This video focuses on climbing work. The workout mainly consists of
simulating climbing a mountain. For 4 minutes you peddle with a very tough
tension (sometimes standing, sometimes sitting) then for the last minute you
put an easy tension on the bike and simulate going down the mountain. You
peddle at 100% with a very high cadence when going down the "hill". Then you
get a 1 minute recovery. This is done a total of 4 times. There are also some
other drills but most of the workout is hill climbing. This workout is really
tough on the quads. Towards the end of the workout, I was really fatigued and
had a hard time peddaling.
Troy is great. He really motivates the all-female cast to push themselves.
I enjoy all of his workout videos and always look forward to doing them.
Trish
7/14/01
This workout is 45 minutes in length, and in my opinion, one of the tougher Spinerval workouts. Yes, they are ALL tough, but there is something about this workout that makes me wimper. :)
This workout is a cast of all female athletes - something that I really liked. I love the cyclist on the far right, in the back row. Her expressions are exactly what I am feeling!! The background is a plain white/light blue set.
For the core of the workout, Coach Troy simulates climbing a hill. It's a 20 minute set that is KILLER. You alternate between seating and standing, changing the gears along the way. Each hill is five minutes, with the last minute being a fast downhill. I think what makes this workout so hard is that you only get a minute rest between those 5 minute sets. Yowsa.
Here's a breakdown:
Warm-up: 30 second on, 30 seconds off
1 minute rest
Fast spin: 2 minutes - 10 seconds on, 10 off. Repeat.
1 minute rest
Hill Climbs: Four 5-minute hills, with one minute off between each hill
Fast Spin: 3 minutes, 10 seconds on, 10 seconds off - bigger gear this time
Cooldown
I think this one is tougher than Suffer-O-Rama. One of my favorites!!
Instructor comments:
If you watch the women in this workout closely, you'll see some interesting facial experssions directed towards Coach Troy. LOL!
SuzanneM
stayfitsm39@yahoo.com
9/16/03
I put off buying this one for a long time because I thought I hated standing on my spin bike. When I finally bought it, I loved it!
There is a little sprint work (seated) at the beginning and end of the workout. The main workout is 4 hills. There is both standing and seated riding, but because you are going "uphill" it just feels different than spinning in the lighter gears and standing that seems to be popular in regular spinning vids and classes. But, that's only my very limited experience.
This is a great workout and only 45 minutes too!
Andrea Lynn
henry@pcweb.net
10-10-03
