y-guy
03-25-2004, 11:07 AM
After reading the other profile thread I thought it best to start over. Why ?
Because here was a person asking a simple question about profile's, that turned into a 40 plus reply post mostly as condescending or pompous opinions.
Note to group : Get off of your high horses, instruct, be safe, take it
serious, and try to get folks to make fitness a way of life.
Get it : Fitness for them not full classes for you should be the focus. And
the fact of the matter is more of them and less of you is a good
thing.
Now thats my rant. Your opinion would be much appreciated on another post. If possibly we could leave this topic for potential profiles.
I will begin with a loop ride that we have used many times.
5 minute warm up
4 movements seated flat seated climb standing flat standing climb
1st loop 15 seconds per movement
2nd loop 30 seconds per movement
3rd loop 45 seconds per movement
4th loop 60 seconds per movement
5th loop 75 seconds per movement
6th loop 90 seconds per movement
7th loop 75 seconds per movement
8th loop 60 seconds per movement
9th loop 45 seconds per movement
10th loop 30 seconds per movement
5 minutes cool down total time 45 minutes
Some notes: For veteran riders you could encourage to try standing flat with same gear as seated climb. Focal point of ride is loops 5,6, and 7. During those loops its also okay to add resistance as you work thru each movement, as opposed to loading the gear only at the beginning of a specific movement. Music is pretty insignificant, use what the riders like.
This is a ride for the masses because the time increments are short, the seated flat becomes a recovery as the ride progresses and there is not a lot of time spent consecutively in a given position.
Good health to you all
jvic
Because here was a person asking a simple question about profile's, that turned into a 40 plus reply post mostly as condescending or pompous opinions.
Note to group : Get off of your high horses, instruct, be safe, take it
serious, and try to get folks to make fitness a way of life.
Get it : Fitness for them not full classes for you should be the focus. And
the fact of the matter is more of them and less of you is a good
thing.
Now thats my rant. Your opinion would be much appreciated on another post. If possibly we could leave this topic for potential profiles.
I will begin with a loop ride that we have used many times.
5 minute warm up
4 movements seated flat seated climb standing flat standing climb
1st loop 15 seconds per movement
2nd loop 30 seconds per movement
3rd loop 45 seconds per movement
4th loop 60 seconds per movement
5th loop 75 seconds per movement
6th loop 90 seconds per movement
7th loop 75 seconds per movement
8th loop 60 seconds per movement
9th loop 45 seconds per movement
10th loop 30 seconds per movement
5 minutes cool down total time 45 minutes
Some notes: For veteran riders you could encourage to try standing flat with same gear as seated climb. Focal point of ride is loops 5,6, and 7. During those loops its also okay to add resistance as you work thru each movement, as opposed to loading the gear only at the beginning of a specific movement. Music is pretty insignificant, use what the riders like.
This is a ride for the masses because the time increments are short, the seated flat becomes a recovery as the ride progresses and there is not a lot of time spent consecutively in a given position.
Good health to you all
jvic