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Originally Posted by bYuPride
how many days a week are you on the trainer?
do you watch DVD's/listen to iPod?
what do you like to eat pre, during and post ride?
how long are your workouts?
what are you working on each time?
what are you hoping to accomplish?
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I used to skate ski, and loved that as a cross-training workout. It uses the muscles a little differently, and is a great workout. I highly recommend it. But my lower back went bad on me, and I can't ski without a lot of pain, so I went to the indoor trainer. I try to ride 3 days a week.
We have a few Spinervals dvds, and my wife and I both use them. Hill climbs, technique, time trial, etc. If I just listened to music, I'd just pedal steady-state and never push myself. I also have a few vhs videos that the manager at Bike Peddler gave me, because he didn't have a vhs player any more. A couple of the videos are old CycleOps workouts, with Troy whats-his-name who later did the Spinervals dvds. One of them has a young Tyler Hamilton, who they totally skipped over at the time because he was practically unknown then. Pretty funny.
Sometimes I'll just watch a Jazz game and spin while the game's on and try to really push it during the commercials. Crummy intervals, I know, but oh, well.
I don't eat anything special pre- or post-ride, but I have a full water bottle handy, and also keep a Clif bar nearby in case I need a lift.
I typically work out between 30 - 75 min., depending on the workout I choose.
What am I trying to accomplish? Just trying to keep up the legs and lungs a bit. Work on the trainer is so different from riding on the road or mountain that it's practically a different sport.