No offense taken, Mark. The problem with taking (and, teaching) cycling classes is that you have to use the spin bikes. I have the instructor's bike so I get the same one all of the time and can keep it at my settings, but, there is no way that I can get it any where near my liking. I much prefer to ride my Allez on the fluid trainer!
Since I design my workouts for class, I also design them for my rides on the trainer at home. I know that this sounds simplistic, but, you would be surprised how motivating it is to sit down and design a workout (with HR zones), and, then follow it. I have about 6 of these workouts and I rank them from Easy to Very Hard. I do not deviate from my original design. And, these are some of the best workouts that I do. (The very hardest is my TT training program. It truly reflects my actual cycling...not long ago I was unable to finish them, and, sure enough I was not finishing the group rides...lately I have been getting through them and I am having better success on the group rides...) I do not choreograph my home workouts to the bpm of the music...actually, I set the TV to watch King of Queens, and Seinfeld...but, I am sure that we all have great CD's. I just have not been all that successful finding a home CD for indoor training that I enjoy. I always change it since I am not an instructor that uses all that many non-cycling specific type movements (no hands out of the saddle; long stretches of jumps and out-of-the-saddle riding; stretches; core work on the bike; etc...) I know that this is no help at all. But, you made the mistake of referencing me... Rick PS. By the way, I use an interval routine that Lance moderates when I do train myself at my fitness center. He warms you up for 8 minutes, and then does 4X4min intervals at max effort, with 4 minutes of recovery between. The music that he uses is the best that I have heard, and, I must admit, motivates the heck out of me. (I usually add another 30 minutes of tempo riding...) ---- Mark Erickson <[email protected]> wrote: > All: > > If this note doesn't interest you, my apologies for the spam. > > Moving indoors, I've been looking for video content that motivates me to ride > the trainer. I've found "The Sufferfest" series and others, and while a fair > amount is geared toward intervals or some other high intensity workouts, I'm > also looking for material for those days when I just want to log some saddle > time - and my Netflix account does help some there I'm also not looking for > videos of some spin class (sorry Rick). > > At any rate, I'm interested to hear what videos/motivational aids other folks > have found and either favor or have found to be effective for their indoor > workouts. Anyone care to share? > > Thanks, > Mark > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
