My Second Spinning Class....

msstate25
msstate25 Posts: 17
edited September 18 in Fitness and Exercise
Is it wrong that I wanted to cry after the first 5 minutes? And I'm not talking a wimper in the corner, I'm talking a full blown "WAAAAAA HAAAAAAA HAAAAAA!!!!" :sad: Kinda like my 6 month old sounds when I am too slow getting her bottle ready. There is a fine line between a good workout and just plain torture!! This workout tetered on the edge of torture!!!

Seriously, this was my second class and it was WAY HARDER than the first. I don't know why, I didn't feel sore going in, but man, Natalie kicked my butt. I had to just sit and pedal at about a 5 for the last 15 minutes. I was a little disappointed in myself, but I knew I still got a great workout. My face was as red as a tomato, sweating like crazy, body shaking, hands were so sweaty they were slipping off of the handle bars. I told all this to Natalie after the class ended and she kinda chuckled and told me that on the difficulty scale, the first class was a #1 and that she "ramped" it up to a #19! Ramped it up to a #19????? First of all, how high does this damn scale go? And second, wouldn't "ramping it up" be going from like a #1 to say a #5 or #6 on the difficulty scale?? I mean, dang!!! I'm SO scared for Tuesday's class!!!

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  • msstate25
    msstate25 Posts: 17
    Is it wrong that I wanted to cry after the first 5 minutes? And I'm not talking a wimper in the corner, I'm talking a full blown "WAAAAAA HAAAAAAA HAAAAAA!!!!" :sad: Kinda like my 6 month old sounds when I am too slow getting her bottle ready. There is a fine line between a good workout and just plain torture!! This workout tetered on the edge of torture!!!

    Seriously, this was my second class and it was WAY HARDER than the first. I don't know why, I didn't feel sore going in, but man, Natalie kicked my butt. I had to just sit and pedal at about a 5 for the last 15 minutes. I was a little disappointed in myself, but I knew I still got a great workout. My face was as red as a tomato, sweating like crazy, body shaking, hands were so sweaty they were slipping off of the handle bars. I told all this to Natalie after the class ended and she kinda chuckled and told me that on the difficulty scale, the first class was a #1 and that she "ramped" it up to a #19! Ramped it up to a #19????? First of all, how high does this damn scale go? And second, wouldn't "ramping it up" be going from like a #1 to say a #5 or #6 on the difficulty scale?? I mean, dang!!! I'm SO scared for Tuesday's class!!!
  • PrincessLaundry
    PrincessLaundry Posts: 2,758 Member
    LOL I'm confuzzled???

    Does this mean there is no simple "Level 1" class??? They should have a few lower beginning or new member classes? Sheesh...Please don't die over a spin class!!! You'd think she would have told you the level of the class when you started! LOL

    I did a LOT of just peddling/trying to breathe when I started my first spin class way back when...

    I love that you are going back on Tuesday!!! Good luck and I love the workout updates!
  • greysweatshirt
    greysweatshirt Posts: 411
    I just have to say that your post made me literally laugh out loud!!! Fellow Michigander here...Detroit area. Hope you're enjoying this (hopefully dryer) weather!
  • msstate25
    msstate25 Posts: 17
    Does this mean there is no simple "Level 1" class??? They should have a few lower beginning or new member classes? Sheesh...Please don't die over a spin class!!! You'd think she would have told you the level of the class when you started! LOL
    Hahahah! I know you would think that they would have a "beginner class". I was completely oblivious to the whole thing. I have always heard that spinning was a good workout and thought, "Ok, I'll try that". Boy was I STUPID!!! :laugh:
    I did a LOT of just peddling/trying to breathe when I started my first spin class way back when...

    Yeah, that is pretty much what I did the last 15 minutes of Thursday's class. Just tried not puke!! Ahahah!!! :laugh:
    I love that you are going back on Tuesday!!! Good luck and I love the workout updates!

    Well, I paid $35 for the class, which is Tuesday and Thursday evenings (45 minutes) for 5 weeks. So I don't want to waste my money, but definitely should have sampled the class first. So you will just have to put up with my grumping for the next 4 weeks!!! :wink:
  • CyclingDiva
    CyclingDiva Posts: 492 Member
    The good thing about Spin is you can work at your own level of resistance. You don't have to ramp it up as high as the instructors. Yes, I would agree to keep it with in a good resistance, but you should never OVER DO IT! And let me tell you there is a difference between pushing yourself and over doing it.
    I think instructors get all crazy sometimes and don't put into account that some people (beginners) aren't going to work at their level. You should work your way up to that! Good luck and keep on pedaling.
    Spinning is really a fun and great workout!
    Kel~ :flowerforyou:
  • pauladavies86
    pauladavies86 Posts: 83 Member
    haha... maybe all spinning teachers are just sadists? I know mine is BIG time! He likes to talk about how the people who say spinning is a joke should come to his class and he'll make them work so hard that they'll either puke or pass out... then he goes on to say that if you buck over your bike and do a headplant at the front of the classroom while you're doing standing sprints he'll just laugh at you... because he's a medic and knows he can help... lol. They like giving you PAIN! But seriously, you start to get more used to it but it's alwasy going to be one heck of a workout... you CAN always adjust your resistance to accomodate your level though. :o) Anyone's instructors make them do continuous jumps??? Those are KILLER!!!
  • CyclingDiva
    CyclingDiva Posts: 492 Member
    One of our spinning instructors use to bring a super soaker to class and if he didn't think we were working hard enough, he would squirt us...CRAZY MF HAHAHA!
    Of course I never got the squirt LOL! :laugh: RIGHT! I loved to do the jumps. We would do them the duration of a song. Then go into climbing for the duration of another song! I should take up spinning indoors again until the weather breaks. :happy:

    OMG I just realized something. I totally forgot about this. A year before I meet my husband he was a spinning instructor at a gym in Arkansas where he was stationed (Air Force). He totally fits the part, as a crazy lunatic! HAHAHH! :laugh:
    Now he's my full time spinning instructor on the open road, for god sakes he is a sadist...LOVE IT! :bigsmile:
    Kel~biker1.gif
  • PrincessLaundry
    PrincessLaundry Posts: 2,758 Member
    One of our spinning instructors use to bring a super soaker to class and if he didn't think we were working hard enough, he would squirt us...CRAZY MF HAHAHA!
    Of course I never got the squirt LOL! :laugh: RIGHT! I loved to do the jumps. We would do them the duration of a song. Then go into climbing for the duration of another song! I should take up spinning indoors again until the weather breaks. :happy:

    OMG I just realized something. I totally forgot about this. A year before I meet my husband he was a spinning instructor at a gym in Arkansas where he was stationed (Air Force). He totally fits the part, as a crazy lunatic! HAHAHH! :laugh:
    Now he's my full time spinning instructor on the open road, for god sakes he is a sadist...LOVE IT! :bigsmile:
    Kel~biker1.gif

    OMG Kel!!! I had the crazy lady with the croppy hair! She use to bring oranges and make everyone eat them after class. Then there was the girl who worked at Applebee's there in town and she had several kids but was a riot because this was her escape...And believe me, she acted like she had escaped! LOL I loved it there at that club.

    What the heck happened to Ray anyway??? lol
  • CyclingDiva
    CyclingDiva Posts: 492 Member
    One of our spinning instructors use to bring a super soaker to class and if he didn't think we were working hard enough, he would squirt us...CRAZY MF HAHAHA!
    Of course I never got the squirt LOL! :laugh: RIGHT! I loved to do the jumps. We would do them the duration of a song. Then go into climbing for the duration of another song! I should take up spinning indoors again until the weather breaks. :happy:

    OMG I just realized something. I totally forgot about this. A year before I meet my husband he was a spinning instructor at a gym in Arkansas where he was stationed (Air Force). He totally fits the part, as a crazy lunatic! HAHAHH! :laugh:
    Now he's my full time spinning instructor on the open road, for god sakes he is a sadist...LOVE IT! :bigsmile:
    Kel~biker1.gif

    OMG Kel!!! I had the crazy lady with the croppy hair! She use to bring oranges and make everyone eat them after class. Then there was the girl who worked at Applebee's there in town and she had several kids but was a riot because this was her escape...And believe me, she acted like she had escaped! LOL I loved it there at that club.

    What the heck happened to Ray anyway??? lol

    Ray moved to Arizona. T
    he lady you are talking about was probably Caroline (with all the kids) Was he 6 ft and lost 105 lbs at one time? I still see her around. Her exhusand and Buc use to work together for Calpine.
    I have no idea who the women with spiky hair was, that eats oranges????? I never took the female instructors classes they were always boring and they never worked us hard enough...only my opinon!
    Dan was the best instructor ever! Bill was second in line.
    Kel~
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