Spinning questions

faolteam

Can anybody tell me does Spinning make you loose weight or put it on ,or is it waste of time

I do this 5 times a week and do sweat alot alot but my weight seems to have gone up.

Alf Veedersane

What's your diet like?

faolteam

one of my big probs is eating the bran flakes with fruit before i hit the sack ,

Mellor

faolteam wrote: »

one of my big probs is eating the bran flakes with fruit before i hit the sack ,

Stop doing that.
And then fix the rest of your diet. Putting on weight means you are eating too much.

silverharp

it cant be an optimal use of your fitness time as it doesnt do anything for your upper body, if you are doing classes as opposed to just having a home machine then mix it up with ones that include upper body workouts. otherwise look at your diet which will be the real reason, you will put on weight if you are eating wheat and higher carb or sugary/ "low fat" food.

Alf Veedersane

faolteam wrote: »

one of my big probs is eating the bran flakes with fruit before i hit the sack ,

What's the rest of your diet like?

anewme

silverharp wrote: »

it cant be an optimal use of your fitness time as it doesnt do anything for your upper body, if you are doing classes as opposed to just having a home machine then mix it up with ones that include upper body workouts. otherwise look at your diet which will be the real reason, you will put on weight if you are eating wheat and higher carb or sugary/ "low fat" food.

We do push ups and isolation work in our spin class. I can see my arms getting toned and shoulders too.

silverharp

anewme wrote: »

We do push ups and isolation work in our spin class. I can see my arms getting toned and shoulders too.

oops, just realised ive only ever seen "group cycles" on the spinning bikes in my club so I assumed spin class were just cycle ones...learning all the time :pac:

Alf Veedersane

anewme wrote: »

We do push ups and isolation work in our spin class..

When you're on the bike?

Stench Blossoms

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

When you're on the bike?

Sigh. I hate hearing this. Spinning shouldn't involve anything else other than cycling.

http://www.indoorcyclingassociation.com/blog/pushups-while-spinning-high-points-on-the-silly-scale/

Alf Veedersane

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Sigh. I hate hearing this. Spinning shouldn't involve anything else other than cycling.

http://www.indoorcyclingassociation.com/blog/pushups-while-spinning-high-points-on-the-silly-scale/

I didn't know it was as widespread.

Apart from pointless it's risking falling off the bike.

Circus cycling.

anewme

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I didn't know it was as widespread.

Apart from pointless it's risking falling off the bike.

Circus cycling.

Ours does not look like that video. It is slower controlled movements targeting your core and is taught by people with years of experience in the industry.

People are too quick to judge and sneer at other people and what they do, when they really should look after themselves first.

All as I know, is it's working for me.....I feel better in myself, more energy, better concentration levels, better moods, sleeping better, losing weight, toning up.

Plus it now appears I qualify to join a circus. Brilliant.

Alf Veedersane

You shouldn't do anything on a spinning bike that you wouldn't do when you're cycling an actual bike.

Do press ups, by all means. But not at the same time as cycling.

metamorphosis

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Sigh. I hate hearing this. Spinning shouldn't involve anything else other than cycling.

http://www.indoorcyclingassociation.com/blog/pushups-while-spinning-high-points-on-the-silly-scale/

Thanks for throwing up that link. Having met Jennifer and contributed to the ICA , she is a great educator and now with Tom Scotto too (fantastic coach with solid background in cycling), the ICA is a great resource for ALL instructors cycling or otherwise as the guys put up so much about bio - mechanics, physiology, HR training, threshold training. The have a lot of free articles there worth checking out

The **** I see 'instructors' do on a bike is ridiculous. Push ups do nothing on a bike. Can you fight gravity? When you attempt such exercises, you are not only NOT doing anything for your chest or arms, you are also taking power off the legs making it a LESS effective cardio workout. The less power/wattage you generate while cycling, the less of a workout it is and that equates to fitness and caloric elements.

OP - group cycling / spinning (r) / indoor cycling - its a method of delivering what you are looking for. it burns calories and is a cardiovascular activity. It will NOT make you gain weight - your caloric intake will. Look at the bigger picture overall over a week. 5 x spin classes? 45minutes a pop? Sweating is not a sign of how hard or easy you are working. How does the class feel? easy? moderate? hard ? A hot studio with no air con will make you sweat more but that doesnt mean you are actually working harder. Go by how it feels - the effort you put it and have a GOOD, long hard and HONEST look at what you are eating.

Stench Blossoms

anewme wrote: »

People are too quick to judge and sneer at other people and what they do, when they really should look after themselves first.

All as I know, is it's working for me.....I feel better in myself, more energy, better concentration levels, better moods, sleeping better, losing weight, toning up.

Plus it now appears I qualify to join a circus. Brilliant.

I did "spinning" for years and it included doing push ups etc. It was only when i went to an official Spinning class that I realised the other ones were a waste of time.

faolteam

what i eat during a day

6 ALdi savour baKes Crispbreads rye with one laughing cow light triangle cheese slice of ham, two eggs , cucmber tablespoon of light mayonnaise,

2 apples and a bannana,

then dinner pork chop veg or mince stew veg or smoked cod veg or meat balls tomato sce and veg , roast chicken and veg ,

then 3 caxton pink n white wafers one diet jelly, 30 grams of salted peanuts,

then a lge bowl of bran flakes with fruit ,

three days a week i would have porridge for breakfast

so how bad is that

Stench Blossoms

Seriously? That's pretty terrible.

Your dinner is fine. The rest needs to be worked on.

faolteam

can somebody guide me or have a diet that might suit ?

Am i eating too much of these items , what should i leave out ?

any help on it appreciated

thanks

Mellor

anewme wrote: »

Ours does not look like that video. It is slower controlled movements targeting your core and is taught by people with years of experience in the industry.

Fitness is a dodgy industry. People with years of experience can be just as happy to take your money as the next guy.

All as I know, is it's working for me.....I feel better in myself, more energy, better concentration levels, better moods, sleeping better, losing weight, toning up.

That's great. But I'd expect that to occur without the push ups.

Mellor

faolteam wrote: »

6 ALdi savour baKes Crispbreads rye
2 apples and a bannana
3caxton pink n white wafers
diet jelly,
30 grams of salted peanuts,
Large bowl of bran flakes with fruit ,

If leave out all of the above tbh

Crispbread is ok occasionally as a snack. A snack is 1 piece with peanut butter, cottage/cream cheese. 6 is ridiculous.

Fruit is good. But 3 pieces at lunch and more at night is way too much sugar. 1 piece max per day. Bananas only on gym days.

I'm not sure what a pink and white wafer is. But it's safe to assume that it's crap. And eating 3 of them, seriously?

Diet (star free?) jelly is likely neutral, but is advise you avoid it as you appear to struggle with sweet treats.

Peanuts are fine, nutritionally speaking g. But you don't need to add in 180 cals into your diet for the sake of it. I'd cut these out until you've a grip on your diet.

faolteam

so as i dont eat till about 12 what can i eat at that time aghhhhhhhhhhhh

can somebody give me a diet or recommendations please

Mellor

The oats was fine, the dinners were all fine.
Eat real food like that. Whole food, natural food. Whatever you want to call it.
Food thats comes from a famrm, or is grown somewhere. Not made in a factory.
Not stuff that comes from a package. Not anything that's pink and white.

Magenta

faolteam wrote: »

so as i dont eat till about 12 what can i eat at that time aghhhhhhhhhhhh

can somebody give me a diet or recommendations please

Can you not read the forum stickies and educate yourself rather than wanting people to spoonfeed you a diet?

fits

Is there any reason why you can't have oats for breakfast every day? I put a spoon of frozen summer berries in while its cooking. delicious oaty fruity mix.

Also try cut down on factory processed food like those cheeses and crispbreads. there are lots of better options for lunch.

Ah_Yeah

faolteam wrote: »

so as i dont eat till about 12 what can i eat at that time aghhhhhhhhhhhh

can somebody give me a diet or recommendations please

Start eating breakfast.

Alf Veedersane

Ah_Yeah wrote: »

Start eating breakfast.

By what time should you be eating your breakfast?

faolteam

i leave the house at 7.30 just dont feel hungry then

faolteam

Magenta wrote: »

Can you not read the forum stickies and educate yourself rather than wanting people to spoonfeed you a diet?

I was only looking for advice from members ouch.

Stench Blossoms

Ah_Yeah wrote: »

Start eating breakfast.

I don't agree with this. If they aren't hungry in the morning then there is no point forcing food into you.

faolteam wrote: »

I was only looking for advice from members ouch.

And that advice is good. Read the stickies. All the info you are looking for is in there.

faolteam

Mellor wrote: »

If leave out all of the above tbh

Crispbread is ok occasionally as a snack. A snack is 1 piece with peanut butter, cottage/cream cheese. 6 is ridiculous.

Fruit is good. But 3 pieces at lunch and more at night is way too much sugar. 1 piece max per day. Bananas only on gym days.

I'm not sure what a pink and white wafer is. But it's safe to assume that it's crap. And eating 3 of them, seriously?

Diet (star free?) jelly is likely neutral, but is advise you avoid it as you appear to struggle with sweet treats.

Peanuts are fine, nutritionally speaking g. But you don't need to add in 180 cals into your diet for the sake of it. I'd cut these out until you've a grip on your diet.

i have since cut down to 4 crisp breads and one jelly and 2 pinks

have a look at the products here any advice thanks :

http://veggies.co.uk/2013/08/30/aldi-savour-bakes-crispbreads/

http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=250139776

http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=252469938

Mellor

faolteam wrote: »

i have since cut down to 4 crisp breads and one jelly and 2 pinks

have a look at the products here any advice thanks :

http://veggies.co.uk/2013/08/30/aldi-savour-bakes-crispbreads/

http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=250139776

http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=252469938

I'm not really sure how to respond to this. I've explained that it's crap and you shouldn't be eating it. And you decided to cut down by 1/3. It's an almost insignificant improvement. You are still eating crap. If you are not willing to change your diet then don't expect results.

Those links are exactly what I imagine the products to be. My opinion above us the ssme. The jelly is nutritionally empty but still a terrible choice for you as you clearly have a strong reliance on junk food.

kingshankly

Mellor wrote: »

I'm not really sure how to respond to this. I've explained that it's crap and you shouldn't be eating it. And you decided to cut down by 1/3. It's an almost insignificant improvement. You are still eating crap. If you are not willing to change your diet then don't expect results.

Those links are exactly what I imagine the products to be. My opinion above us the ssme. The jelly is nutritionally empty but still a terrible choice for you as you clearly have a strong reliance on junk food.

Doesn't matter what crap he eats as long as he has a calorie deficit if he wants to lose weight

Mellor

kingshankly wrote: »

Doesn't matter what crap he eats as long as he has a calorie deficit if he wants to lose weight

If he could manage the same defecit, then that might be true. But you are either ignoring, or aren't aware of the other factors that affect real life application.
This isn't a clinical situation, nobody is there to tell then to stop when they reach the target calories. By eating crap you are far more likely to overeat. You won't be as full and you are likely to keep snacking.
Mentally, it's not the right food to be eating when you are trying to eat right/well. And diet/defecit adherence is going to be far far less.

beggars_bush

If you don't break your habits - eating and exercising you are doomed to failure