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Product Details:
Actors:
Robert Sherman
Format:
Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Language:
English
Number of Discs:
1
Studio:
Bayview Films
Run Time:
94 minutes
DVD Release Date:
May 31, 2005
Average Customer Rating:
based on 10 reviews
Description:
Robert has put together the ultimate spinning challenge. He has designed the DVD so that you get a Spinning Workout - (the ride consisting of many speed and resistance changes along with many form pointers for the ride of your life), a Complete Total Body Workout using tubing, weights, core stability moves and a medicine ball and finally a Interval Workout that combines both the bike and the resistance training all on one. His new ride will start on the bike--(15 min.), then you get options from here. More Spinning--(30 min.), Complete Total Body Training using tubing, weights, stability ball, medicine ball and balance/core exercises--(40 min.) Finally a 5 minute cool down.
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great for beginnersNov 16, 2008 total body work-out. spinning is just long enough to give you a great work-out and not get bored then if you want you can do a conditioning work out as well
Robert Sherman spinningSep 24, 2008 Robert Sherman's spinning dvd's are an excellent workout....variety and appropriately challenging....like his spinning tapes better than any others I have purchased.
Old timer gets challengedAug 14, 2008 I'm a big fan of spinning and have cycled most of my life. This is a great workout and Robert is an excellent instructor. You can challenge yourself to whatever level u choose. His instructions make you concious of body part use so you work on proper form. I'm over 60 but cardiofit and this was great. The core training segment is very challenging but has great results. Wish the music was a bit louder and not so techno.
Great intro spinning DVDAug 05, 2008 I purchased this DVD to help me get started with spinning. I used to bike every other day on a country road on my mountain bike. Once I moved, however, biking on the road in the new area was just too dangerous. So I took up spinning at home. This was one of two DVDs I bought to get started and get ideas for planning my own workouts.
Some reviewers of Sherman's DVDs have commented on his stiff delivery. While he isn't as "happy happy joy joy" as many DVD fitness instructors it's hardly like watching Dan Rather lead you through a workout. He's very straightforward and simply not hyper or "perky" or such. While leading the workout he does a good job of reminding the viewer to hydrate and change their pace and/or resistance as needed on a personal level. His verbal direction is also very good. You don't have to see the screen to know what is going on. This is doubly beneficial since my wife is blind. She can actually follow this workout quite easily.
One thing that stands out is how he directs you to change the resistance. Rather than using an arbitrary numeric system like "Level 1" and "Level 2" or a tension level based on settings on the bike he describes different levels in terms of perceived muscle exertion and use. This is really handy since not all spinning bikes have fixed tension levels (i.e. ones that "click" into a numbered spot). Some simply have a wheel that increases pressure on the wheel consistently, so this DVD can be used with any tension style design.
The DVD goes through three different sets of sprint intervals. First is a set of one-minute intervals increasing the pace every 20 seconds. The next is a set of 3 sprint intervals with consistent effort for 15, 30, and 45 seconds. The final set for this portion is all-out efforts for 20 seconds each. This covers about 30 minutes. You then have the option to continue or go to a circuit-training workout. The remaining 15 minutes is a set of strength intervals where you simulate hill climbs and biking from a standing position. I can't describe it from memory since I skip this part due to a little bit of Achilles tendonitis. I also haven't watched the cross-training part since I do other workouts on days I don't spin.
The music is your usual up-tempo type that you find in most workout DVDs. It's not as goofy as many... pretty tolerable actually. There's some stupid "sock hop" type techno piece during the strength portion, but it's easy to block out. The music is also a little quieter than the spoken directions. So you could actually turn it up just enough to hear his voice and put your own music on.
So, overall this is a good video for beginners. You can follow it easily for a while and modify it to your own levels - which Sherman encourages you to do during the DVD. There's plenty of reminders to drink water during the workout. The verbal direction is solid and not annoyingly upbeat. The music is tolerable or can be drowned out with your own stuff (I tend to favor metal, hard techno, etc.) It's also a good foundation for patterning your own workouts. You can learn the timing easily and use it when you just don't feel like putting the DVD in. (I recorded DVDs of the Tour de France this year and tend to watch it while spinning now.)
22 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Enjoyable and effectiveMay 25, 2008 I'm always looking for a way to change my HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). I thought I'd try spinning for a change. Before this, I would use the elliptical machine (boring and my machine has started to squeak) or jogging with intervals of sprints, jumping squats, jumping jacks, etc. That has been effective, but sometimes my knee starts bothering me.
I recently got a new spinning bike, so I got a few instructional spinning dvds to get me going. This one had a couple of interesting reviews, so I used it first. It's excellent.
I haven't used other bike interval training dvds yet, so I can't really compare this one to any other ones, but I like this one a lot. I've used it three times so far, and it has a variety of workouts. It starts off with a 15 minute warm up ride. During the ride, he teaches you about body positioning, hand positioning, etc. The 15 minutes speeds by and I was convinced that it was much shorter than that until I used my watch today. After that, there is another 15 minute speed interval ride. What I really liked about this is that Sherman helps you find the perfect resistance for you. For some intervals, he might recommend upping the resistance until you first feel it in your quads. Then, up it again until you feel it in the back of your legs. As someone new on the bike, I definitely appreciated the advice.
That 15 minutes really sped by, too. After this, there is another 15 minute workout-- this one is a strength interval training one. It's a bit tougher, too-- but he really gets you through it. By the end of it, you really have broken a sweat and you feel every single muscle in your legs. I loved it!
The dvd also has a circuit training workout that lasts about 40 minutes. I did this one, too, today. It's fun, the exercises are challenging and he's very thorough with cuing. The workout uses a stability ball, a medicine ball, and tubing. I dislike using tubing, so I always substitute with dumbbells or a barbell. The abdominal workout is especially challenging. I did find that although it's called a total body circuit, the arms are a bit neglected, although there definitely is enough core work. It is obviously geared to bikers since the focus is on the core and lower body.
The only downside to this dvd is, although you can choose which workout you want to do, you can't set the whole thing up in advance. You have to keep the remote with you and select what you want to do after the segment you're doing is through. It would be obviously much more convenient if you could set the entire routine up ahead of time. Had I done that, though, I most likely would have skipped the circuit training today, though. So, maybe having the options presented to you after each segment could be considered a good thing, considering you may actually do more if you find you still have a bit of energy left.
There are a couple of good stretches at the end-- one on the bike, and one off the bike. Both are quick and effective.
Some people have complained about Robert Sherman's "wooden delivery". I can see where the criticism comes from, but I found him an excellent instructor. Definitely one of the best-- he's calm and focused and it's easy to stay focused when working out. And, to top it off, the workout was so fun, the time just sped by-- which is a gift.
If you're thinking about purchasing this dvd, I think you'll be pleased. It is considered a beginning and intermediate challenge but, by upping the resistance (which I did today), it can be effective for someone a bit more advanced on the bike, as well. I also want to recommend something called shapeupshoes dot com. They aren't for riding and they aren't sold on Amazon, but I love wearing these and have been wearing them for 30 minute walks daily. You will FEEL your muscles stretch and work and feel every part of your legs burn. I have purchased MBT White Sport Walkers, MBT White Sport High , FitFlop WalkStar Silver, and Women's Earth Energetic in the past, hoping to increase the resistance on daily walks, but these shoes outperform all the others. It's as if I'm doing calf raises on a stairmaster.
Using these shoes, I'm already seeing some new definition and, I'm hoping with the new HIIT on the bike (in addition to my regular weight/strength training), I'll get some great results.
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