DVDs

[Selkie]

Anyone done a workout of 2+ hours on their trainer? That's insane!

Yes, I've done 2+ hours on the trainer. I have been able to slog through Tough Love in its entirety twice. The worst part is the 5 sets of 6 minutes (1 minute sitting/1 standing). Once you're past that one, you're home free.

The Spinervals you bought are good ones. You can break down Tough Love into shorter segments if you don't want to do the entire 3 hours! Check out the two Have Mercys---lots of variety and you can break those down into shorter workouts.

[SalsaMTB]

I normally have my mountain bike hooked up to the trainer during the winter. Do the spinerval videos work well with mtbs or are the strongly oriented for a road bike (i.e. telling you to go into different handle bar positons)? I've never used a video with my trainer but I think it would help with motivation.

[VenusdeVelo]

Salsa,
You can use your MTB with the Spinervals but you may find gearing will slightly be different (mine is already different as I've got 650 wheels so I adjust accordingly). The only thing about the MTB on your trainer (if you've not done it yet) -- is the tire is loud so suggest perhaps a putting on a slick tire while you are indoors.

Changing hand positions is Coach Troy's way of breaking things up a little and he even says "if you're a triathlete, go into onto the aerobar, if you're a bike racer, go into the drops" etc. So he's just trying to get you used to hand positions you'll need for your sport.

I really like his newer DVDs (Aerobase builders etc.) that allow you to turn his music on or off, so you still hear him, but not that cheesy (sorry Troy!! ) music. Turn on your stereo, pod, whatever, it keeps you engaged. I can only do those looooong rides (2 hr) if I am doing a recovery ride, and then even watching a movie while maintaining a zone 1 heart rate works well.

Troy also puts his workouts of the week every week on his site (they don't archive them tho so you need to grab them every week), so if you want to try one of his workouts, you can print it and put it to your own music. A good way to try his routines.

Have fun til the warm weather returns!

[bluerider]

Yes, I've done 2+ hours on the trainer. I have been able to slog through Tough Love in its entirety twice. The worst part is the 5 sets of 6 minutes (1 minute sitting/1 standing). Once you're past that one, you're home free.

The Spinervals you bought are good ones. You can break down Tough Love into shorter segments if you don't want to do the entire 3 hours! Check out the two Have Mercys---lots of variety and you can break those down into shorter workouts.

Thanks mickchick. Looking forward to slogging it. We'll see if I can make it through the whole DVD. Egads!