Training for football (soccer) fitness?

Former college football (soccer) player here, now full-time cyclist. For my N=1, I wouldn’t recommend it, but I don’t know of any specific studies to demonstrate it. All of the critical small muscles in and around your knees, hips, ankles, and core, in addition to the ligaments and tendons themselves won’t be strengthened much (and likely will be weakened) by cycling training. Not to mention the big muscles being used in a radically different way (any full-time cyclist out there ever try side-lunges and 100 x box jumps in a day? Talk about DOMS :-/)

That time is likely better spent on agility, plyometrics, strength, and base running fitness training. Then there is the technique side, which is a whole different ball of wax.

Just my 2 cents :slight_smile:

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