19 August 2008
Spinning while watching TV
Posted by Brad Hefta-Gaub under: Cycle.
Well, the experiment of watching TV while spinning was pretty much a bust.
- Problem 1: Too Noisy - My wife couldn’t take the noise, so we had to watch a show that was less dialog centric… which really meant we didn’t enjoy it that much.
- Problem 2: Not a good workout - I had a really hard time getting to Zone 1… as you can see, the average was 130… which means I was below 130 as much as I was above it… since 130 is the BOTTOM of my Zone 1… it pretty much means this was a sub aerobic workout.
- Problem 3: Too Hot… I mean.. basically I was sweating like crazy… dripping with sweat… but sweat does not mean a good workout… it just means you are hot. In this case, the HR tells the truth.
Why do I care so much about these Zone 1/Zone 2 workouts… well… really, it’s kind of funny… based on watching my training lately, I am now convinced that my sub-optimal “fat burning” conditioning is a direct result of UNDER training, not OVER training. So, if I am going to get conditioned to sustain a solid 140-150 HR long distance effort… I need to train more in 140-150… and I am having a really hard time finding solutions for training at that zone on the bike.
In door workouts (at least with my current trainer) aren’t going to cut it. I need more resistance!!!!
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 08/19/2008
- Time: 20:30:00
- Total Time: 00:50:00.00
- Average Heart rate: 130
- Max Heart rate: 141
- Distance: 16 miles
- Average Speed: 19.2 mph
One Comment so far...
shebaduhkitty Says:
Do you have one of those stands that you put one of your bikes on? The Eastside Multisport place that I was last night has a pretty cool trainer program. It’s like a spin class in that there are many people working out together at a set time. But You bring your bike and hook it up to their very high end computer trainer thingies and it gives each person the workout they need based on their set thresholds. it sounds kinda cool because we could ‘ride’ together but YOU would be getting the level of workout that you need and I wouldn’t be holding you back. They also have some dulathon classes… run, bike, run. winter options, but it is a bit far away.
