my longest turbo session yet :-)

ianbar
ianbar Posts: 1,354
edited November 2012 in Road beginners
very glad to announce i have just completed my longest session on the turbo! now it was only an hour but as everyone knows its so mind numbing i have not done beyond 30 mins...or even made it on the turbo at all most of the time! i managed to get myself through this by setting up infront of the tv (chance to watch walking dead). a couple of hour sessions a week and some good miles outside at the weekend and i should be pretty happy with my winters training.it would be my best training by a long way in the winter months....since bike was stollen last year i missed 2 months! just thought i would share my joy!
enigma esprit
cannondale caad8 tiagra 2012

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  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    You had a bike made of Stollen? Wow.
  • roypsb
    roypsb Posts: 309
    ShutUpLegs wrote:
    You had a bike made of Stollen? Wow.

    Not to be taken out in the wet!
  • saprkzz
    saprkzz Posts: 592
    Ah hour?,.. i thought you was going to say 3 or 4 hours! :lol:

    I find an hour on the turbo shoots by. I do about 3 or 4 sessions a week at the moment, all an hour long each.

    Have you tried watching training DVD's, they are excellent to zone into.
  • simon_masterson
    simon_masterson Posts: 2,740
    ShutUpLegs wrote:
    You had a bike made of Stollen? Wow.

    Your pedantry has made my day. Thank you. :lol:
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  • elderone
    elderone Posts: 1,410
    well done,if thats an improvement then good for you and keep it going.Its not a competition you do what you can when you can.
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    elderone wrote:
    Its not a competition

    Yes it freaking is!
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  • str1ker1212
    str1ker1212 Posts: 28
    elderone wrote:
    well done,if thats an improvement then good for you and keep it going.Its not a competition you do what you can when you can.

    Hahah....at least TRY and sound like your paying him a compliment!
  • elderone
    elderone Posts: 1,410
    NapoleonD wrote:
    elderone wrote:
    Its not a competition

    Yes it freaking is!
    Against yourself maybe,but not against every one else.Its just willy waving saying " is that all..or i do x amount"
    who cares.
    The OP was happy with what he done and so its an achievment for him,regardless of how it stacks up against any one else.And yes i was paying him a compliment.
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  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    Sufferfest DVDs help a lot but The Walking Dead is a great choice!
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    elderone wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    elderone wrote:
    Its not a competition

    Yes it freaking is!
    Against yourself maybe,but not against every one else.Its just willy waving saying " is that all..or i do x amount"
    who cares.
    The OP was happy with what he done and so its an achievment for him,regardless of how it stacks up against any one else.And yes i was paying him a compliment.

    Everything in cycling is a competition god damn it.
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  • teisetrotter
    teisetrotter Posts: 342
    I use these guys. Makes it more tolerable when you can do it with a video screen and ask for a bloke to give you some motivation ..... or even compete.
    http://www.cadenceperformance.com/
  • Kingsmill1
    Kingsmill1 Posts: 103
    Recently downloaded sufferfest and it does really help turbo sessions, I also only managed 30 mins but since downloading one of their videos managed an hour of pain and sweat and found it a good workout.
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  • ianbar
    ianbar Posts: 1,354
    oh i cant say i am not competitive and i certainly am against some people i know (a certain person way way more built for cycling than me beating him is a motivation) but i work nights so fitting training in on work days are dfficult at times, my legs feel good and will be on again in the morning.
    enigma esprit
    cannondale caad8 tiagra 2012
  • elderone
    elderone Posts: 1,410
    Kingsmill1 wrote:
    Recently downloaded sufferfest and it does really help turbo sessions, I also only managed 30 mins but since downloading one of their videos managed an hour of pain and sweat and found it a good workout.
    where did you download sufferfest from?
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    www.thesufferfest.com
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  • MikeWW
    MikeWW Posts: 723
    If you have a structured session planned before you get on the turbo it really isn't a chore
    I reckon an hour is about right for a warm up and decent work out
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  • elderone
    elderone Posts: 1,410
    NapoleonD wrote:
    http://www.thesufferfest.com

    cheers :D
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  • djhermer
    djhermer Posts: 328
    elderone wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    http://www.thesufferfest.com

    cheers :D

    That will change the way you workout and make the turbo a masochistically enjoyable experience.. I did ThereIsNoTry last night. I was quite shocked when my 3 year old daughter had got out of bed, come down two flights of stairs and was stood in the doorway in tears because "daddy has hurt himself". I was in the final 5 mins of the workout and hadn't realised the noises i was making.... She was right though, i had hurt myself.

    As ever with these things, it's still up to you how hard you push it, but it gives some structure and makes the training smart and hard.
  • saprkzz
    saprkzz Posts: 592
    NapoleonD wrote:
    elderone wrote:
    Its not a competition

    Yes it freaking is!

    haha...

    It sure is :lol:
  • itguy2
    itguy2 Posts: 88
    I too use the sufferfest vids, they are great and quite motivational.

    I find an hour is about right too - good effort.
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