Nike Training Club Group

electriq

Keen to hear from other people who use this app and perhaps share our NTC related goals and achievements.
I've just started using it. Completed 3 workouts so far
from the Get Focused section
Shoulder Ripper
Back Definer

and from Get Lean Intermediate Level
Wipeout

I just now completed this last one and man! What a work out.

What have you done?

Not sure what this is but have an iphone? Look up Nike Training Club - its an awesome free app with a variety of training programs which can be completed with little or no equipment. Work outs range from 15 to 45 minutes. Check it out!

My goals for next week?
Two 15 minute workouts and one 30 minute from the intermediate section

What are yours?

adjones5

I still can't really even figure out how to work the app

electriq

I still can't really even figure out how to work the app

It's quite simple but it does involve a little bit of familiarizing yourself with the exercises first.
Open the app, select 'get workout' select from one of the options, in the next menu select a workout
You'll then see a whole list of exercises. Look down the list. If you're not sure of any tap on the exercise - you can flick through the still images and written instructions and or select the video camera icon in the top right corner to watch a video of the exercise.
Once you're fairly confident you know all the exercises select 'do workout' and they will take you through it. nb. you can also select 'get music' beforehand and play music from your ipod while working out

NewChristine1483

I LOVE THIS APP. I swear by it. I just really wish I knew how to log the exercises from there, here.. any hints?

jgic2009

I downloaded this app ages ago but haven't used it yet. I would love to hear about others' experience using it, though!

noexcuses1218

love it love it LOVE it.

yeah, you have to do a little work to get familiar with the drills, but what it takes is just doing them - the trainer adds some really good safety and effectiveness points, so pay attention - then going back and checking what you did later, once you mop yourself up off the floor.

There are a fair amount of recovery periods, and I do a 15-second heart rate count and jot it down at each recovery. Multiply them times 4, then average the results to get my average heart rate over the course of the workout. Then I go to this site:

http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

calculate my VO2max that day (and it changes, weird, but true), and run the rest of the calculator based on that number.

really, it's not nearly as complicated as it sounds, and it's a good way to know if you're pushing yourself as hard as you want to, or too hard entirely.

i'll be doing heatwave in about an hour. (beginner/get lean)

also very important to modify anything and everything if you think it could hurt you. the point is to be able to exercise and feel good every day, so there's no point pushing yourself to do things your body's completely incapable of. The ability will come. I promise.

sk2775

I just started using the program last weekend. Love it so far.
Did the get lean intermediate program - The Shedder. 1st time through it took me 38 minutes as I had to use the help videos often. By using my HRM, I saw that I burned nearly 350 calories in that time, so not bad at all. Intense, but great workout. Hoping to try another 30 min today and may be add in an arm toning 15 minute also.

electriq

love it love it LOVE it.

yeah, you have to do a little work to get familiar with the drills, but what it takes is just doing them - the trainer adds some really good safety and effectiveness points, so pay attention - then going back and checking what you did later, once you mop yourself up off the floor.

There are a fair amount of recovery periods, and I do a 15-second heart rate count and jot it down at each recovery. Multiply them times 4, then average the results to get my average heart rate over the course of the workout. Then I go to this site:

http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

calculate my VO2max that day (and it changes, weird, but true), and run the rest of the calculator based on that number.

really, it's not nearly as complicated as it sounds, and it's a good way to know if you're pushing yourself as hard as you want to, or too hard entirely.

i'll be doing heatwave in about an hour. (beginner/get lean)

also very important to modify anything and everything if you think it could hurt you. the point is to be able to exercise and feel good every day, so there's no point pushing yourself to do things your body's completely incapable of. The ability will come. I promise.

Great post!
Thanks for all the info, once I get a heart rate monitor I will check out that site myself. For the time being I tend to log as calisthenics or aerobics just depending on what workout I was doing.

So far this week I tried out Get Focused's Ab workout (I can't remember the exact name right now), I'll be doing that again today.

Glad to hear others who are so excited about this ab and the awesome workouts it offers

ekusumo

Hey all,
New here. Found this site after Googling "Nike training app". I've been using it for the 3rd time now and each them it has made sweat and sore the next day. I love how I can do it anywhere, even in my tiny apartment.

I've given this site a search for the question of how much calories burned to put down after each exercise. So far, I've put in under Aerobics, but I don't know how accurate that is. All in all, I hope to see some results soon!

electriq

Hi Ekusumo,

Welcome!
It's a great app with great workouts huh. I too really like being able to do the workouts anywhere (I often do them in my very small office at work). Which workouts have you been doing?

I have to say NTC has missed out for me this last week, I have been a little busy with cycling and swimming, I'm hoping to do another workout soon though and will post again then

peacefrog08109

I have been doing various workouts from the NTC and loved every one of them. I was using "calisthentics" for my calorie counts and was seriously underestimating my workouts. I bought myself a heart rate monitor/calorie counter and found I was burning almost double. The last one I did was "dynamo" in the intermediate get lean section and burned 833 (!) calories.

electriq

I have been doing various workouts from the NTC and loved every one of them. I was using "calisthentics" for my calorie counts and was seriously underestimating my workouts. I bought myself a heart rate monitor/calorie counter and found I was burning almost double. The last one I did was "dynamo" in the intermediate get lean section and burned 833 (!) calories.

Interesting to hear that. I too have been recording my workouts from NTC as calisthenics. I don't have a heart-rate monitor (yet), but once I do then I will be curious to see if the same goes for me. I suspect it might. Those workouts are real killers, so much so that I have not been brave enough to try a 45 min workout yet. Go you for doing dynamo!

ekusumo

Same goes for me. I put mine under Aerobics and it only came up to 227, which my body definitely doesn't agree with today! *groan*

I've done Crunch+Burn, Fighter Fit and Sweat+Shape under Get Lean. The last 45 minutes one really killed me. But I do love how it makes me sweat!

Does a heart rate monitor accurately accurately tell the amount of calories that we burn?

I have been doing various workouts from the NTC and loved every one of them. I was using "calisthentics" for my calorie counts and was seriously underestimating my workouts. I bought myself a heart rate monitor/calorie counter and found I was burning almost double. The last one I did was "dynamo" in the intermediate get lean section and burned 833 (!) calories.

Interesting to hear that. I too have been recording my workouts from NTC as calisthenics. I don't have a heart-rate monitor (yet), but once I do then I will be curious to see if the same goes for me. I suspect it might. Those workouts are real killers, so much so that I have not been brave enough to try a 45 min workout yet. Go you for doing dynamo!

Nikki582

I love the NTC app! I haven't used it in a while, but I'll be getting back into it soon! It works you SO HARD!

iJiVE

I just started using this app & am sticking with it! I'm making it a point to get a heart rate monitor. Just really wish this app would give you some sort of format to estimate the calories burned.

grapenutSF

I love NTC and use it 2-3x/week at my gym. I tend to do the 30 minute ones (get strong and get toned; intermediate). My favorite is drill sergeant because it cycles through each exercise quickly (30 seconds), which helps keep me motivated. It's hard, but it feels good and I get to pretend I'm all tough.

vtonus

I have Nike Training Club and I love it, but I haven't been able to really use it consistently. Does anyone have a kind of program or schedule that they go through, like a MWF kind of thing or do you just go for ones that look like you could do them with what you have?

Thank goodness NTC is free, but sometimes I find myself considering Insanity or P90x just because they have a set schedule to follow, and someone to tell you what to do.

LexieSweetheart

I used this for the first time today and LOVE it!

donyellemoniquex3

ZOMG it's amazing. Today's my 2nd day on MFP and NTC and I was DONE by the 17 minute mark -_- on get get lean beginner

trout3063

So a LOT of these posts are pretty old....so I'm hoping some of you can come back and let me know how your results are, and if you've been sticking with this program. I"ve had it over a year and earned a couple of the badges/rewards...I think my next one is 420? I hadn't used it for a few months and there must have been an update in that time as I LOVE the new history format showing me that I hadn't worked out using it since last september!

So what reward have you earned through it....and how are your fitness goals coming along? I'd quit using the program only cause I was concentrating more on my running. Then basketball season hit (I'm a ref) so I was really only logging the time I was "jogging" on the court. But NOW I'm ready to get back in the swing of things and I want to put this back into the mix.

So tonight after work I will do a 30 minute work out. Last night I did the focused AB workout in addition to my 30 minutes on my elliptical, and tomorrow I"ll do an outside run to keep that also in the mix. I have a cruise at the end of march that I'm trying to pull all this together for!

McKristy

I love love love this app! I use it approximately 4 times a week. Then I hit the gym on weekends and take a spin class on Wednesdays.

The most recent badge I unlocked is 780 minutes- Icon BUT I'm super pissed because when I was first at the 420 mark I deleted the app from my phone and had to start all over! So technically I should be around 1200.

My favorite workout is probably Hope Solo's 15 minute. I pair that with another 15 minute to get a great workout. I try and stick with the advanced workouts, and if I have the time, 45 minutes, but minimum 30.

StefB31

I am ADDICTED to this app!! BUT has anyone had any adverse effects from doing these workouts? I have noticed that my knees are now making crackling noises when I bend down which has never happened before. I asked my doc about it and she told me it's the squats, that they are terrible for your knees. But I don't want to give up on these workouts, I really feel GREAT afterwards and they get me so easily motivated, unlike a lot of other things!

Anyone else had a similar experience at all?? :frown:

StefB31

Oh and badges...I started NTC on January 2nd and I just earned the "Trail Blazer" badge last night, for 1,625 minutes! :happy:

SDormer91

@StefB31 - make sure you're doing your squats right - heels on the ground, weight going backward into your butt. I hated squats because of knee pain until I saw a post on Tumblr and realised I was doing my squats all wrong. Otherwise, always wear good shoes while you're doing them - stops your feet from rolling and putting pressure on your knees

As to the app, I'm thinking of starting using it. I did the 15 Min Leg Sculptor but only made it halfway through - absolutely killed my legs. Am going to try more workouts from it this week

StefB31

Yes I was told that the last time I mentioned something and I did double check myself (with a mirror even!) and I believe I'm doing them correctly...my knees don't go over my toes, all the weight in my heels (I can do them and lift my toes up no problem while I'm in them), but my doc told me squats are a bad idea in general, even when done correctly This stinks, because I REALLY like these workouts, they really get my heart rate up!!! I don't want to quit them, but I'm an equestrian first and don't want them trashing my kness either...oh WHAT TO DO?!?! :brokenheart:

rdranara

I love this app! I'm just beginning to exercise, so I'm doing the beginner workouts. My only problem is I don't know how to use the app properly, like should I alternate 1 from each group or focus on get lean first, then move on to get toned when I'm done with all the workouts in get lean. My OCD-ness is making me go through all the routines one by one, as they are listed :huh:

smoten

i just did the get strong intemediate Drill Sergeant workout. it was good, it moved pretty quickly between exercises but it made it seem doable and i guess it was! i will do this one again and i'm sure i will feel it tomorrow. i just wish i had a better idea of the calorie burn.

Frannybobs

Cool !!! I'm going to try this out at weekend. I use kettlebells a lot and love them, so may do these on alternate days - excited already to try the different routines.

soontobesam

I downloaded this app probably a few weeks ago but just used it for the first time today!

I did a 15 minute stretch with Shawn Johnson
15 minute Shaped Back
30 minute Total Adrenaline (I loved the slide and glide!).

prov3rbs

I have used this NTC for a while and it changes you in a lot of ways...but I have stopped using it because either I was busy and just couldn't fit it to my schedule. So I have decided to use this during the summer and it only has been about 3 weeks since I have been using it! This app is awesome! I have lost about 2 lbs...and also using this fitness pal app to calculate the amount food I am engulfing, now I can actually calculate the amount of calories I am burning every week! I work out 6 times a day and man do I feel the burn! My training total is 1382 min I have completed and I intend to keep going. So now I feel energetic everyday. Whoever does not have this, have it!

Favorite: Bonus: Lea Michele Triple Threat; Calories Burned: Will update tomorrow!
Least Favorite: Get Focused: Cardio Killer (and it is a killer!!!); Calories burned: 263

NoxDineen

Cool !!! I'm going to try this out at weekend. I use kettlebells a lot and love them, so may do these on alternate days - excited already to try the different routines.

They added a 30 min kettlebell routine as a reward. I think it's 2000 minutes though! I want it so much, love my kettlebells.