Costly high-tech machine: Bayern stars train with new wonder device | OneFootball

State-of-the-art training technology is making its way to FC Bayern. With a new high-tech device, the club aims to make the rehabilitation of its professionals even more precise and efficient.

Fresh wind has been blowing through the rehab department of the German record champions for several weeks now. Benjamin Sommer, who moved from Eintracht Frankfurt to Munich in August, leads the rehab department with a distinctly more modern approach. The 43-year-old is present at almost every session on the pitch—and, as BILD reported, has now also introduced a device previously unknown at Säbener Straße.

The focus is on the “Sprint 2” training machine from Swedish manufacturer 1080. With it, athletes can perform sprints or running movements with individually adjustable resistance—digitally controlled and analyzed in real time. According to BILD, the device was recently used for the first time by Josip Stanisic, who is working on his comeback after a partial tear of the medial ligament in his right knee.

The machine is not only technically state-of-the-art, but also a true luxury model: the system costs around 18,000 euros on the open market. All data can be monitored live via an iPad, providing coaches with precise feedback on load and performance progress. For Bayern, it is evidently a worthwhile investment to further optimize rehab work under coach Vincent Kompany.

An Olympic Champion Swears By It Too

It’s not just football professionals who rely on the “Sprint 2.” Long jump Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo also uses the device for her training. The Tokyo 2020 gold medalist explains: “I do resistance runs with it, which means you basically run with additional weight.”

But the track and field athlete goes a step further: “I also do supramaximal runs with it, where you run with assisted pulling. That means I get pulled faster than I normally could, so the body can eventually learn to reach such speeds on its own. The goal of all this is, of course, simply to become faster.”

With this combination of cutting-edge technology and targeted performance development, FC Bayern aims to prevent injuries in the future and make the return of its professionals to the pitch even more efficient.

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