Venting

[bmccasland]

Yeah, but the look on the instructor's face when you pass out is priceless.

Actually it was just her look when I went for my inhalor. I was smart enough to release the tension. Now if she could grasp the concept that the worst thing is to *just stop*. Once my breathing was under control, I was there pushing myself again.

Sorry for the heavy breathing, pant pant pant.

But I learned, and despite what the instructor says, I control the tension knob.

[Dogmama]

Yup, that's probably me. I often use spinning to do controlled intervals that I can't do on my rode bike. I sweat a lot too. But I don't fling my head around like some guys & spray the room .

If you don't like the music, tell the instructor!! When I'm putting music together, I try to get a mix of what everybody will like.

Finally, if I get really irritated in a class, chances are, I was irritated when I walked in. I just needed something to vent at!

[SpinClimber]

As with anything there will always be aggravations in classes.

I'm an instructor and for me is people that stroll in 10 minutes into the class, right as we start the drills and proceed to tell me it is their first class and do not know how to set up their bike

Or the people that complain they're legs hurt, I had one girl do this the entire class, at first I thought it was the way her bike was set up so in a rest I got off and checked, no... She just liked to complain.

Also people that don't bring water.... urrrg what are you thinking

[teigyr]

Some of the guys who breathe hard hard exhale so moisture comes out. I try never to sit near those guys, I'm a firm believer in keeping bodily fluids to myself. That and the head shaking, what is up with that?

I love the chatting women going on about who only knows what only to be told in class that in whatever stage we're in that we shouldn't be able to carry on a conversation. I don't get it...if you don't want to take the class, just go sit on a bike in the gym and talk. It's not that difficult.

Today's instructor was heinous. I'm not even sure he taught. He was going on and on about his cycling prowess and had the the majority of the class enthralled. He rides on the street. He likes to secretly race people. He adjusts himself when he comes up to red lights ().

The best thing was when one of the older people in class asked him how far he can go in an hour. He said he can actually do TEN MILES!!! Everyone let out this "oh, wow". I don't really want to judge but, er, I'm judging. I'm also not going back to this guy.

[Veronica]

Ewwww... that's way too much info to be passing on in class.

V.

[teigyr]

Ewwww... that's way too much info to be passing on in class.

V.

True. Though you have to kind of feel sorry for him. Did you know that he has difficulty because his bike doesn't have numbers when he shifts? He acted like that was a new-fangled and special thing and everyone seemed impressed that there are times he doesn't know what gear he is in.

I really had to keep quiet. He's a special fellow. Or then again maybe I was just cranky, who knows.

I think we were supposed to be doing sprints but I never heard any direction from him whatsoever. He kept talking about keeping yourself at the "edge".

[Dogmama]

Maybe they shake their heads because they have ear infections? My dog does that sometimes.