
Proven Results
The numbers don't lie.
Verified before-and-after testing data from real athletes. Every number is captured with pro-grade equipment. No marketing math.
On Film
Watch the 40s.
Real runs, real pro days. Every time below is the same number published in the table.
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Fastest 10-yard split ever recorded at the facility (1.38s) and the 4th-highest vertical in his NFL Combine class (44.5").

Official 4.25 forty, top 5 in NFL Combine history. Added 14 inches to his broad jump.

Dropped his 40 from 4.63 to 4.41 official and rounded out his testing across the board.

Ran 4.31, third-fastest cornerback in the 2023 draft class. Drafted 7th round by the Patriots.

9.39 RAS. Official 4.31 forty, 11'4" broad, one of the best marks in his class.

Cut his 40 by two tenths and added 7.5 inches to his vertical.

Improved every single tested metric across the block.
Full recovery from an Achilles tear: dropped his 40 to 4.56 and added over 11 inches to his vertical.

Added 8 inches of vertical and cut nearly two tenths off his 10-yard split.

Fastest tight end in his draft class.

Change-of-direction and acceleration both sharpened significantly.

Cut 0.34 off his 40 and added over 11 inches to his vertical.

9.42 RAS, 7th among combine corners. Official 4.49 forty (ran injured 4.85 at pre-test), 37.5" vertical, 10'5" broad. Drafted 5th round by the Miami Dolphins.


Quarter-second drop in the 10-yard split and more than double the bench reps.

Cut a quarter second off his 40 and a third of a second off his split.

Quarter-second drop in the 10-yard split.

More than doubled his bench reps across the block.


Added 13 inches to his vertical.

Big-man movement numbers across the board.

Cut two tenths off his 40 and added nine bench reps.
Questions
What the data actually says.
Straight answers, using the numbers above rather than round marketing figures.
Across every athlete we have complete before-and-after data for, the average improvement is 0.25 seconds. 19 of 19 athletes who completed both tests got faster, and the fastest mark recorded here is 4.25 seconds. Gains depend on starting point and training age: an athlete starting at 4.85 has more available than one starting at 4.45.
Our Operation 53 block runs 8 weeks, from intake testing to test day. Strength work tapers as speed work ramps so the athlete peaks once, on the day it counts. Most measurable improvement shows up between weeks 4 and 6.
Our athletes average 6.9 inches of vertical gain, and the highest vertical recorded at the facility is 44.5". Broad jump improves an average of 11.0 inches over the same period.
Top speed has a genetic ceiling, but almost nobody tests at their ceiling. Most of the time lost in a 40 comes from start mechanics, acceleration angles, and inefficient movement, all of which are trainable. That is why the 10-yard split moves so reliably: our athletes average 0.19 seconds off it.
Athlete Innovations is a private performance facility in Tampa, FL, led by performance director Cliff Brown. The Operation 53 combine block is capped at 12 prospects per cycle and includes testing, medical and physical therapy, housing, and meals. Athletes who trained here have signed with NFL clubs and been drafted.
Sprints are captured with electronic timing gates rather than a handheld stopwatch, jumps on force plates, and top speed with GPS. Every published number is a measured result for a named athlete, with the before and after both shown. Nothing is projected or estimated.

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