You know, when he cranks up the resistance for some slow, steep climbing, I do fine (I like those parts). But I could not keep up the high-cadence runs. I think that's where I hurt my knee.
He is Satan...sent straight from hell to wreak pain and suffering on all that join his class!!!
I like to crank up the resistance too, I love to climb. Be careful though that you are having good form because it is easy to hurt your knees climbing if you are allowing them to bow out at all, make sure they are pretty much in line. I've noticed that a lot of people rock side to side when climbing on spin bikes and their knees are bowed way out.
Yeah, I try to be careful with form. During some of the runs, I sat my butt down because I knew I had horrible form. It tends to happen when you are exhausted. Everyone else in the class would rather bounce, bob, weave, and hang over the handlebars, rather than admit they are tired and sit. You get a better workout doing two minutes with good form, instead of four minutes with poor form. Less chance of injury too.Originally posted by Heidi
I like to crank up the resistance too, I love to climb. Be careful though that you are having good form because it is easy to hurt your knees climbing if you are allowing them to bow out at all, make sure they are pretty much in line. I've noticed that a lot of people rock side to side when climbing on spin bikes and their knees are bowed way out.
Your leg speed will start to improve if you keep practicing.
Yes, my instructor is always yelling at everyone to not bounce, to keep their upper body still and just use their legs. If some of those people would just look in the mirrors that surround them they would see how much they are bouncing!!
Some of our instructors SUCK and bounce all the time.
You know, instructors tell you beforehand that it's ok to sit if you're tired. Then when you get into a run and you can not keep up, they scream at you for sitting. "COME ON..GET UP!!! INTO THE TWO POSITION! I SEE PEOPLE SITTING!" So I just put my head down in shame and stay seated. Damn drill sergeants.
It was probably MBC!Originally posted by I Are Baboon
You know, instructors tell you beforehand that it's ok to sit if you're tired. Then when you get into a run and you can not keep up, they scream at you for sitting. "COME ON..GET UP!!! INTO THE TWO POSITION! I SEE PEOPLE SITTING!" So I just put my head down in shame and stay seated. Damn drill sergeants.
And I don't want to go off on a tangent here, but someone during the last class farted. That's just wrong. It's a small, hot room, with no air circulation. I nearly gagged to death. Of course MBC didn't smell anything, so I am guessing it was the chick in front of me. :angryfire
I don't fart.
Sure.
Originally posted by Heidi
Sure.
Baboon...it was her
JOJO, I think you should bring a yardstick and start beating your students who don't listen.Originally posted by JOJO
I tell my classes the exact same thing.. USE YOUR LEGS.... dont bounce.. some people get it but some people just dont and those are the people that come week after week and still do the same thing so I just keep reminding them and even single them out sometimes (Nicely of course) but ultimatley it is up to them and some just dont get it. Oh well
My intense spin class lasts an hour. I sometimes do an abbreviated class at other times when i cant get outside. 30 to 45 minuets. Distance is not a concern in spinning it would be kind of neat to know though but my odometer is on the front tire and not the back so I dont ever know.
