Robert Sherman: Cycle Challenge
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Actor: Robert ShermanDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Bayview Films
Movie Reviews of Robert Sherman: Cycle Challenge
Movie Review: Great intro spinning DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
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.)
Summary of Robert Sherman: Cycle Challenge
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.Special Interests DVD Video
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