020509 - Bike

Today I spoke to Griff and he mentioned that he recently acquired a spinnervals video.  I have been wanting to check them out so after the chat, I went online and learned that I could purchase them and download them onto the computer.  I bought a special 3 video deal and was psyched to get on the bike this evening to try one of them out.  Over the past several weeks, the bike rides have been tough on the trainer and I realized that I am not getting enough variety in my workouts.  Everything has been steady state!

So I jumped on the bike, warmed up for 10 minutes and then did the video guided workout.  It was a base endurance workout and I really enjoyed the guidance.  I worked a little harder than I normally would and saw some impressive results on the bike computer.  Overall, I rode for 90 minutes and kept an average cadence of 89 rpms.  My average speed was 19 mph and my HR average was 152.  It makes a big difference to  train with a video like this and I would highly recommend it for anyone doing indoor bike workouts.  I am really looking forward to checking out the other two videos as well.  One of them is called "Tough Love" and from what Griff says, it is a bear!  I am planning to hit that one on Saturday.