Toughest Peloton Instructor or Ride

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Anonymous wrote:My first and only Oliva class was one where she was so distracted with the way she was fitting into her sports bra, that I lost all concentration on the ride. I haven't taken one since.

Was that the one where the white bra pad was showing and she was trying to lift her bra to hide it? If not, there’s more than one class where she’s fiddling with her bra.

I think it was a red bra and the padding was folded or lumpy. It was in the Discover Your Power Zone challenge. I took it months ago, but it's indelible for me.

Same! I just started that challenge and was so distracted/fascinated by that. I get that there was really nothing that could be done in the original live ride, but why keep it in the catalogue, and ESPECIALLY why include it in a program that requires everyone to take it?

Because some people do not care about things like that. She might have said who cares?

Oh, I'm sure some people don't care. But it was unintentional, a "blooper." It was distracting enough that people on this board remember it. Peloton has more than enough content, and this wasn't any type of "special" ride. So fine, leave it in the catalogue, but why put it in a programmed challenge? I'm curious who made that choice and why.

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Anonymous wrote:My first and only Oliva class was one where she was so distracted with the way she was fitting into her sports bra, that I lost all concentration on the ride. I haven't taken one since.

Was that the one where the white bra pad was showing and she was trying to lift her bra to hide it? If not, there’s more than one class where she’s fiddling with her bra.

I think it was a red bra and the padding was folded or lumpy. It was in the Discover Your Power Zone challenge. I took it months ago, but it's indelible for me.

Same! I just started that challenge and was so distracted/fascinated by that. I get that there was really nothing that could be done in the original live ride, but why keep it in the catalogue, and ESPECIALLY why include it in a program that requires everyone to take it?

Because some people do not care about things like that. She might have said who cares?

Oh, I'm sure some people don't care. But it was unintentional, a "blooper." It was distracting enough that people on this board remember it. Peloton has more than enough content, and this wasn't any type of "special" ride. So fine, leave it in the catalogue, but why put it in a programmed challenge? I'm curious who made that choice and why.

I’m suspect it’s related to their pay structure. If the class is removed, it would result in less of a bonus. Honestly, if they get $ based on views of pre-recorded classes. I would hope the blooper got talked about a lot and more people take the class just to share in the experience. Just a guess.

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Anonymous wrote:My first and only Oliva class was one where she was so distracted with the way she was fitting into her sports bra, that I lost all concentration on the ride. I haven't taken one since.

Was that the one where the white bra pad was showing and she was trying to lift her bra to hide it? If not, there’s more than one class where she’s fiddling with her bra.

I think it was a red bra and the padding was folded or lumpy. It was in the Discover Your Power Zone challenge. I took it months ago, but it's indelible for me.

Same! I just started that challenge and was so distracted/fascinated by that. I get that there was really nothing that could be done in the original live ride, but why keep it in the catalogue, and ESPECIALLY why include it in a program that requires everyone to take it?

Because some people do not care about things like that. She might have said who cares?

Oh, I'm sure some people don't care. But it was unintentional, a "blooper." It was distracting enough that people on this board remember it. Peloton has more than enough content, and this wasn't any type of "special" ride. So fine, leave it in the catalogue, but why put it in a programmed challenge? I'm curious who made that choice and why.

I’m suspect it’s related to their pay structure. If the class is removed, it would result in less of a bonus. Honestly, if they get $ based on views of pre-recorded classes. I would hope the blooper got talked about a lot and more people take the class just to share in the experience. Just a guess.

This is a good theory! Thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve taken my last Robin ride today. She used to be a fairly tough instructor and I enjoyed the challenge. But today her commentary was primarily about her and her daughter, she pretty much danced while making God awful faces into the screen, and it was obvious she turned the knob left while directing us to turn right. She’s mostly into showboating and not instructing these days.

I feel like my problems with Robin are not just that she talks too much; probably more importantly she seems VERY disingenuous (much more so than she used to be). I remember taking her turkey burn ride last year and she did a call out to mothers that felt really moving and real, and yet her rides lately just seem VERY fake. And I don't mind talkers all the time, I LOVE Cody, but Cody has not lost his 'realness' whatever that is.

I figure they are all fake on some level, and I guess I don’t really care. They are all very active on IG and their stuff is all so curated and staged. Who knows what’s real? The people I think are “real” (Jess Simms, Ben Alldis, for example), maybe they’re just better at projecting their image.

My issue with Robin is that she seems distracted in class. Like she loses track of where she is in the count, switch sides etc.

I think the problem is the content of the 'realness'. Cody's being real means talking about how much he loves 90s pop music and relateable growing pains. It doesn't come across disingenuous because, in his own words, its just not that deep. Jess Simms talks about gratitude but doesn't share that much about her personal life. Christine is TOO genuine, talks about anything and everything and starts crying on a ride and takes you out of the moment.

Robin's problem is that her 'peloton identity' is like, deep sharing and connection on vulnerable parts of her life. The 'Rachel Hollis' effect. In that, when she was first starting and it wasn't a massive audience and she felt less vulnerable she WAS real and shared a lot and connected deeply with riders. And now that she's gotten a level of fame and success from this, and had a child, and has far more scrutiny, she has polished up her brand, and realized that part of her brand is this like, 'pushing hard and succeeding when things are tough' but really her life is really freaking awesome right now and entirely unrelateable to almost anyone riding so she has to put on a bit of a show to show 'I'm still just like them' and that is just coming across.

I'm not sure there's anything she can or should do about it TBH. She got super famous and successful and its making her less relateable! I'm sure she's crying herself to sleep about this after depositing her checks at the bank (not!).

I'm newer to Peloton (just got a bike in early November), so I'm still feeling my way around some instructors, but I'm also 69 rides and 199 strength classes in, so I have a decent feel for personalities. I feel like Robin is a love / hate because I hear such praise for her. And I took a number of her classes early on (including some of the "top" suggestions like Hamilton). I was also following her on IG until I just could not take it anymore. I unfollowed her on IG and may take one of her rides if I hear enough people recommend it, but I can't deal with the fakeness anymore when there are such other good options.

I also can't understand Alex. Lots of "I'm going to kick your ass!" and talk about how tough his classes are. They'll be rated pretty hard, and then he barely goes above 50 resistance (even on "tough" climbs). I feel like I've given him enough changes and am still kind of meh.

The biggest shocker to me is Cody. When I first got the bike everyone told me Cody "is everyone's favorite." And as predicted, I do love him. He makes me laugh, I like his music choices, and I never feel like I'm slogging through one of his rides. But the shocking part is that they're actually hard! On three out of my last four Cody classes I've PR'd (most recently at 336 for a 30 min class). I did Denis's Eminem class today that everyone was raving about and was legit like 80 points lower on output.

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I just did the Ben Aldis HIIT ride from this week and have a new found respect for him. I’m indifferent to Robin and Cody. They’re ok but I prefer others more.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve taken my last Robin ride today. She used to be a fairly tough instructor and I enjoyed the challenge. But today her commentary was primarily about her and her daughter, she pretty much danced while making God awful faces into the screen, and it was obvious she turned the knob left while directing us to turn right. She’s mostly into showboating and not instructing these days.

I feel like my problems with Robin are not just that she talks too much; probably more importantly she seems VERY disingenuous (much more so than she used to be). I remember taking her turkey burn ride last year and she did a call out to mothers that felt really moving and real, and yet her rides lately just seem VERY fake. And I don't mind talkers all the time, I LOVE Cody, but Cody has not lost his 'realness' whatever that is.

I figure they are all fake on some level, and I guess I don’t really care. They are all very active on IG and their stuff is all so curated and staged. Who knows what’s real? The people I think are “real” (Jess Simms, Ben Alldis, for example), maybe they’re just better at projecting their image.

My issue with Robin is that she seems distracted in class. Like she loses track of where she is in the count, switch sides etc.

I think the problem is the content of the 'realness'. Cody's being real means talking about how much he loves 90s pop music and relateable growing pains. It doesn't come across disingenuous because, in his own words, its just not that deep. Jess Simms talks about gratitude but doesn't share that much about her personal life. Christine is TOO genuine, talks about anything and everything and starts crying on a ride and takes you out of the moment.

Robin's problem is that her 'peloton identity' is like, deep sharing and connection on vulnerable parts of her life. The 'Rachel Hollis' effect. In that, when she was first starting and it wasn't a massive audience and she felt less vulnerable she WAS real and shared a lot and connected deeply with riders. And now that she's gotten a level of fame and success from this, and had a child, and has far more scrutiny, she has polished up her brand, and realized that part of her brand is this like, 'pushing hard and succeeding when things are tough' but really her life is really freaking awesome right now and entirely unrelateable to almost anyone riding so she has to put on a bit of a show to show 'I'm still just like them' and that is just coming across.

I'm not sure there's anything she can or should do about it TBH. She got super famous and successful and its making her less relateable! I'm sure she's crying herself to sleep about this after depositing her checks at the bank (not!).

I'm newer to Peloton (just got a bike in early November), so I'm still feeling my way around some instructors, but I'm also 69 rides and 199 strength classes in, so I have a decent feel for personalities. I feel like Robin is a love / hate because I hear such praise for her. And I took a number of her classes early on (including some of the "top" suggestions like Hamilton). I was also following her on IG until I just could not take it anymore. I unfollowed her on IG and may take one of her rides if I hear enough people recommend it, but I can't deal with the fakeness anymore when there are such other good options.

I also can't understand Alex. Lots of "I'm going to kick your ass!" and talk about how tough his classes are. They'll be rated pretty hard, and then he barely goes above 50 resistance (even on "tough" climbs). I feel like I've given him enough changes and am still kind of meh.

The biggest shocker to me is Cody. When I first got the bike everyone told me Cody "is everyone's favorite." And as predicted, I do love him. He makes me laugh, I like his music choices, and I never feel like I'm slogging through one of his rides. But the shocking part is that they're actually hard! On three out of my last four Cody classes I've PR'd (most recently at 336 for a 30 min class). I did Denis's Eminem class today that everyone was raving about and was legit like 80 points lower on output.

Alex may me doing 50 resistance but he’s doing 100 cadence with that!

I do agree with Cody. I’ve PRd with him or Kendall more than anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Bradley Rose is comparable to Cody.

This is a joke, right?

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Anonymous wrote:What’s your opinion?

Olivia by far

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I'm also new - got my bike in Oct 2023, and noone has mentioned the two instructors I find myself doing most: Callie (she honestly seems most down-to-earth for me) and Logan (he really has the best cardio/weights combos).

Like others, also really love Tunde and Jess Sims (boot camps are my favorite workouts).

And there's something so melancholy about Hannah F; I really like her and really want her to be happy. Don't know why she makes me feel that way; her classes are also terrific.

Finally - totally get what people are saying about Robin. I really hate the way she looks at the camera, smiles, and nods: Ally tends to do that a lot too. I find it extremely patronizing.

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I know this is a revival of an old thread, but Emma has said on Instagram that the instructors are not supposed to get to where its hard to talk so they do not follow their rides. This is also said in response to her teaching while pregnant.

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I've done some of Robin's rides where she's wearing yellow and have definitely felt disgusting (in a good way) afterwards. I did a Sweat and Steady ride with Jess King a few months ago and wanted to vomit afterwards. It was tough. If you're looking for other tough rides (not specific to an instructor), do any of the Alex T ride or die rides. I hope they do more than one ride next time to say who the winner is (team achieve vs team ??).

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Sweat Steady is the worst, in the best possible way. They added a low-impact Sweat Steady this year. It is also hard but shorter with no out of the saddle moves.

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I just signed up for the app and is it just me or do the spin classes seem like an SNL skit? I can’t get into them bc they’re so over the top.

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Anonymous wrote:I just signed up for the app and is it just me or do the spin classes seem like an SNL skit? I can’t get into them bc they’re so over the top.

Are you talking about the intensity of the instructors, the workouts, or both? There's a pretty broad range of personalities, motivational styles, types of ride, etc. (I've had the bike for a year and mostly stick to the handful of instructors who don't annoy me).