We sit down with Syd Milani, Team USA bobsled athlete and former All-American sprinter. Syd shares what bobsled is really like behind the scenes, from the blue-collar grind of moving 400lb sleds to the precision required to win hundredths of a second.

We talk through her transition from track to bobsled, her experience training with the 1080 Sprint and 1080 Syncro at Alabama, and how data guided decisions around speed, strength, bodyweight, and push mechanics in the lead-up to the Olympics. This episode is a rare athlete perspective on how motorized resistance and real-time feedback actually shape elite performance.

We cover:

-What bobsled training really looks like behind the scenes

-Using the 1080 Sprint as an athlete at Alabama Track

-How individualized loading made team training competitive and fun

-Training on the 1080 Syncro for positional strength and weak points

-Gaining 20 lbs for bobsled and managing speed vs mass tradeoffs

-Using load-velocity testing to guide training during weight gain

-Refining sled push mechanics with motorized resistance

-Identifying energy leaks, hand transitions, and horizontal force loss

-How data supported technical changes that went against tradition

-Translating watts, power, and intent to real-world bobsled performance