99m6z28

I am a clyde and am looking for new ways to help with weight loss. What are some of the best ways to use the fluid 2 trainer to help me achieve my weight loss goals?

125psi

Yes clamp on your bike and ride ride ride. And don't forget TV, ipod or video game to keep you amused. A fan also helps. Also ride more and more. Stop eating sweets. The latter I haven't mastered yet.

Congrats BTW.

neospazzy

HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) on your new trainer. 15-30 minutes of HIIT is more effective than 1 hour of steady pedaling. You can check out the "Training" section of www.bicycling.com and check out Selene Yeager's 3-2-1 Intervals to see what it is all about. Do it about 2-3 times a week on alternative days.

I have seen people try HIIT, only to give up after a few days or a few weeks. You MUST make an effort to make it a routine you can keep week after week, month after month, year after year. You MUST also control your diet as well. To make the most of your workout, try to incorporate resistance training on alternative days that you are not doing HIIT. Give yourself one day of every week to rest.

If you can promise yourself and be persistent in this routine (HIIT, resistance training, and diet), being a clyde will be the thing of the past. I used to be over 200 lbs with a 38 inch waist and now I am at 185 lbs with a 34 inch waist. More muscle and less fat ... that is what it is all about.

Enjoy your new trainer and try not to let it collect dust if you know what I mean. Good luck and Merry Xmas!

Sapling

Use the trainer to have no excuses for exercise, regardless of weather or darkness. Ride outside when you can, and use the trainer to get 45 minutes to an hour when riding outside isn't going to happen. Just don't OD on trainer time because you'll end up hating it. Like 125psi said, entertainment is key.

kensuf

You got a fluid 2 for Christmas? That's like getting a lump of coal.

But get a yoga mat, put it under the bike, put a towel on top of it (keeps the sweat off the floor), get a box fan, aim the fan at you, park everything in front of the TV, and abuse the hell out of netflicks.

fatdad

Consider getting some training dvd's to reduce the boredom and create structure in your training. Try www.spinervals.com or www.trainright.com and get enough of them so you only have to repeat the same video maybe once every two weeks.

hrt4me

Use your old tires on the trainer, or get a yellow training tire.

Dago

I searched the site through but couldn't find anything about HIIT. And I found like one article about intervals and it was written by Carmichael. Link would be nice...

99m6z28

I will definately look into the HIIT videos! I use to go to a spin class at my local gym but now with work schedule conflict I am unable to make the class. Thanks for the responses and support!
Merry Christmas!

Grumpy McTrumpy

Not just to be different...

I think if your primary goal is losing weight you will do better maintaining a medium intensity aerobic pace and doing it for very long durations. This can be done with high intensity intervals but you need to mix them up with low intensity recovery periods as well.

There are many people on this forum who have accomplished what you are starting. Some of them have even become somewhat famous because of their successes in it.

Jasper Storm

+1 on the box fan. I actually mean add another box fan, to make two.

rollin

Mix it up is right.

For loosing weight intervals worked better for me than long medium intensity riding. I also found them less boring. "Boring" is my biggest challenge on the trainer.

Get a training video.

Or make up routines. I watch football (soccer) on my trainer and I sprint hard every time the ball goes into the center circle. "Commercial break" intervals work well too.

Keep at it!

zacster

Spinervals with Coach Troy and the crew. Get more than one so you don't immediately get bored with them. I haven't tried any of the others, but maybe they'll also be good and vary the routine.

jrobe

A trainer without Spinervals DVD's is worthless. Whenever I ride the trainer to music or TV, my Powertap confirms that it was just a recovery workout at best.