Question for exercise scientists / enthusiasts on here.
I’ve been reading about Overcoming Isometrics for strength building training. Something Bruce Lee apparently did a lot. There seems to be quite a bit of studies on them being effective for strength but some of the studies are garbage and I’m not really great at finding which ones are better, etc.
I wonder if this kind of thing would be good for cyclists. minimal equipment, quick, less joint wear and tear.
Seems like it could be a good combo
or a complete waste of time 
lol
would love anyone’s opinion who knows exercise really well…or perhaps someone who has tried this method for a few months.
tyty
Isometrics still build strength and tendon stiffness, and without creating excessive fatigue. In fact, a recent review found isometric training resulted in greater strength gains than dynamic exercises:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2025.07.011
As such, isometrics are definitely suitable for harder periods of endurance training and would also be suitable for rehab or beginners where more technical compound movements require extra technique.
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Definitely N=1, but I had a bullworker as a teen many many years ago and used it religiously and it definitely worked. I was as strong as the kids doing nautilus for hours after school everyday. I used it for hockey related strength training.
Now after 30 years of cycling, I probably cannot even pick one up 
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Har, Bullworker! A roommate of mine ~50 years ago had one that I used back then.
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ah cool. i’ll check that out