Toughest Peloton Instructor or Ride

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Olivia Amato is who you are looking for. She is a tiny death fairy.

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Anonymous wrote:Jess King's 60 minute sweat steady.

Any FTP test. lol

I’ve never tried a cycling class of hers. Only cool down or stretch classes. I don’t find her voice too appealing but I’m willing to overlook her voice if the class is good and super challenging. Can you tell me the general concept of the class? Are you really riding a steady pace for an hour?

My therapist recommended her as someone who speaks to your inner monologue (even if at a higher pitch). She is unapologetically too much and knows that she isn't everyone's favorite. That being said, she can kick your @$$ for an hour. Sweat steady is a resistance increasing ride over stepped up intervals--the sweating is what is steady. If I can recall correctly, the meat of the ride (not including warmup, recovery and cool-down) had 3 main climbs broken down into 3 parts each. The climbs were 15 minutes, 12 minutes, and 9 minutes. For the first climb, the first 5 minutes were moderate resistance, second 5 minutes high resistance, and third 5 minutes at very high resistance. Then a few minutes of recovery. The 12-minute climb stepped upped the resistance from the 15-minute climb, but for 4 minutes instead of 5. The 9-minute climb stepped up the resistance from the 12-minute climb bur for 3 minutes instead of 4. By the third 3-minute session of the third climb, you are at your highest resistance (I was in my zone 7). This class was the first time I used the pause button. By far the hardest class I have ever taken, and I have done FTP tests, PZ rides, 90-minute Wilper rides and tons of Tunde.

It's worth trying even if it isn't the hardest class you have ever taken.

13:39 again, and wanted to note that not all the Sweat Steady rides are climbs. You increase output, yes, but that may come from increased cadence, resistance, or both. Just mentioning that for those who aren't as into climbs--they're still very, very hard rides, but don't have to be done in the climb format. I've taken 45 minute ones that were three 10 minute intervals, with five minutes in between the first and second and then second and third. I used them to prep for my FTP, taking the intervals high Zone 4 (or what I estimated it to be, the first time).

And yeah, I guess the true answer to toughest ride is the FTP. That just sucks. Tabata are my favorite tough rides, because I still want to puke, but the music is better and its more fun than an FTP.

I’m pp. Thanks for the info. Are you keeping the same cadence while increasing resistance in the 60 min sweaty steady ride? I wish Peloton gave you a roadmap for the on demand rides. Their descriptions aren’t detailed enough for me.

The on demand rides do have a roadmap under the descriptions on the bike. Just scroll down past the playlist and you can see the metrics for the ride.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jess King's 60 minute sweat steady.

Any FTP test. lol

I’ve never tried a cycling class of hers. Only cool down or stretch classes. I don’t find her voice too appealing but I’m willing to overlook her voice if the class is good and super challenging. Can you tell me the general concept of the class? Are you really riding a steady pace for an hour?

My therapist recommended her as someone who speaks to your inner monologue (even if at a higher pitch). She is unapologetically too much and knows that she isn't everyone's favorite. That being said, she can kick your @$$ for an hour. Sweat steady is a resistance increasing ride over stepped up intervals--the sweating is what is steady. If I can recall correctly, the meat of the ride (not including warmup, recovery and cool-down) had 3 main climbs broken down into 3 parts each. The climbs were 15 minutes, 12 minutes, and 9 minutes. For the first climb, the first 5 minutes were moderate resistance, second 5 minutes high resistance, and third 5 minutes at very high resistance. Then a few minutes of recovery. The 12-minute climb stepped upped the resistance from the 15-minute climb, but for 4 minutes instead of 5. The 9-minute climb stepped up the resistance from the 12-minute climb bur for 3 minutes instead of 4. By the third 3-minute session of the third climb, you are at your highest resistance (I was in my zone 7). This class was the first time I used the pause button. By far the hardest class I have ever taken, and I have done FTP tests, PZ rides, 90-minute Wilper rides and tons of Tunde.

It's worth trying even if it isn't the hardest class you have ever taken.

13:39 again, and wanted to note that not all the Sweat Steady rides are climbs. You increase output, yes, but that may come from increased cadence, resistance, or both. Just mentioning that for those who aren't as into climbs--they're still very, very hard rides, but don't have to be done in the climb format. I've taken 45 minute ones that were three 10 minute intervals, with five minutes in between the first and second and then second and third. I used them to prep for my FTP, taking the intervals high Zone 4 (or what I estimated it to be, the first time).

And yeah, I guess the true answer to toughest ride is the FTP. That just sucks. Tabata are my favorite tough rides, because I still want to puke, but the music is better and its more fun than an FTP.

I’m pp. Thanks for the info. Are you keeping the same cadence while increasing resistance in the 60 min sweaty steady ride? I wish Peloton gave you a roadmap for the on demand rides. Their descriptions aren’t detailed enough for me.

The on demand rides do have a roadmap under the descriptions on the bike. Just scroll down past the playlist and you can see the metrics for the ride.

Thanks! I always search and stack from the app and never from the bike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Olivia Amato is who you are looking for. She is a tiny death fairy.

Haha this is spot on and why I like her too. Her core workouts are brutal too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Olivia Amato is who you are looking for. She is a tiny death fairy.

Haha this is spot on and why I like her too. Her core workouts are brutal too.

She is tough for sure. Her call outs in the treadmill classes are tough.

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Any HIIT class where Robin is wearing yellow

Kendall HIIT and Hills

60 min climb rides

Tunde’s intervals classes

I love many of the other instructors but have to up the resistance over their call outs to make it challenging.

[Anonymous]

Matt Wilpers Power Zone Max classes.

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Anonymous wrote:Any HIIT class where Robin is wearing yellow

Kendall HIIT and Hills

60 min climb rides

Tunde’s intervals classes

I love many of the other instructors but have to up the resistance over their call outs to make it challenging.

Robin for sure!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Olivia Amato is who you are looking for. She is a tiny death fairy.

Haha this is spot on and why I like her too. Her core workouts are brutal too.

+1. I find Olivia the hardest. She doesn't have my favorite music though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Olivia Amato is who you are looking for. She is a tiny death fairy.

Haha this is spot on and why I like her too. Her core workouts are brutal too.

+1. I find Olivia the hardest. She doesn't have my favorite music though.

DP and her call outs are hard, but I she does nothing for me as an instructor. Same with Kendall. So, I just end up bored and annoyed with their classes.

Robin is another story; her Tabata are killer. It takes a lot of discipline to push as hard as she says, since there’s so little rest.

[Anonymous]

Jess Sims for bike bootcamp - I always just want to collapse on the floor after her sessions. Tunde's bike bootcamps are also hard, but I think Jess's are just a bit more difficult.

For the cycling classes it can vary. Robin's interval classes are really hard, as are Kendall's. No one has mentioned Emma Lovewell yet, but I really like her classes and the HIIT or interval ones are really tough.

You can also go harder than instructed by adding resistance or going faster if you're so inclined.

I also love Cody. His classes aren't particularly hard, but he is entertaining and makes me laugh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Olivia Amato is who you are looking for. She is a tiny death fairy.

Haha this is spot on and why I like her too. Her core workouts are brutal too.

Haha, exactly!

[Anonymous]

Kendall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jess Sims for bike bootcamp - I always just want to collapse on the floor after her sessions. Tunde's bike bootcamps are also hard, but I think Jess's are just a bit more difficult.

For the cycling classes it can vary. Robin's interval classes are really hard, as are Kendall's. No one has mentioned Emma Lovewell yet, but I really like her classes and the HIIT or interval ones are really tough.

You can also go harder than instructed by adding resistance or going faster if you're so inclined.

I also love Cody. His classes aren't particularly hard, but he is entertaining and makes me laugh.

As someone who loves Cody - I do all his classes, Bootcamps etc and he’s more my speed.. who is comparable to him? I’m not looking for super hard rides..just a fun, good work out. I guess Callie is pretty close, but I still like Cody better. Any instructors besides Callie that are more in the Cody style?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jess Sims for bike bootcamp - I always just want to collapse on the floor after her sessions. Tunde's bike bootcamps are also hard, but I think Jess's are just a bit more difficult.

For the cycling classes it can vary. Robin's interval classes are really hard, as are Kendall's. No one has mentioned Emma Lovewell yet, but I really like her classes and the HIIT or interval ones are really tough.

You can also go harder than instructed by adding resistance or going faster if you're so inclined.

I also love Cody. His classes aren't particularly hard, but he is entertaining and makes me laugh.

As someone who loves Cody - I do all his classes, Bootcamps etc and he’s more my speed.. who is comparable to him? I’m not looking for super hard rides..just a fun, good work out. I guess Callie is pretty close, but I still like Cody better. Any instructors besides Callie that are more in the Cody style?

Robin’s non-yellow wearing 30 minute 80s/90s classes are somewhat like Cody’s (chatty and moderate callouts). I also think that Jenn Sherman’s classes are of comparable difficulty.