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Spinning during race season

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  • 22-06-2012 10:38am
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    miller82
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    Just wondering do many people do spin classes / sessions during the season, as part of your training ?


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    tunney
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    IMHO Spinning is a waste of time, especially during the summer.


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    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    I used to do spinning classes and thought they were a great workout. Fast forward 1/2 years with coach prescribed turbo sessions and there is no comparison, turbo wins hands down in terms of toughness and improvement on the bike.


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    miller82
    Registered Users Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭miller82


    tunney wrote: »
    IMHO Spinning is a waste of time, especially during the summer.

    care to divuldge ?
    for the record, i don't actually do any myself


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    couerdelion
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    If you can get out on your bike or use your bike on a turbo then that would be better than spinning. It's all about workouts being specific to what you are using them for - triathlon. If you train on your race bike you are using the same muscles in the same way as you would when racing. A spin bike would have a different position so whilst giving you a CV workout wouldn't replicate as well what you will face in a race.


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    miller82
    Registered Users Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭miller82


    couerdelion wrote: »
    A spin bike would have a different position so whilst giving you a CV workout wouldn't replicate as well what you will face in a race.

    i was thinking the same myself


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    joe.mag
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    Just jump on and spin


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