Quote Originally Posted by li10up View Post
I don't want to hijack your thread but how do you train for hills on a spin bike? There are a couple at the little gym I go to but don't know what to do. I want to get stronger going up hills while standing and sitting. Do you just crank up the resistance or what? Do you do it for the whole ride or just for a short period of time?
I usually cringe when someone says you need to take a class before you start something (I'm a certified personal trainer and do quite a bit off of DVD's) however, it's probably true for spinning. However, the answer to your question is increasing the resistance every 30 sec or so until you are all the way up to your maximum (and probably standing by that point)--followed by a low-resistance high cadence spin. There are sample workouts on Lemond's Fitness website:

http://www.lemondfitness.com/product...ce_Classes.php

There's also DVD's, web classes on cyclo-cub.com and a few different podcasts. I haven't tried them all yet.