A spin bike is one of the most useful pieces of equipment a team sport athlete can own, and Durham and Jacob explain exactly why. The key is where it sits in the conditioning hierarchy: playing your sport first, then drills and game-based work, then unloaded cardio like 8:12s on the bike. Get that order wrong and you are doing a lot of work for very little transfer.
Show notes
- Supercompensation
- Sports specific fitness
- Game Fit
- Repeat Sprints
- The problem with sand running (and treadmills)
- To tie all this content together, our YouTube playlist on all things fitness and conditioning should help.And for those who want to go a little deeper:
- The original Tabata study
- One of a few 8:12s studies