Got a trainer...now what?

[colorisnt]

Last winter when I was home and had the wind trainer in my parent's basement, I would watch really bad politcal schtick and yell at the tv. I kid you not. But that makes me happy so I pay attention. Probably raises my BP, but that is the only thing that worked.

Good luck with everything. I will be watching this thread for more info.

[Tri Girl]

I like the Chris Carmicheal Iron Girl video (I'm at work so I can't remember what it's exactly called).
It's about 8-10 on the bike, then quickly off the bike for weight training. Do that 3 x's. It's HARD and a great workout. I do it once a week for strength training. Not boring like all my other Spinervals...

I should film a few of my favorite rides with the camera- even if in the car. Would be interesting to see my own scenery at a time when it's warm. Will make me long for the warmer weather even more.

[out_spokin']

The idea of sustained indoor training gets me out happily commuting in 9 degree F temperatures in the dark. Really. Still, I gotta give some love to the Sufferfest. I found them somehow a winter or 2 ago when they were all you tube (crappy video) loops and low production values...and FREE. Even then they made me want to kick it up about 100%, and the snippets I've seen of the upgraded and now $10.99 videos (per hour-ish of workout) have convinced me to ante up when I need to get in some workouts on overly challenging weather days.

Granted, if you're not much into road racing, they might not do it for ya. But the intervals are tough, the music is surprisingly good (and you can always just turn it down and mix in your own tunes to the video, since the instructions are all visual), and the little bits of 'editorial comments' on screen are cheeky and hilarious. And even though the main race footage is the big guys in the big road classics, he also throws in footage from track, cyclocross, MTB, and yes, a bit of women's racing. Plus a bunch of weird & cool other stuff.

I have a Spinervals compilation, and will try some Carmichael ones this winter, but I have a feeling my best indoor workouts will be Sufferfests.

[redrhodie]

Let the torture begin!