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Spinervals kicked my $#@
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 2004-09-20 8:41 PM |
Expert  649    Palm Coast, FL |  Subject: Spinervals kicked my $#@Got my trainer in today rode it for about 5 minutes and thought eh this Spinervals DVD will keep me busy for 45 minutes uhhhhh NO the Spinervals kept me busy for 30 minutes then it got to the uphill time trial and that was it for me my legs went looking for Gunniess. I love it. |
| 2004-09-20 8:43 PM in reply to: #64373 |
Pro 4228 Broomfield, Colorado | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ spinervals are tough! which one did you use? |
| 2004-09-20 8:52 PM in reply to: #64373 |
Expert 649 Palm Coast, FL | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ |
| 2004-09-20 9:40 PM in reply to: #64373 |
Master 2447 Marietta, Ga | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ Sean, I don't want to say it, but I told you so. Those spinnerval's will kick your ever lovin' a$$. I find myself having to cheat on the gears every once in a while. Now, all my running workouts will be preceeded by a spinnerval warm-up. |
| 2004-09-21 8:45 AM in reply to: #64373 |
Expert 649 Palm Coast, FL | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ I can handle an 'I told you so'. Thanks for the suggestion. |
| 2004-09-21 10:17 AM in reply to: #64373 |
Extreme Veteran 493 Greer, South Carolina | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ Spinervals are the only thing that make trainer rides tolerable for me. I've tried watching tv and dvd's, but they can't come clsoe to those Spinerval dvd's. It helps me to have Troy yelling at me to motivate me to keep going. I also love the way my legs feel when they're completely toasted. It's that good kind of pain that lets me know that I had a great workout. |
| 2004-09-21 10:33 AM in reply to: #64563 |
Elite 3235 San Diego | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ I have a few of them. I use the "Time Trial", "Uphill grind", and the recovery videos. I am afraid to take "Mental Toughness" and Muscle Breakdown" out of the wrappers. Every time I go to get out a video I look at those last two and say "H*ll no!". I usuaslly end up with the recovery video  |
| 2004-09-21 11:22 AM in reply to: #64373 |
Extreme Veteran 441 windsor, ontario | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ I've got the 'no mercy' two hour interval session...it is a good thing I sweat copiously, so it hides the tears that are usually streaming down my face by the end. :-) d |
| 2004-09-21 11:24 AM in reply to: #64373 |
Expert 649 Palm Coast, FL | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ One thing about these is that it instantly made me feel like I havent been working hard enough when I'm outside because with the exception of a few climbs Im NEVER working this hard. |
| 2004-09-21 11:26 AM in reply to: #64373 |
Regular 292 Mississippi | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ can anyone explain this to me? i mean are you all just watching a video? or is this something that is hooked up to a trainer? i am totally lost about the trainer deal. does the trainer hooked to the bike have something that adjusts the resistance? totally confused!!! |
| 2004-09-21 11:31 AM in reply to: #64373 |
Expert 649 Palm Coast, FL | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ Its just a video. Not connected to the trainer. Starts off with spinning warm up then you gain resistence just going through the gears. the trainer i have has 5 levels of resistence at one point he says to turn it all the way up if you have the resistence but I politely skipped that instructrion as there was plenty of resistence just in the gear. it is also based on cadence. ie In the big cog with the middle of the cassette (15) and a cadence of 80. it makes a lot more sense if you watch the video im not great at explanation. |
| 2004-09-21 11:35 AM in reply to: #64373 |
Master 2447 Marietta, Ga | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ They are simply video's that walk you through very intense and painful workouts when you're on your trainer. The video instructs you on which chain ring and gear to use for each segment and also talks about what perceived levels of effort you should be at for the segment. Trust me, these will make you curse, make your legs burn, and generally bring you to tears. I have not yet made it through one entire video without cheating on the gears. As Sean said above, if you honestly stick with the video's instructions, you work a lot harder on these than you do outside on your rides. Its why you will get a great workout in just 45 minutes. |
| 2004-09-21 11:42 AM in reply to: #64618 |
Regular 292 Mississippi | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ ahhh, i am starting to understand now. thanks for the info! |
| 2004-09-21 11:59 AM in reply to: #64624 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ For $1200 you can buy a computrainer, that includes a variable resistance trainer, on which you can program any course you ride or want to imagine you ride. If you want to test ride the upcoming triathlon course, or ride the time trial up Alp d'Huez, just program it in and go. The computer meashres speed, cadence, wattage, heart rate (with an HRM), etc. Really nice training toy if you've got the expendable $$. www.computrainer.com |
| 2004-09-21 12:04 PM in reply to: #64628 |
Regular 292 Mississippi | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ i think i will have to pass on that one unless i win the LA lottery! haha |
| 2004-09-21 12:06 PM in reply to: #64373 |
| Veteran 240 Denver | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ So I'm looking to get a trainer for the winter, since the snow is already starting to fall. Can someone recomend a reasonable one at a reasonable price. I have never used one or ever even seen one so I am clueless. |
| 2004-09-21 12:40 PM in reply to: #64373 |
Expert 649 Palm Coast, FL | Subject: RE: Spinervals kicked my $#@ I dont know reasonable because its subjective but I bought the TravelTrac Century Fluid Plus Trainer it was a lot quieter than I had expected as noise level seems to be a factor when buying these. And I havent burnt any holes in the carpet. There was a brief moment of panic when I somehow got the thing locked on and was unable to get it off but those damned instructions came in handy. |
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