professional football players are, so many guys watching the NFL combine think they can compete
Well to be fair some can...as far as the combine 40 times with the bigger guys at least. Like I ran an unofficial 4.87 40 yard dash in highschool. Although, when those skill players are jumping and running...nawwww lmao anything lower than a 4.6 too me is just insane.
@@jonathananderson7990 How much do you weigh because less than 230 4.8 is slow lol.
@@johnnychandler325 never said it was fast g. And who are you? College ready are yah?
@@jonathananderson7990 you got 300 lbs lineman running better than that. I’m not saying I can do better, but don’t compare yourself to pro athletes, there’s no comparison
@@javorisscott4288 I ran that in tennis shoes, with no training…pretty sure it’s comparable… There are a lot of people that can run as fast as the slower half of the nfl.
Yet another awesome video Nick.
I can’t help it, I love Nick! He has so much energy.
yess hisi videos are motivational
Loving the all around fitness videos lately Nick!!
yeah so much fresh content here
Man when you take into account how old Lorenzo is, how much money he makes, and how important it is to stay healthy, he's an incredibly good sport for this.
LOL he's still young.
@@willshad He’s very old for an NFL player though
You have got a new subscriber... love this competition vid! Greets from Amsterdam
Love that arm at a 45 degree bend when pushing the sticks back before the vertical jump lmao. You have to fully extend the same way you'd do when jumping. Just gave Lorenzo an extra 3 or 4 inches.
That commentary was great by the two guys bro
I'm a simple man. I see Nick Symmonds uploaded a new video, I click.
LOVE IT!!!
Love these videos! Started watching you about a year and a half ago and you were a big inspiration for me to get back on the track, now I’m a 25 year old freshman running D3 in MN and it’s been such a blast! Keep putting out great stuff!
favorite video of nicks so far!
Lorenzo knows how to play the game with the vertical jump. Arm was definitely not extended all the way up.
also hopped forward on the other jump to add like an inch
@@enzomartinez-vaughan8886 She subtracted the bounce from the first long jump. Notice how she didn't measure at his heels? You tried, though
let’s go, keep up the amazing vids
Thank you for watching!!
Ahh I thought you were in Indy for a second! Always wanted to be in one of your vids. Good stuff man!
My new favorite channel 😆 Totally bad-ass!!!
that was awsome. cant wait for that 100m sprint.
yess we need to see this asap :)
That's a big dude, 38 years old and still kickin. Props to Lorenzo.
Thank God for this fitness content on this platform
23 inch vertical jump dude, that's great, you're getting more and more amazing, keep going! 3:14
awesome stuff. retired NFL linebacker is legit. Bison came close! I'll always believe that the 400 and 800 are the supreme tests of strength, speed and stamina.
what sports do you play?
In this years combine there was a DT that is 6'6 350 pounds that ran the 40 in 4.79 seconds.
Jordan Davis from Georgia baby
whatt
how
Time him when he's played in the NFL for 14 years ... spoiler alert it won't be 4.79, lol.
@@toddtaylor6506 in those later years; 10,11,12 years, experience makes up for most that is lost in raw ability
Was having a shit day. Your video made me forget about that. Always great content as usual. Keep it up.
Madly waiting for the next video
Best Video idea , keep it up
Thank you!
Hey Nick! Track season started roughly 2 weeks ago. Sadly, I have been out with an Injury called sessile osteochondroma. I’ve had to wait for an mri and was told to not do physical activity that would fatigue my legs such as lifting and running for almost 2 weeks. This sucked but I have now been cleared for track season. With that being said, I am 2 weeks behind of everyone and their is roughly 3 1/2 weeks until my first meet. I am out of track shape and am looking to get in better shape by conditioning. What would be your advice to me for getting in track shape as quickly as possible without injuring myself?
Very glad to hear you are cleared to train again! Try swimming laps. I really believe in swimming as a GREAT way to build heart + lung capacity without taxing the legs. I swam year round as a pro!
Ich will dwiöö
I also have an injury. Called ligma
@@Asianpride2142 ligma balls (?
Man. Being injured during season is the worst! I am only in middle school and we only got 4 track meets (kind of a let down but I still have 8th grade year) and I got shinsplints that weren’t that bad, so I just didn’t tell anyone until after season. I didn’t get further injured after that season though but yah. I wasn’t going to miss those few meets. Idk why I felt the need to share this but still, get better soon and hopefully your season is going good or did go good 😁
This was a fun video. Feel like you had an extra rep on the bench. Would love to see you take a week to train for it and maybe highlight a high school or college athlete in the video.
daamn tht was a tough one , keep up the grind nick
I would love to try a combine event..Only bench is my fall..the rest i feel confident
Shocked Lorenzo has only been in 2 Pro Bowls. Dude was such a beast at LB also S/O that Active Faith swag
Definitely earned the like. Great video.
The commentary guys are great 😁👍🏻
Nice with the commentators and special guest!
yes so well put together
Lorenzo cheating his ass off locking that scap down on the vert 😂😂
That’s why you always have a shoulder “injury” going into the combine that doesn’t allow you to reach fully.
To make it to the NFL you have to be out of this world competitive, he’s going to take every edge he can get regardless of the competition lol
@@Artikulate-fd3eo agreed 100% lol. I train athletes and train them to lock their scapula down during this drill so I just thought it was funny lol
All time fav channel💪
It is track season! I love your track videos and I need inspiration 😁😍👍
This makes me feel super good about myself. I'm 31 and 191 doing this for 30 but I've been lifting for 15 years tho
Doing what for 30?
Just to put this into real perspective, Lorenzo has 60lbs on Nick. Insane.
Love your videos
Love your vids
Amazing how Lorenzo dominate an Olympic athlete, not even a person off the street. That tells you how good the players in the NFL are.
Nick would blow away most people off the street.
Hahaha come vs a rugby player, they will beat NFL ladies in anything
@@tmolicios They would beat "nfl ladies" at literally nothing.
@@rogerteaminski6351would depend on the athlete, think NFL is more stacked but Lomu etc. are close
You both cheated on the vertical jump. Lorenzo stole about 8" with that dodgy baseline.
🤣
Considering Lorenzo got 29.5 inches at his official combine, it does make sense that he didn’t break it while retired in sweatpants lol
@@brandonm5130 very true! But Zo was 300+ at his combine. He’s now 235
lol
Lololol
Video quality and production has been progressing tremendously
Bless up
Lorenzo makes it look so easy because he is so big and fast
Either you were a 10k runner in the olympics or I just gained a ton of respect for the NFL players who run under 4.4
Speedy nick. Love the videos.
Impressive stats. Great to see you improve your overall fitness.
yes it's so much fun seeing hm improving
These are two fast guys Imagine how lightning the guys who run 4.3 are.
And Christian coleman 4.12⚡️😳
i just wanna say that i got a 5.01 and im 14 on the 40 yard dash
The commentators are very good
yes they commented very well :)
Excellent form on that bench press Nick
Olympic what !!! Lol Lorenzo just shows the amazing athletes there are In Football. Great job Lorenzo
Zo was cheating with that standing reach for the vert test lol 😆
Lorenzo looks like he’s hating every minute of this
I thinks it’s wild that Lorenzo improved on his draft combine numbers.
I’m so glad I followed you 4 years ago
Lorenzo has emaculet bench form
If Nick had a bit better form on bench he could have easily pulled off 5-6. Work on that form Nick and get that number up!
he will definitely up that number!
Great commentary
I like how you have expert coaches giving tips
Omg this is hilarious the coach teaching a profesh runner how to run 😁😂
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He's an 800m runner... and his peak was early 2010's
I'm convinced Nick will always be fast no matter what😅💪