Help me create my Pain Cave

1.Bike

2. Trainer

3. TV

4. Something to display stuff on TV

5. Fan(s)

6. Mental Fortitude

ETA: your second post came in after I started to reply.  

This (well, I have a tv and laptop.  and headphones...  and ceiling and floor fan.... and twoel thing thingy for bike.... and trainer wheel/tire....  and floor./yoga mat....  and .. MOST IMPORTANTLY.... a plan).

This is what I have in my current set up.

Number one priority is cooling as far as I'm concerned. A few years ago at my request hubby bought me and Air King Fan on a pedestal for my birthday.

: http://www.airkinglimited.com/page/industrial-pedestal-fans.html

I wanted one that was mounted on the ceiling above the trainer and hubby refused. I also have 2 smaller fans on TV trays set up beside and behind the trainer. It sounds like an airplane is going to take off when all of the fans are on at the same time. The dogs will come and hop on the couch by the trainer when they see me getting my bike shoes out.

An extra TV stand beside the trainer for water bottles, TV changers, phone, food etc.,

Carpet under the trainer with an older yoga mat on top for sweat.

TV tray in front of the trainer with a box on it to make the computer eye level while riding in Aero. Spartacus and  Sons of Anarchy are great programs to watch on the trainer.

Computrainer set up to a computer to the right of trainer set up

White board mounted on the wall with bike WOD of the day written on it.

99% of all of my bike training is done on the trainer. I actually prefer using the trainer for workouts to being outside.

IMO- You don't need anything other than your workout and the upcoming race as a motivation to be on the trainer. The trainer room isn't a pain cave. Sure it's painful and there have been many times that I've gotten off the bike in the middle of a session and thrown up... Change your wording and mindset from Pain Cave to something positive. This is a room where you can make significant improvements regardless of weather, time of day or any other excuse that your mind can come up with. Once you take away all of the distractions from riding outside its just you and your body working to achieve a goal on the trainer.

BTW- If you don't have one I would highly recommend getting a power meter.

Enjoy your new playroom.

Add a good treadmill, and these days there several good ones in the $1000 range.

I suggest noise cancelling headphones so you can hear that TV without blowing your hearing or annoying the rest of the house.  I use Bose QC3s.

I have a foam roller, some free weights, and an IKea bookshelf that I store everything on.  I also have an old sofa table to hold my 27" LCD TV, but you don't need that if you have that big 56" monster.  I'm cramped into a 9x12 bedroom, so I'm jealous of your 20x20 room.

Of course you need Netflix so you can binge TV shows.  There are TV shows like Fringe that I was reserving only for watching while training.  I would really really want to watch the net episode, and that would add some motivation to go in and do my next workout.  Same for watching movies.  One time I got on a kick of watching movies series in reverse order.  It was fun to watch Die Hard backwards, watching the characters de-evolve so to speak.  Same for Terminator.

As for decoration I have a clock hanging on the wall made out of a old Mavic Pro rim that I bought at an expo.  It's pretty cool, I like it a lot.  You can find a lot of that sort of bike art online.

i have in my pain "cave"(area)

- bike on trainer
- trainer mat
- big fan
- 32" TV
- Laptop with HDMI to TV
- Laptop stand
- Speakers to drown out feeling
- Small stool/table for nutrition/fluids

and for extra motivation i have hanging on the wall:

- Sufferlandrian Flag
- Cats playing hippos