My goal for 2014 is to improve my swimming and biking, and complete the Double Mussel and REV3 Poconos 70.3 races. I'm in the process of moving from Rochester to Albany, and am looking forward to making some new friends!
At some point I'll get back in the habit of posting my Spinning playlists, I've been slowly modifying an interval class that has turned into a great profile, I'll get that posted eventually, along with my all classic rock class that the earlybirds seem to really enjoy. For now, though, I figured I'd post a few new songs I've added into my playlists.
(Note: "New" doesn't mean new, just new to me... or rediscovered!!)
Modest Mouse: Float On, warmup or climb
Every time I hear P!nk's latest song I think about this one... which made me want to hear it!
Flogging Molly: Don't Shut 'Em Down
Heard at a race. Thank you, Shazam.
Flo Rida: I Cry
All over the radio. But good for jumps.
P!nk: Walk of Shame
A little bit dirty but I found a clean version. Very catchy.
I think I finally mastered the art of the interval cycling class today. This playlist was a doozy.
I managed this one twice in a row today! Average heart rate 153, max 192. 979 calories burned! (For that, I cracked open an Angry Orchard hard cider... one of my new favorite gluten free things!!)
Wilco - Summer Teeth -- Warmup
Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman -- Easy climb
Metro Station - Shake it -- Make the climb steeper, really pushing the heart rate in the second minute of the song, then take the last minute to recover
I realized I never got around to posting my spin playlist from last week, but last week's and this week's playlist are pretty similar!
I've got the Friday class again this week. I think I'm going to do a 1990s dance party :) Suggestions welcome! I will post it when I get it done.
I was a little nervous in building this playlist. Monday I was subbing for a very popular instructor. His classes are tough, and his room is always full. His taste in music is nowhere near mine, so it was a major change for the class, but they seemed happy!
This class ended up being super-tough. I wore my monitor, and burned 500 calories!
Onto the playlist!
Warmup: REM - Stand
Hill: Weezer -- Beverly Hills
Recover: Florence and the Machine -- Kiss with a Fist
Pyramid climb: Fun. -- We are Young (Perfect for a pyramid climb, the song slows down then speeds up again)
Recover/sprint: Pat Benetar -- Hit Me With Your Best Shot (I use this song a lot but it's so perfect, a one minute recovery then a 30-second sprint)
Rolling Hills: Fiona Apple -- Fast As You Can
Recover/Jumps: Flo Rida -- Club Can't Handle Me (just a super fun song)
Static climb OR Strength Drill: Bruce Springsteen -- Born to Run
Recover: Modest Mouse -- So Much Beauty in Dirt
Jumps: Matt & Kim -- Good Old Fashioned Nightmare (I've said it before, I love it love it love it love it and it's so perfect!)
Small hill: Michael Jackson -- Black or White (I always catch someone dancing when I play this hehe)
Rolling hills: Queen -- Keep Yourself Alive -- I just discovered this song and it's also perfect, I do two-tier hills, some out of the saddle, alternating with quick sprints on a flat
