Passing my time on my Turbo-Trainer

kerry4sam · 20-10-2014 8:55pm #1

In the Hope that it may help someone ...

Picture This! Lashing Torrential Rain outside; tis cold; tis windy; tis dark; it is has just become tis by this kerry woman. Anywhoo,

Turbo-trainer all set up thanks to one of my brothers and two awesome local mechanics Denis & Matt; The Lone Traveller: One Woman, Two Wheels & The World! and of course some cringy-music on the headphones, namely The Nolans "I'm in the Mood for Dancing" and ...

Miles n Miles covered; over an hours of very happy peddling reading and listening to pedal-turning music; a bitta outa tune singing and ...

One Very Happy, Energised, Content kerry4sam on her bicycle

Just a lickle something that may coax someone onto a turbo this Autumn or Winter,

So how do you pass your time on your turbo? What music do you listen to? Ever read a good auld book to take your mind off the mileage?
kerry4sam

yop · 20-10-2014 9:15pm

2 hours watching Midsomer murders yesterday! Riveting I know

Straatvark · 20-10-2014 9:19pm

I have a friend that can only found time between 23:00-01:00 to train, so he set up his IDT outside on the porch. He then use the time to hunt snails with his airgun as they craw up against his garden wall. He got the odd rat or two as well on a good nights

crosstownk · 20-10-2014 9:42pm

Maybe I'm odd but I fire up the Flightradar24 app and pick a flight that's between 1 and 2 hours from Dublin. Then I switch on ATC and listen for it to arrive in Dublin airspace. When it lands at Dublin I stop pedalling.

detones · 20-10-2014 9:47pm

Turbos are unpleasant devices to use. I prefer to get it over with. I would not have the patience to steadily peddle away for an hour or two. I tend to kill my self for 45 mins max doing intervals including a warmup. I don't think it's a good workout unless after you end up on the floor in a puddle of sweat in the foetal position crying for your mammy.

oythovki · 20-10-2014 9:51pm

Pearl Jam & Michael Jackson

Beasty · 20-10-2014 10:29pm

I've installed a fridge, fan, TV, Blu-ray and surround sound in my new "facility". I also can use the Virtual Reality Tacx but tend to reserve that for 3+ hour sessions.....

MugMugs · 20-10-2014 11:05pm

I generally watch telly on the spinner and spin hard during the breaks. Watched Layer Cake last night.

smacl · 21-10-2014 8:16am

Was on the TacX Flow VR myself for about 45mins last night, and managed quite a decent sustained output for a first session in a while. Really need to recalibrate the unit as I'd say it is way off reality, was aiming for close to 300w average and managed 283w, but I suspect the figures are meaningless other than relative comparison to previous effort.

Cadence magnet has gone AWOL which is a bit of a pain, and the unit itself is starting to show signs of wear and tear, but still does the job. Might upgrade to a unit with greater resistance once funds become available, as the simulated gradient on the Flow isn't great.

rollingscone · 21-10-2014 8:25am

Just had an abortive first attempt at a Turbo session. The bike keeps listing to the left despite multiple efforts at resetting it in the clamp....much internetz research awaits....

pats22b · 21-10-2014 9:26am

i'm with detones - should be a puddle of sweat on the ground after- i spend my 45 mins looking at the rox 10 bike computer to make sure i'm working as hard as i think i am - lots of staring at cadence, speed and hr measures.

yop · 21-10-2014 9:38am

pats22b wrote: »

i'm with detones - should be a puddle of sweat on the ground after- i spend my 45 mins looking at the rox 10 bike computer to make sure i'm working as hard as i think i am - lots of staring at cadence, speed and hr measures.

It was more river than puddle of sweat

magicbastarder · 21-10-2014 11:44am

has anyone invented a system to plug a turbo trainer into google street view?

yop · 21-10-2014 11:59am

magicbastarder wrote: »

has anyone invented a system to plug a turbo trainer into google street view?

http://turbobiketrainer.com/virtual-reality-turbo-trainers-2013-2014/

Daroxtar · 21-10-2014 12:01pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

has anyone invented a system to plug a turbo trainer into google street view?

This^^ I've been bugging my mate who does programing about it for the last while. He said it's doable but you need permissions from Google and all the turbo manufacturers. I guarantee it will make a fortune for whoever gets it right.

RobFowl · 21-10-2014 12:05pm

Turbo trainers=Pain and discomfort
Turbo trainers do not = enjoyment on any level......

yop · 21-10-2014 12:18pm

RobFowl wrote: »

Turbo trainers=Pain and discomfort
Turbo trainers do not = enjoyment on any level......

The young one with the lovely arse in front of me at turbo training made it enjoyable.

G1032 · 21-10-2014 12:56pm

crosstownk wrote: »

Maybe I'm odd but I fire up the Flightradar24 app and pick a flight that's between 1 and 2 hours from Dublin. Then I switch on ATC and listen for it to arrive in Dublin airspace. When it lands at Dublin I stop pedalling.

You'd be pedalling for a long time if they had to circle Dublin Airport for a half hour only to then be told they have to detour to Manchester!!:)

fat bloke · 21-10-2014 1:43pm

The only way to do turbo is with structured intervals. If you have to do say 8 minutes at a certain wattage or heart rate and a different cadence every minute you're like the game show contestant spinning 25 plates at once. Every 60 seconds you're juggling gearing and turbo resistance to the new cadence while maintaining your goal heart rate or wattage. There's never a dull moment. The 8 minutes are gone in a jiffy and you have a few blessed minutes recovery before the next 8 minute stint is due.

martinbourke11 · 21-10-2014 4:37pm

like to vary the turbo stuff, mix of interval sessions but really enjoying watching TDF/Classics re-runs on youtube, especially ones i can't remember who won- 2014 amstel gold race last night, thought i was phil gilbert for a split sec....then reality

diomed · 21-10-2014 4:41pm

30 minutes is enough. If you do an hour or more you avoid the thing.

dragratchet · 21-10-2014 5:24pm

usually 3 turbos a week, all 45-55 minute sessions.. couple sufferfest videos and one session of my own making where i increase speed every five minutes for 40 mins and finish with 10 out of the saddle followed by a warm down. currently watching the shield on neflix.

detones · 21-10-2014 9:29pm

There's a series of these videos on YouTube. I think there great. Easy to follow and it keeps you interested. The key is to have a turbo you can vary the resistance with. I'd be shattered after this.

http://youtu.be/mv0H9iCz8Ms

ROK ON · 21-10-2014 9:34pm

Anyone getting onto a turbo and reading a book or watching TV is deluding themselves IMHO.
You'd be better off sitting on your comfy chair reading said book.
Turbo is a way to get various types of intervals done.

Sinbad_NI · 21-10-2014 10:00pm

About to subscribe to trainer road to hopefully get some level of structure and goals for the winter garage season.

22-10-2014 1:20pm

ROK ON wrote: »

Anyone getting onto a turbo and reading a book or watching TV is deluding themselves IMHO.
You'd be better off sitting on your comfy chair reading said book.
Turbo is a way to get various types of intervals done.

You can still have stuff on the background but its unlikely you will hear or see what they are saying if pushing hard during an interval.

I normally turbo 3 times a week, right now BG efforts, VO2 intervals and some SS to threshold efforts.

Setup, a big a$$ fan (a must), wahoo kickr (great piece of kit) and i pad for watching stuff in the background on Netflix or listening to music. A bit of structure to your sets and the turbo sessions fly by.

setanta159 · 22-10-2014 5:21pm

this is one of the best videos on youtube for the torture that is turbo training. I only wish these guys would make a few more of them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSFYRiqodvU

yop · 22-10-2014 5:26pm

Moshe Colossal Gunsmith wrote: »

You can still have stuff on the background but its unlikely you will hear or see what they are saying if pushing hard during an interval.

I normally turbo 3 times a week, right now BG efforts, VO2 intervals and some SS to threshold efforts.

Setup, a big a$$ fan (a must), wahoo kickr (great piece of kit) and i pad for watching stuff in the background on Netflix or listening to music. A bit of structure to your sets and the turbo sessions fly by.

Absolutely, I have Trainer Road sessions i follow on my laptop and have the TV on also in front of me, I can still maintain my pace/cadence/HR as required and still watch the TV if there is something on.

furiousox · 22-10-2014 8:40pm

This is a pretty good turbo session.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv0H9iCz8Ms

helimachoptor · 22-10-2014 8:49pm

Ive tried on many occasions to love the turbo.. always failed miserably but am going to make a proper effort this winter

Beasty · 22-10-2014 9:18pm

Just spent a very enjoyable 45 mins on the Wattbike watching RTE2. Even hit a couple of post crash power peaks

Now watching a much more boring 2nd half from the comfy chair in the lounge....

Passing my time on my Turbo-Trainer

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