lost frog Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Hi guys, I got myself a spinning bike for home training (that's gonna be my only option soon because a baby's on it's way...).I got some training DVDs (real life videos of popular training rides) but I found out that I can do a much better workout simply watching a movie ...Any tips for visual supports that keeps you enternained and push you through the training session?thanks for you feedback.
Harry Potter Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) Dude/Dudet sorry to say but if you need DVD’s to help you do the training thing on a spinning bike then you will not have it for long and will sell it on the Hub soon. Stationary training is HARD!!!, And pushes self discipline to the extreme. I do my spinning training just as they do it in a spinning class; I get myself some up beat music and work out a routine as if I am teaching a class. I vary my training with climbs and sprints, log climbs out the saddle etc, you will need a fan blown on you to help you cool down. If you decide to do a 1 hour base like training ride at a specific HR then you can watch a dvd. I will not do that for it can soon throw a spanner in your self discipline works. Edited January 19, 2011 by Feniks
SwissVan Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Generally I find it best to watch a series instead of one movie, which series depends on your preference. TBH I hardly ever watch cycling related material, find it boring LOL... I don’t find it difficult to concentrate on training and watching a dvd as I use a set of earphones so it is easy to follow the story while watching the cycling computer / HRM / Power parameters. I have a small portable dvd player which balances on the TT bars of my spinning bike or stands on a stand in front of my real bike when on the IDT. Currently just finished watching Band of Brothers and now busy watching Rome and Heroes.
Lucky Luke. Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Hi guys, I got myself a spinning bike for home training (that's gonna be my only option soon because a baby's on it's way...).I got some training DVDs (real life videos of popular training rides) but I found out that I can do a much better workout simply watching a movie ...Any tips for visual supports that keeps you enternained and push you through the training session?thanks for you feedback. James Bond intervals - get a stack of the dvd's on 7 day rental. Do an interval every time bond scores or there is an action scene. You will be poked half way through the film
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